Example sentences of "the [det] [noun pl] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His voice seemed to fill the few inches ' space between them , bringing them even closer . |
| 2 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 3 | Some time during the few days ' leave , when talking about my life — not work , of course — at Bletchley , I must rashly have let slip the fact that occasionally I was tired . |
| 4 | Most of the many Women 's Action/Support Groups were founded spontaneously by residents of the communities , though in many cases they were stimulated to act by either or both of Scargill 's rhetoric and the example of other communities — often perceived through the voluminous television coverage achieved . |
| 5 | Returning to the All Blacks ' 11-match tour to Australia , the NZRFU has bowed to Australian pressure and loosened the grip on the Bledisloe Cup , for many years the symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy , but which has only regained popularity in the last decade or so when Australia have been able to break the All Blacks ' hold on the Cup . |
| 6 | Paula Bale , the Fijian-born Canterbury winger who played for New Zealand in Suva last weekend and was in the All Blacks ' squad for the RWC Sevens at Murrayfield from 16-18 April , has been given clearance by the NZRFU to represent Fiji — proof , yet again , of what a farcical situation the present haphazard laws on international eligibility place the game . |
| 7 | Coventry entertain Pontypridd in one of their last fixtures before the All Blacks ' coach Alex Wyllie takes over the Midlands Second Division team for six weeks from Tony Hunt . |
| 8 | Rugby The All Blacks ' Way — J J Stewart ( Crowood Press , Marlborough , Wilts : £9.99 ) . |
| 9 | Some of them will be further reunited when the Barbarians round off the All Blacks ' tour at Twickenham on 25 November . |
| 10 | The Rugby Clubs of Wales hit the bookstalls in good time for the All Blacks ' tour . |
| 11 | Lowe was in Auckland promoting a video of his life and times — inevitably referring to him as a ‘ master coach ’ which is now becoming one of the more boring sporting clichés — and was asked what he thought of the All Blacks ' failure to bring home the Cup . |
| 12 | Then came the uncomfortable news that the All Blacks ' opposition in Treviso would involve some South African players . |
| 13 | Pat Crowley and Roy Roper scored the All Blacks ' tries . |
| 14 | Their reward was an encounter against New Zealand , but the All Blacks ' strength and experience proved too much for the Koreans as they went down 14–0 . |
| 15 | Under the stress of the All Blacks ' tackling Dewi Morris ' passing let the Lions down at the base of the scrum and his problems were transmitted to the other midfield backs . |
| 16 | It will not merely be his insight into the All Blacks ' tactics and mentality which will prove valuable . |
| 17 | Of the rest Matthew Cooper played as a fledgling in the All Blacks ' scamper through Japan in 1987 ; Jon Preston had one game in the World Cup last year ; Kevin Schuler appeared briefly as a replacement in France in 1990 ; and Graham Dowd had been the reserve hooker for the World Cup and the home series against the World XV and managed a short time on the field when Richard Loe was injured in the second half of the First Test against Ireland . |
| 18 | Through the portal by Giovanni Gargiolli of Florence , 1598 , we pass into the choir of the All Saints ' Chapel , formerly the seat of an independent Chapter . |
| 19 | Leaving the church and looking across the road you will see to your right the Renaissance portal of the Royal Palace , the All Saints ' Chapel and the Institute of Gentlewomen . |
| 20 | This immersion in the landscape is the technique used by poet and Earth Mysteries researcher , Ian Taylor , before writing his book , The All Saints ' Ley Hunt . |
| 21 | The Chelsea defender was stretchered off the Anfield turf on September 5 following a challenge with the former Reds ' striker , suffering cruciate ligament damage which required one operation , with further surgery likely . |
| 22 | The former miners ' leader , Lord Gormley , has died at the age of seventy-five . |
| 23 | The memorial of RCAF squadrons stands outside Tees-side 's Airport Hotel , the former Officers ' Mess for RAF Middleton St George . |
| 24 | The juvenile courts also had powers to place children in care , and the former children 's departments had to receive children in need of care and protection and find them substitute homes . |
| 25 | In a volte-face that makes Germaine Greer 's change of heart look like a tiny emotional trifle , the former feminists ' champion has switched from the red corner to the blue corner without a blush in the process . |
| 26 | And out at sea the same companies ' trawlers suck up their catches through giant vacuum pipes … with little thought to the future of the region 's fish stocks . |
| 27 | Six months later , the same newspaper produced a similar story from the same magistrates ' court : ‘ COME TO BED ’ PLEA BY GIRL , 15 ( ‘ A saucy schoolgirl sent a sexy message to prisoner [ NAME STATED ] . |
| 28 | Two contentious issues are the cost of training to managers and the same managers ' grasp of systems ( or the lack of it ) . |
| 29 | Loretta and Bridget had belonged to the same women 's group several years before , a group which Tracey had nicknamed ‘ the coven ’ . |
| 30 | Over the years they had attended the same victuallers ' functions , and on every occasion Harcourt had kept very much to his own table . |