Example sentences of "[noun pl] 's [noun sg] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uproar in the middle of the night when Bernard Murphy rolled home fighting drunk from the seamen 's club had to be heard to be credited . |
| 2 | As an added incentive the Chester-le-Street group of clubs provide a trophy for the first CIU member past the post and this year the clubmen 's shield went to Paul Casey from Osborne Social Club . |
| 3 | Isabelle Jan surmised that the lack of ‘ the essential emotional outlet of erotic passion ’ in children 's literature led to ‘ more or less disguised and distorted substitutes for adult love ’ but goes on to point out that passionate feeling can be , and is , expressed strongly in family relationships . |
| 4 | Chief executive officer Edwin Lake told the tourism and amenities committee that the Children 's Village had to be protected from the sea , wind and sand and a reinforced concrete wall along the full length of the north side was a basic element of the design . |
| 5 | The children 's bedroom seemed to me like a microcosm of maturer communities : the same shifting alliances , occasional irritations , necessity for tolerance and need for periods of privacy . |
| 6 | The men 's crown went to Simon Ainley , professional coach at the North Wales Tennis Centre in Wrexham , who upset the form-book by defeating top seed Peter Creffield of Shrewsbury in straight sets in the final . |
| 7 | First prize in the invited men 's section went to former Brabazon Trophy winner and England international Charlie Banks , who shot 68 . |
| 8 | The £3,000 prize in the women 's event went to Bev Nicholson , another athlete bound for Auckland . |
| 9 | Working-class women had always had recourse to abortion ; but in the case of the last century it was particularly likely , first , where married women workers worked outside the home and hence paid a key role in determining their families economic stability ; and second , where the dependence of the family on the women 's wage led to a reappraisal of family strategy . |