Example sentences of "[det] [subord] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As much as the militants ' venom , I recall the desperation of pickets who said they ‘ just want to get it over with ’ and strikers ' wives wondering where the next meal was coming from . |
| 2 | So as much as the reviewers ' preferences shine through , I still feel that they review without prejudice . |
| 3 | There were around two hundred Englishmen , far fewer than the islands ' combined forces , as they realised . |
| 4 | with the GDR proved more than the conservatives ' right wing could stomach . |
| 5 | A Roger Rabbit-style cartoon , Evil Toons , released on video this month , promotes itself like this : ‘ Innocently the four girls unleash a nymphomaniacal cartoon monster from the pages of a spell-book which intends to scare more than the girls ' pants off . ’ |
| 6 | Names and positions are as important as addresses and telephone numbers and some directories do not give more than the editors ' and advertisement managers ' names . |
| 7 | In about 13% of schools , the money contributed by parents amounts to more than the schools ' official funding from their LEAs . |
| 8 | I wanted a pay rise because I found out I was way behind most of the first-team lads and barely on much more than the apprentices ' wages . |
| 9 | Having spent a night in accommodation which is the same as the recruits ' and having had the opportunity to talk to some of the recruits in the Sandes Coffee Shop last night , they have an excellent idea about their future career . |