Example sentences of "be [verb] the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | But meanwhile , the hospital workers had been dug in for another kind of long war which ca n't be won the miners ' way . |
| 2 | Sir — Mr. Edminson 's letter ‘ Equal Play , Equal Pay ’ in the November 1990 issue airs the possibility that one way for clubs to find extra subscription income would be to increase the ladies ' subscriptions , or , in his words , to ask them ‘ to make a more equitable contribution to their golf club 's finances ’ because of their increased activity . |
| 3 | Given the inadequacy of the democratic control mechanisms , it was contended that an appropriate response might be to enhance the courts ' monitoring function . |
| 4 | We would be imitating the Bolsheviks ' own rose-tinted over-concentration on their favourite study topics ( like the proletariat state and collective farms ) if we lingered here too long . |
| 5 | Returning to the car , or as it could be called the reps ' mobile office , there followed an impressive schedule of administration . |
| 6 | The powerful Federation of Niger Trade Unions ( USTN ) was reported on Sept. 4 to be supporting the soldiers ' action . |