Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.

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31 It was an abomination and the Government were advised by the counterparts of those who now sit in the officials ' Box not to introduce it .
32 But some at least remain in the animals ' stomachs and guts long enough for them to be carried away when the sated diners depart .
33 DEMAND for the Nurses ' Welfare Service is increasing , the charity revealed in its annual report .
34 For purely practical purposes , I deal with the artists ' money for recording and touring expenses .
35 The chief cause of difficulty lies in the fact that confessions are typically obtained from reluctant suspects by officers who , on their part , believe in the suspects ' guilt .
36 Rumours continue in the supporters ' club , and the Trevor Howard Theme Bar of the Duck and Forceps , that the Singh brothers have earmarked ‘ The Tip ’ for re-development .
37 For these reasons alone many surveyors decide not to send letters in advance and rely on the interviewers ' skills in being able to explain to people on their doorsteps what the survey is about and why they should help with it .
38 The explicit theoretical approach which we adopted in 5 should certainly not be necessary ( unless our students are students of linguistics ! ) , but we will need forgive examples of alternative ways of ordering information in an English clause ( as we did with the John ate fish and chips sentence in 5.4 ) and then rely on the students ' ability to acquire a sense of which is contextually most suitable .
39 Whereas aphids rely on the ants ' normal aggression against predators , the caterpillar administers an aggression-arousing drug and it seems to slip them something addictively binding as well .
40 Clearly the first K guards correspond to the process ' possible communications , the next L-K to the minimal combinations of communications it can choose to accept from ( but not terminate ) , and the final N-L to its possible final states ( after termination ) .
41 and then go for a paratroopers '
42 Bashayer will miss tomorrow 's Oaks trial , the Tripleprint Lupe Stakes , at Goodwood and go for the fillies ' Classic without another race .
43 She had been up since six , but respect for the Shills ' privacy had made her refrain from enquiring until 9.30 .
44 The funds raised go towards the volunteers ' work in 140 countries .
45 Pascoe had pulled into the Club car park close behind the Evanses ' car .
46 It can also be argued on behalf of management that transfer notices should not be mandatory if cessation of the executive 's employment with the company results from wrongful dismissal , redundancy , retirement at normal age , retirement due to ill-health or disability or death ; or if a majority of the non-executive directors and/or the directors so resolve with the investors ' approval .
47 Fair play to Ian Broudie for putting his trademark sparkle on the music and for letting the loony parts lie , the way that ‘ Monster Mouth ’ is Jim Bob after getting his throat sorted by Tona De Brett , and how the chorus of ‘ Too Jung ’ is a saucy steal from The Smiths ' ‘ London ’ .
48 The Family Proceedings Courts ( Children Act 1989 ) Rules 1991 ( SI No 1395 ( L 17 ) ) apply in the magistrates ' court .
49 Now that mirror 's the one that you look into when you go in the ladies ' toilets .
50 To the New York Times Pebbles was ‘ the English filly who drinks a pint of stout every morning and went to post in the company of a British gelding she has a crush on ’ ; in the 1985 Breeders ' Cup Turf at Aqueduct she ‘ overcame a poor start and traffic problems to beat the boys by a neck ’ and provide Britain 's first win in a Breeders ' Cup event .
51 Now the tourists find themselves the underdogs with Will Carling expected to lead England to their third win in the sides ' 10th meeting .
52 They derive from the writers ' own work practice and belief system and serve to reinforce it in relation to other groups and cultures .
53 Roebuck immediately claimed a place in the NSW team and marched into the Australian team making his Test debut against Wales at Ballymore where he scored a debut try in the Wallabies ' record slaughter .
54 If you thought that seeds and cuttings were the only way to increase your garden plants then turn to the Gardeners ' Manual for a host of practical ideas to try .
55 There is also a natural reluctance to own up to being a ‘ failure ’ , so the students who do vanish probably include a higher percentage of unemployed people than do those who respond to the universities ' questions .
56 The authors point to the lawyers ' success in reproducing for themselves the conditions of private practice and its implications for other departments and for the workings of local democracy .
57 I am thirteen years old and go to a girls ' school , predominantly working class , at the Elephant and Castle , London .
58 But one diver always remains in the bell to act as bellman and , in an emergency , lock out and go to the divers ' aid .
59 Most nights I go to the miners ' welfare or a pub , or a club .
60 I did n't have a lot of success doing that , so I decided to chance my arm and go to the players ' hotel .
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