Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 They voted the local taxes for the governors ' salaries which might be as high as £2,000 a year ( a hundred times a labourer 's wage , and 40 per cent of the prime Minister 's salary ) , and sometimes they felt governors should earn their salaries by letting the assembly have its own way .
2 It was small , but adequate for the Gormans ' needs and comforts , built in the Midland Railway 's style of architecture having a pantile roof and very solidly constructed of red brick .
3 Mr Davis has spent thousands of pounds fighting in court for the gypsies ' rights to stay .
4 Carry out duties and responsibilities conscientiously and with proper regard for the employers ' interests .
5 As for the investors ' representatives , businessman John Dyer and his committee at BCIG and Antony Gold and David Pine at Alexander Tatham yesterday represented almost the end of a daily nightmare .
6 The £500 deposit would hardly pay for the barristers ' lunches at the public inquiry , whereas my standing for Parliament will concentrate the other candidates ' minds solidly on the issue and emphasise the public 's outrage at National Grid plc 's proposals .
7 Aficionados of art and antiques will make a bee-line for the towns ' museums and art galleries .
8 Yet in France , even as early as the Janaury draw for the challengers ' trials , the event was screened nationally — and special television walls were installed in Tokyo stations to carry pictures in Japan .
9 They also checked possible ‘ berths ’ for major craft and LSTs , where more space was needed for a safe beaching and suitable ground on the beach for the LSTs ' vehicles to deploy .
10 Fairy tales , fables , moral and religious stories , alphabets , songs and poems , all were grist for the stationers ' presses .
11 Cos really that 'd pay for the girls ' nightshirts .
12 At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs .
13 In the early 1970s , she turned to documentary — she joined the feminist Hackney Flashers , photographed for the Childrens ' Rights Workshop and seemed set to become one of a large emerging group of leftist agit prop campaigning photo-reporters .
14 The runners found themselves unfairly rebuked for the market-makers ' errors , and for their whimsical misquotes or bid-only quotes that could ruin a deal .
15 My wife acted as housekeeper for the officers ' houses and Mrs Weaverhurst , the headmistress , took charge of St Michael 's .
16 And I feel sorry for the officers ' families who have to know that every time they go to work they 're in this sort of danger .
17 To do the project justice and allow time for the respondents ' concerns to be dealt with , this amount of time is required rather than sending all surveys out in one block .
18 He attended few matches and Alex Jones , the spokesman for the Hearts ' Supporters Federation , said : ‘ It 's fair to say he 'll not be missed . ’
19 Sealed with the papal leaden seal , the bulla or bull , it was the authority for the judges ' actions , outlining any specific points which needed to be brought to their attention , informing them in some cases of the law and declaring their actual powers .
20 Perhaps this was too sinister for the judges ' tastes ?
21 That force , unlike those vortices , was a well-evidenced explanation for the planets ' orbits because , the argument went , the orbits themselves were not the sole evidence for its existence .
22 Currently , a Home Office grant pays for the schemes ' managers and co-ordinators .
23 They had a special role in relation to stock-rearing and stock health and as the confidante and sounding board for the farmers ' problems .
24 Yes , for the farmers ' daughters and
25 The next morning breakfast was laid ready in the dining room for the Bradfords ' guests to help themselves at whatever hour they chose to rise .
26 It would have been all too easy for the residents ' views to weigh lightly compared to the supposedly more objective professional assessments but , avoiding this pitfall , the author looked for ways of tapping the experiences of the residents themselves and sought to complement these with staff assessments of social and psychiatric functioning .
27 This explains why heads of governments , the police and the Establishment in general are such popular targets for the protesters ' attacks .
28 The young Fusiliers had been patriotically offered up for the politicians ' errors ; they had even been bullied by the militant women brandishing their white feathers , and they went cheering , singing , promising to come home victoriously to the grime and love of their Lancashire womb .
29 ‘ Rural children have no right to play in areas which have become increasingly dangerous , ’ says Alison Marshall , new rural development officer for the Kids ' Clubs Network .
30 Some of the neighbours , however , do n't care much for the spotters ' activities .
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