Example sentences of "of the [noun pl] ' [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The windows are open to the night , spilling the sound of the pretenders ' first album out over the slope of grass towards the small loch and the lights of the library and Admin buildings on the far side . |
| 2 | When the Linfield manager gets a telephone call from Windsor Park tonight it will provide details of the Blues ' first domestic defeat in the season — and their worst performance to date . |
| 3 | By the end of the colleges ' last school year on 31 August , nearly £19 million had been contributed to city technology colleges by the private sector . |
| 4 | One of the apprentices ' last projects was to build a microlight aircraft to fly to Gibraltar . |
| 5 | SIR — I like to recall a wry comment on the television programme That Was The Week That Was towards the end of the Tories ' last long period in office during the early Sixties : ‘ There 's only one thing that will make the Conservatives popular again — and that is the next Labour government ! ’ |
| 6 | The review will lead to a ‘ green ’ White Paper , planned for publication next summer and likely to provide the kernel of the Tories ' next general election manifesto . |