Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | These groups are the boys ' gangs that flourish most conspicuously in the ‘ delinquent neighbourhoods ’ of our large American cities . |
| 2 | Snow White 's cottage at the far end is , in actual fact , the club house and the two giant toadstools are the players ' dressing rooms . |
| 3 | Underlying these concerns is the bankers ' need for a fair document of title , and fairness requires first of all honesty . |
| 4 | Perhaps more important for our purposes is the economists ' view of law which is something quite different from that of the lawyers ' traditional idea of a command backed up by a sanction . |
| 5 | Very often , uncommon denominators were the premises ' rainproofing … |
| 6 | An added paradox to the Narvik actions was the Germans ' own demolitions that destroyed much of the port 's facilities , reducing iron-ore shipments to little more than a quarter of the pre-war level . |
| 7 | Reliable domestiques are the stars ' most valued comrades — and by long tradition they share the stars ' winnings . |
| 8 | One of the most important benefits of good communications is the employees ' increased understanding of the managers ' contribution to the organization . |
| 9 | These interested , shifting publics are the agencies ' significant audiences . |
| 10 | And the two Express newspapers are the Tories ' most loyal supporters in Fleet Street . |
| 11 | The Special Squads were the Nazis ' ‘ most demonic crime ’ , representing ‘ an attempt to shift on to others — specifically the victims — the burden of guilt , so that they were deprived even of the solace of innocence ’ . |
| 12 | Turns out — and I learned this not through Miguel but our second guide who has n't said much most of the trip — that thkarni is the Indians ' name — well , one of their many names , to be precise — for you-know-what . |
| 13 | The final document that has to accompany the annual accounts is the auditors ' report thereon . |
| 14 | The most active of these groups is the Peoples ' War Group ( PWG ) . |
| 15 | One of the most important of these institutions was the workers ' council , which made its appearance in the early part of this century as a method of establishing direct working-class control of production , in opposition to both capitalist ownership and centralized state control . |
| 16 | An interesting sign of the times was the Ladies ' request in 1937 to have a bar-hatch cut into the lounge , at their expense , but despite Mrs. J. Chalcraft and Miss Lorna Simmons attending a main Committee to put the case , their request was lost 7–3 , although a referendum on the subject came close to being conducted . |