Example sentences of "[to-vb] in the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | We regret though that it will not allow the defence to make an early submission of no case to answer in the magistrates ' court . |
| 2 | You will have the opportunity to participate in the students ' learning processes , for example , through acting as a consultant to a Mini-Enterprise , or through working alongside teachers on the production and delivery of materials and lessons . |
| 3 | By 1914 there were no more than 20,000 noble landowners fully enfranchised to vote in the landowners ' curias of the Duma and the zemstvos , as well as in the provincial assemblies of the nobility . |
| 4 | A baby was the last thing she expected to see in the servants ' quarters , especially as Rosa looked far beyond her child-bearing years . |
| 5 | The Bank of England was granted leave to intervene in the plaintiffs ' action on 7 May 1991 . |
| 6 | Deane , anxious to end a wretched run that has brought him only one goal in 15 Premier League matches , failed to score in the reserves ' 1-0 win at Leicester . |
| 7 | The desire to ensure that the adult child retains an appropriate degree of independence can be particularly tricky in these circumstances , especially if she or he returns to live in the parents ' home and is dependent upon them for accommodation , child care , emotional support and possibly for money as well . |
| 8 | And all of us had to assemble in the servants ' hall for lunch . |
| 9 | Mavis and Walter , pretending ‘ their horse 's welfare meant more to them than eating ’ , set off up the train to eat in the racegoers ' dining car , and so did Angelica , ‘ too upset to sit down ’ . |
| 10 | I am glad that the hon. Gentleman is proud to join in the consumers ' society that has been created by our policies . |
| 11 | The model is so named because it describes a mechanism designed to compel managers to act in the shareholders ' interests which depends on vesting owner-like rights in the shareholders , as mentioned , to appoint , monitor , and replace the most senior tier of management and to make certain other fundamental decisions . |
| 12 | The lower servants , if male , are to congregate in the servants ' hall ; if female , in the women 's workroom . |