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

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1 The Tropical Forestry Action Plan ( TFAP ) , which is seen by some as a loggers ' charter , is to be reformed .
2 Onlookers paying £40 a head might have disagreed , for though the clothes were gorgeous and the models undeniably pretty , the atmosphere was more like that of a girls ' boarding school than an haute couture show .
3 Stella Fearnley replies : In response to Richard Harwood 's comments , I feel I should point out that my article did not imply that the only perception of district societies is that of a practitioners ' club , and that this perception emerged from market research carried out among our members last year , not from my own opinions .
4 Sheltered housing is accommodation in a group of self-contained flats ( or sometimes bungalows ) with a resident warden , alarm system and some shared facilities such as a residents ' lounge , guest room and laundry .
5 A tenancy in common is usual in a business situation such as a solicitors ' partnership .
6 lf you go to a specialist shop , such as a plumbers ' merchant or central heating specialist , you will be able to find other sizes .
7 ‘ did unlawfully , wilfully and ’ This point means intentionally as opposed to accidentally and unlawfully as opposed to lawfully such as an artists ' model .
8 In France trade associations dealt both with ‘ economic ’ and ‘ social ’ matters , although , as far as industry-wide relations with trade unions were concerned , organisation among employers remained greatly underdeveloped until well after World War I. At confederal level the central ( peak ) organisation , the CNPF , also combined the functions both of an employers ' and a trade association from the time of its establishment in 1919 , as did the Confindustria in Italy .
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