Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] ' [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Each adventurer must make a successful I test or be surprised ( and therefore unable to act ) , thanks to the creatures ' virtually silent approach . |
| 32 | In clearly stating the terms of conditions of sale , SLAD has given some backbone to the dealers ' frequently invoked claim that they ‘ guarantee their goods ( unlike the auction houses ) ’ . |
| 33 | The investments are reported at the lower of cost and net current value , the latter based on the enterprises ' most recent accounts . |
| 34 | The crowd really get off on the Kitchens ' distinctly '80s sound , whooping like only Americans can , and calling out for all the correct songs — and then it dawns on you . |
| 35 | Among the Oratorians ' most celebrated members was John Henry Newman , whose conversion from Anglicanism did much to serve the cause of English Catholicism . |
| 36 | The following month , in the same journal , a swift refutation of these tenets came in the shape of a letter from a consultant histopathologist by name of J.V. Clark , who responds to the last point regarding the relations ' not understanding what is being asked when a postmortem is requested , by pointing out that in all probability funeral directors do not explain the procedure of embalming to the next of kin and , more seriously , maintaining that delay would reduce the maximum benefit of an autopsy and also delay the funeral . |
| 37 | I was at the Combeses ' yesterday , and the Hammonds were there . |
| 38 | It was at the menders ' yesterday . |
| 39 | On 5 June one of two Iranian F-4s that had come over from Bushehr , looking for another kill off the Saudi coast , was shot down by the Saudis ' more advanced F-15s , armed with the Raytheon Sparrow missile and guided on to their targets by AWACS surveillance craft . |
| 40 | These zones were identified by the observers ' fairly casual assessment of the dominant species in each locality . |