Example sentences of "be [verb] the [noun pl] ['s] " 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 | This year we will be launching the Women 's Artists Slide Library under the new name of Women 's Art Library : we will be planning a suitable summer celebration . |
4 | Given the inadequacy of the democratic control mechanisms , it was contended that an appropriate response might be to enhance the courts ' monitoring function . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Returning to the car , or as it could be called the reps ' mobile office , there followed an impressive schedule of administration . |
7 | The powerful Federation of Niger Trade Unions ( USTN ) was reported on Sept. 4 to be supporting the soldiers ' action . |
8 | Sky 's coverage of the US Olympic trials began in February with th4 screening of the women 's marathon and the company will be showing the men 's marathon on April 11 . |