Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [det] [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 It also welcomed these republics ' affirmation of " their readiness to respect the international commitments of the Soviet Union and to ensure single control of nuclear weapons on their territory " [ see p. 38655 ] .
2 We also saw several foxes ' earths but were n't lucky enough to get even a glimpse of the inhabitants .
3 He did an eight month fitter/armourer course ending up his training with top marks and a corporal 's stripes , and then did several months ' instructing before being sent to a ground crew on a Bomber Command airfield .
4 I then bought some designers ' gouache ( colourfast ) and found I could still paint wet into wet without the whole thing going into a swim as in a watercolour painting .
5 He therefore lacked those breeds ' capacity to ‘ set the problem in terms of historical perspective or first principles ’ .
6 With its proposal for the granting of a maximum of three days consecutive holiday , it actually worsened some workers ' conditions .
7 So we never had any doctors ' bills .
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