Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [art] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | Over the last forty years the Women 's Fellowship has made an invaluable contribution to the life of the church . |
2 | HIRE a gardener and avoid becoming one of the 30 people the Consumers ' Association estimates will be killed in gardening accidents this year , or one of the more than 30,000 injured . |
3 | The company was floated shortly after that with the shares selling at six times the auditors ' valuation . |
4 | After 75 years the founders ' aim was on the verge of realisation . |
5 | In the 1950 election the Tories ' share of the vote recovered significantly , with Labour losing support among the middle classes of the southern suburbs in particular , although the Labour Party could still rely on enthusiastic working class support ( the turnout at the 1950 election was the highest ever ) . |
6 | ‘ The Welsh name for the bridge over there , ’ said Beuno , gesturing , ‘ means ‘ the place where the milk was spilt ’ because one year the nuns ' cow went dry and they had to go down to the village to beg for some , and they got this far and then one of them dropped it . ’ |