Example sentences of "most [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | While the three-quarters enjoyed the glory , there were hard-working displays from back-row forwards Ben Clarke and Richard Webster while lock Damien Cronin took most of the Lions ' line-out as they shaded this department 18–16 . |
2 | The fields round the campsite were nice and open and had very good verges , where , of course , most of the owls ' prey would be living . |
3 | Kenya has made most use of import licensing , causing , some would say , most of the investors ' problems there . |
4 | Most of the boys ' mental age is about eleven . |
5 | They 're being coached by one of the country 's best female players , but they 've also got the support of MOST of the boys ' team . |
6 | Quite where this freight profit would arise is a puzzle , because most of the railways ' profitable coal-carrying lines are closed under this option . |
7 | Two days later the official trade union movement , the Mozambique Workers ' Organization , previously silent on the strikes , came out in support of the workers ' actions , saying : " We consider that most of the strikers ' grievances are justified . " |
8 | Furthermore , the cause-and-effect relationship which forms the basis of most of the students ' predictions is actually reversed to an effect-and-cause relationship . |
9 | Most of the trekkers ' huts have a table , chairs , some basic beds and even more basic mattresses . |
10 | He 'd worked in the building for five years , and knew the names of most of the occupants ' visitors . |
11 | Most catalogues begin , usually with some proud and flamboyant phraseology , by describing the new varieties being introduced for the first time , and invariably , because they are the kinds that get most of the breeders ' attentions , these will be H.T.s and Floribundas . |
12 | For one thing , the Club minutes are missing from 1911 to 1920 , along with most of the Artisans ' records and those of the bondholders ' and all the sub-committees ! |
13 | Edzard 's staging of much of the film in London waste ground also works well , making most of the characters ' wandering dossers in a very modern vacuum . |
14 | Most of the heads ' experiences had been based on the former , although some of the schools had experienced formula funding since April 1988 . |
15 | The village was a scene of devastation with most of the villagers ' houses flattened by mainly British shellfire . |
16 | According to the MMC ( 1980 : 95 ) , most of the drivers ' LDCs on Southern Region spent almost all day every Thursday scrutinizing proposed alterations for the coming week . |
17 | Comet debris , as its name suggests , is derived from comets , and much of this debris lies in orbits that are far more eccentric than most of the asteroids ' orbits , and which in many cases carry debris far beyond Jupiter . |
18 | Hardly that even , for most of the womens ' shoulders were bared , just as most bosoms were almost naked . |
19 | But most of the patients ' notes are marked ‘ Not for Resus ’ ! |
20 | Er I can certainly get it for you cos I 've got most of the lads ' phone numbers er in case any of the games are cancelled , yes it 's er |
21 | No new ones were created after Pennsylvania , and over the next fifty years the government bought out most of the proprietors ' rights . |
22 | Most of the insiders ' skills are assumed to be firm specific , acquired over the years and difficult to replicate in the short to medium run . |
23 | I made most of the kids ' gear , all my own , most of Malc 's trousers , and started taking in sewing for club-turns . |