Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun sg] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in December 1985 United States ’ officials indicated that they could accept a United Nations ' agreement if it led to a ‘ comprehensive and just settlement ’ , involving a short time frame for Soviet withdrawal and self-determination . |
| 2 | Tourism is also becoming an important component of developing nations ' economy because it is a source of foreign income . |
| 3 | I could accept the decision by the Referees ' Committee if my marks had gone down . |
| 4 | DROMORE High lifted their third successive High Schools ' Cup when they defeated perennial opponents Limavady High in yesterday 's final shoot-out at Ravenhill . |
| 5 | Elation returned after 27 months ' drought when he won his first ranking tournament at the Mercantile Credit in Bournemouth last January . |
| 6 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 7 | Something of the MLs ' agony as they fought their way towards the quays can be seen in the diagram on page 41 . |
| 8 | Dolly had stirred up a hornets ' nest when she pinched the wallet , and he had n't made it any better by steaming the letter open . |
| 9 | I can put up with missing pizzicato detailing at bar 383 of the first movement — one of Beethoven 's happiest small orchestral fancies , beautifully brought out by Böhm and the VPO on DG — but the second violins ' inaudibility as they pick up the shepherd 's song of thanksgiving leaves a gruesome hole in the texture . |
| 10 | Many women are filled with trepidation at the thought of their husbands ' retirement because they just want to do nothing . |
| 11 | He had come to the comrades ' attention when he wrote an article in the journal of the Right-On wing of the Communist Party , Marxism Today , shortly before the £750 GLC pre-feasibility study was completed in November 1984 . |
| 12 | Let us assume that you have reached the point in your synspilums ' development where you are setting up their permanent breeding quarters , probably using a 60″ × 18″ × 18″ tank or larger ; you might just about scrape by with a 48″ , but this is not really recommended . |
| 13 | Souness will conduct tonight 's team talk at the pre-match hotel and then take a seat in the directors ' box as he starts a five-match touchline and dressing room ban . |
| 14 | The nine Bristol City supporters started a fire at Bristol Rovers ' club after their team was beaten by West Bromwich Albion . |
| 15 | But after my divorce , I moved back into my parents ' home because I could n't cope with Anna Alone . |
| 16 | They report that 9 out of 31 divorced women and 11 out of 33 divorced men returned to their parents ' home when their first marriage ended . |
| 17 | E. Dewell , 7 Church Drive , St Andrews Road , Bishop Auckland : I was having lunch at my parents ' home when my father-in-law , Frederick Dewell , telephoned me with the news . |
| 18 | Rose 's Uncle Eustace , who lived upstairs in her parents ' home when she was a girl , was , incidentally , a staunch Methodist . |
| 19 | There , I learned , the churchyard was closed to burials , although her ashes might be interred — not in her parents ' grave as I had asked — but in the church 's garden of remembrance . |
| 20 | Yes , they had been neighbours in Shrewsbury , but of course they had only seen each other during the school holidays , and of course they had n't made friends over some grotty little terrace-house garden fence ; he 'd first noticed her from the tree house in his parents ' garden while she was learning to ride her new pony in her parents ' ten acres of mature woodland and well-kept pasture . |
| 21 | According to Eva the children identified with their parents ' commitment so there were few grumbles . |
| 22 | S 40 provides that a charitable company must obtain the Commissioners ' consent before it makes a change in its objectives . |
| 23 | S 41 states that a charitable company must get the Commissioners ' consent before it carries out certain transactions with its directors , such as payments in respect of loss of office or retirement . |
| 24 | He was still interested in politics , and for a while a fairly active member of the Labour party , especially during the miners ' strike when he and Solowka canvassed on their behalf . |
| 25 | The only carpet was in the best room , or the visitors ' room as they called it . |
| 26 | Six minutes from the end Murdoch again came to the visitors ' rescue when he dived to block a shot from Hateley . |
| 27 | John O'Loan , head of Sky News , received the judges ' award because they ‘ noted the increasing significance of Sky News as a contributor to the journalistic mix ’ . |
| 28 | Shrewd passes from Spurdle underlined Ants ' confidence as they progressed to a big win . |
| 29 | He could appreciate that a collection might become the last refuge and hope for survival of an endangered species , but the knowledge did little to modify his response ; apart from the dogs ' home where he 'd once been bought a sick puppy , it was one of the saddest places he knew . |
| 30 | This , however , did not conclude the matter in the applicants ' favour for they then had to show that the warrant to intercept ( which Taylor J. accepted was issued ) was not granted in accordance with the established criteria . |