Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they tried to stop him from taking into the colony a youth from the Political Special Section of the Army First Reserves , he appealed over their heads to the Workers ' and Peasants ' Inspectorate ( Rabkrin ) , which came down on his side . |
| 2 | The ABN is a method for the larger firms of accountants to market their own opportunities to the others ' clients and contacts . |
| 3 | They are now recognised as a branch of the British Conservative and Unionist Party , but only thanks to a peasants ' revolt within that party , and no thanks at all to the mandarins of Central Office . |
| 4 | Each adventurer must make a successful I test or be surprised ( and therefore unable to act ) , thanks to the creatures ' virtually silent approach . |
| 5 | Egerton Grey was built in the 19th century as a rectory and , thanks to the Pitkins ' assiduous antique collecting , it retains the appearance of a Victorian private house . |
| 6 | The meeting closed with votes of thanks to the guardians ' clerk , Walter George Daniels , and to the chairman and vice-chairman . |
| 7 | Stoddard Mercia 's expertise in weaving special designs to the customers ' exact requirements was a major factor in obtaining the Country Court order . |
| 8 | There may be items on the agenda relating to individual members of staff or children that are confidential and visitors to the governors ' meeting should naturally be asked to withdraw during discussion of these , but most items can be dealt with in open session . |
| 9 | The crowds of visitors to the Dolls ' House at Wembley are a proof that the public do appreciate your work . |
| 10 | As an additional safeguard , you may refer your concerns to the Solicitors ' Complaints Bureau , whose details can be obtained from us . |
| 11 | If the Blackshard is destroyed , all magically-induced reductions to the adventurers ' profiles which have been sustained within the Castle are nullified . |
| 12 | The European elections saw Labour capture forty-five seats to the Conservatives ' thirty-two , the first major defeat for Mrs Thatcher in ten years of premiership . |
| 13 | It was returned to office in May 1929 with 287 seats to the Conservatives ' 261 and the Liberals ' 59 . |
| 14 | Labour won a massive victory being returned with 393 seats to the Conservatives ' 213 and the Liberals ' 12 . |
| 15 | Peter ceased appointing his most trusted aides to the Boyars ' Duma , the Duma 's residual right to be consulted went by default , and the institution withered away . |
| 16 | It was inevitable that the previous week 's tragedy should colour the contributions to the writers ' workshop . |
| 17 | In the ninth century the monks ( who lived on the south side ) built the more southerly of the two towers which still adorn the church , and from this tower the bells summoned the faithful to attend their masses and to make their contributions to the monks ' support . |
| 18 | The Solicitors ' Indemnity Rules extend to recognised bodies the requirement to make contributions to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund ( SIF ) ; in return the Fund will provide cover of £1,000,000 in respect of each and every claim . |
| 19 | We have just heard that Bob Miller [ currently number one is the Chief Executive 's award scheme ] , has gained further business to provide plants to the surveyors ' temporary offices . |
| 20 | No further expense over and above that was incurred in , or in connection with , the provision of surplus places to the taxpayers ' children . |
| 21 | Besides marriage , other social ties drew men together ; they could serve as godparents to the others ' children , or as executors of their wills . |
| 22 | Recent changes to the Solicitors ' Accounts Rules ( 1991 ) ( SAR ) and the Accountants ' Report Rules 1991 ( ARR ) will affect the way reporting accountants carry out their duties . |
| 23 | He found that although in theory , workovers should not have caused changes to the wells ' productivity , productivity had been reduced — by up to 40 per cent in some cases . |
| 24 | But erm another funny story that er always sticks in my mind is er when we sent memos to the Clerks ' Department and there was only the Clerks ' Department , they were , they were trying to erm improve their public image as |
| 25 | Of local delegates to the Bolsheviks ' Prague Conference of 1912 almost two-thirds were workers . |
| 26 | As Janette Richardson has noted , the transition from the horse 's frolics to the clerks ' night-time escapades is marked by the collocation of the miller 's retying the horse , and making the clerks a bed : To make the point absolutely explicit , when the clerk John has leapt on top of the miller 's wife in bed : — the verb priken , in Middle English , is a standard term for riding or spurring a horse . |
| 27 | They walked down under the archway of trees to the Littles ' cottage , stood outside the gate chatting to Zach and carried on down the lane . |
| 28 | She ran up the stairs to the minstrels ' gallery with Tick in breathy pursuit . |
| 29 | Managing director of finance Ian Duncan writes that ‘ anticipating the introduction of the new US accounting standard FAS 106 , we have made provision over recent years to cover the aggregate liability calculated using the accrual method and have decided to amend the balance sheet classification so that it is shown separately under ‘ provisions for liabilities and charges ’ in the notes to the accounts ' . |
| 30 | In 1924 , with the slogan " Keep Cool with Coolidge " , he easily retained the presidency for the Republicans , carrying 35 states to the Democrats ' 12 ; 15 million Americans voted for him , while 8 million voted for the Democrat candidate and nearly 5 million for Robert La Follette , a Progressive " third party " candidate . |