Example sentences of "the [det] [noun pl] [unc] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They had recently been on separate holidays , met support workers ' families at their homes , danced at a party and had their photographs taken cuddling the few weeks ' old daughter of a woman Elizabeth met at church .
2 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 .
3 Grant Fox , the All Blacks ' supreme kicker , landed the winning kick , under great stress , from 47 yards , cancelling out the 18-point effort by captain Hastings .
4 THE recent controversy over the All Blacks ' over-abrasive rucking methods against both New South Wales and England ‘ B ’ — and the injuries which sidelined four Australian and one English player ( see page 30 ) — bring to mind a disturbing complaint which surfaced last season in Britain .
5 In the grandstand sat Mains , the All Blacks ' safest and most experienced fullback and , by a mile , their best goal-kicker .
6 A government of national salvation by another name , it includes several non-party technocrats , the leader of the Greens and , most important , three members of the Democratic Party of the Left ( PDS ) , bringing to an end the former Communists ' 45 years of political ostracism .
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