Example sentences of "[art] [det] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His voice seemed to fill the few inches ' space between them , bringing them even closer .
2 The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve .
3 Some time during the few days ' leave , when talking about my life — not work , of course — at Bletchley , I must rashly have let slip the fact that occasionally I was tired .
4 Returning to the All Blacks ' 11-match tour to Australia , the NZRFU has bowed to Australian pressure and loosened the grip on the Bledisloe Cup , for many years the symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy , but which has only regained popularity in the last decade or so when Australia have been able to break the All Blacks ' hold on the Cup .
5 Paula Bale , the Fijian-born Canterbury winger who played for New Zealand in Suva last weekend and was in the All Blacks ' squad for the RWC Sevens at Murrayfield from 16-18 April , has been given clearance by the NZRFU to represent Fiji — proof , yet again , of what a farcical situation the present haphazard laws on international eligibility place the game .
6 Coventry entertain Pontypridd in one of their last fixtures before the All Blacks ' coach Alex Wyllie takes over the Midlands Second Division team for six weeks from Tony Hunt .
7 Rugby The All Blacks ' Way — J J Stewart ( Crowood Press , Marlborough , Wilts : £9.99 ) .
8 Some of them will be further reunited when the Barbarians round off the All Blacks ' tour at Twickenham on 25 November .
9 The Rugby Clubs of Wales hit the bookstalls in good time for the All Blacks ' tour .
10 Lowe was in Auckland promoting a video of his life and times — inevitably referring to him as a ‘ master coach ’ which is now becoming one of the more boring sporting clichés — and was asked what he thought of the All Blacks ' failure to bring home the Cup .
11 Then came the uncomfortable news that the All Blacks ' opposition in Treviso would involve some South African players .
12 Pat Crowley and Roy Roper scored the All Blacks ' tries .
13 Their reward was an encounter against New Zealand , but the All Blacks ' strength and experience proved too much for the Koreans as they went down 14–0 .
14 Under the stress of the All Blacks ' tackling Dewi Morris ' passing let the Lions down at the base of the scrum and his problems were transmitted to the other midfield backs .
15 It will not merely be his insight into the All Blacks ' tactics and mentality which will prove valuable .
16 Of the rest Matthew Cooper played as a fledgling in the All Blacks ' scamper through Japan in 1987 ; Jon Preston had one game in the World Cup last year ; Kevin Schuler appeared briefly as a replacement in France in 1990 ; and Graham Dowd had been the reserve hooker for the World Cup and the home series against the World XV and managed a short time on the field when Richard Loe was injured in the second half of the First Test against Ireland .
17 Through the portal by Giovanni Gargiolli of Florence , 1598 , we pass into the choir of the All Saints ' Chapel , formerly the seat of an independent Chapter .
18 Leaving the church and looking across the road you will see to your right the Renaissance portal of the Royal Palace , the All Saints ' Chapel and the Institute of Gentlewomen .
19 This immersion in the landscape is the technique used by poet and Earth Mysteries researcher , Ian Taylor , before writing his book , The All Saints ' Ley Hunt .
20 The Chelsea defender was stretchered off the Anfield turf on September 5 following a challenge with the former Reds ' striker , suffering cruciate ligament damage which required one operation , with further surgery likely .
21 The former miners ' leader , Lord Gormley , has died at the age of seventy-five .
22 The memorial of RCAF squadrons stands outside Tees-side 's Airport Hotel , the former Officers ' Mess for RAF Middleton St George .
23 In a volte-face that makes Germaine Greer 's change of heart look like a tiny emotional trifle , the former feminists ' champion has switched from the red corner to the blue corner without a blush in the process .
24 And out at sea the same companies ' trawlers suck up their catches through giant vacuum pipes … with little thought to the future of the region 's fish stocks .
25 Six months later , the same newspaper produced a similar story from the same magistrates ' court : ‘ COME TO BED ’ PLEA BY GIRL , 15 ( ‘ A saucy schoolgirl sent a sexy message to prisoner [ NAME STATED ] .
26 Two contentious issues are the cost of training to managers and the same managers ' grasp of systems ( or the lack of it ) .
27 Over the years they had attended the same victuallers ' functions , and on every occasion Harcourt had kept very much to his own table .
28 I asked him to write down what he liked about the skinhead style and , after a few moments ' thought , he dashed off the above .
29 It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost .
30 A few moments ' reflection , perhaps considering explicit values for N and n , will convince the reader that the final sample size must be n .
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