Example sentences of "[vb past] [det] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Noverre did not specifically name them he described these dancers ' particular characteristics as having similar physiques and technical expertise as the danseurs classiques but they were not always so well-proportioned and usually possessed a natural sense of comedy . |
| 2 | The will , signed in January 1990 , listed all investors ' holdings : these were shown as loans made by the individuals on the basis that these were repayable at given notice or on Mr Young 's death . |
| 3 | They applied such chartists ' techniques after a simplified fashion , and were surprised , not sorry " , when they tested them out on clients and got them wrong . |
| 4 | Equally , we noted some heads ' resistance to developing their own professional understanding and their failure to engage with current educational issues . |
| 5 | Following the talks a joint communiqué reiterated both governments ' adherence to the protocol signed in Damascus in August 1987 , and in addition Turkey committed itself to releasing more than the current 500 cubic metres of water a second to Syria . |
| 6 | A fishing agreement was considered necessary by February 1991 , when the squid fishing season began , because the squid fishing grounds straddled both countries ' fishing zones . |
| 7 | Dr Vickery found that there appeared to be a critical acidity level which affected both dippers ' breeding success and a stream 's population of the invertebrates on which the birds feed . |
| 8 | He claimed that Electronics ' actions in withholding money due to Magnetics were prejudicial to the minority shareholders . |
| 9 | With its proposal for the granting of a maximum of three days consecutive holiday , it actually worsened some workers ' conditions . |
| 10 | Fears about the conjunction of ‘ race ’ and sex shaped these films ' interrogation of White female sexuality in the years immediately following the last major wave of Black settlers in the mid to late 1950s . |
| 11 | It also welcomed these republics ' affirmation of " their readiness to respect the international commitments of the Soviet Union and to ensure single control of nuclear weapons on their territory " [ see p. 38655 ] . |
| 12 | Curt Rohland , the president of the National Family Farm Coalition , said that the GAO report confirmed many farmers ' views that treating cows with a synthetic hormone puts the animals under greater stress , making them more vulnerable to infection , and hence leading to an increased use of antibiotics . |
| 13 | The summit declaration applauded those countries ' commitment to political and economic reform , and called attention to a continuing programme of visits and contacts . |
| 14 | In Venezuela , the dictatorship of Juán Vicente Gómez attacked all workers ' movements and the Communist party was outlawed from the 1920s until 1945 . |
| 15 | He therefore lacked those breeds ' capacity to ‘ set the problem in terms of historical perspective or first principles ’ . |
| 16 | The same wills also list the liturgical objects — crosses , plates , censers , bells , candle-sticks — that furnished these nobles ' chapels , and the reliquaries made of precious metals and precious stones and housing fragments of saints ' bones , hair and beards , or even the names of holy men , which the rich and powerful kept in their treasuries , or even wore around their necks . |
| 17 | Residents packed All Saints ' Church hall for a public meeting which organisers hoped would rally opposition to the proposed £15m. superstore at Blands Corner . |
| 18 | I felt each stones ' inertia |
| 19 | We also saw several foxes ' earths but were n't lucky enough to get even a glimpse of the inhabitants . |
| 20 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 21 | He believed as Lionel Curtis did that Indians ' souls had to be renovated before they were fit to govern : he deeply shocked the American journalist William Shirer by announcing that ‘ Self-government … is inconceivable and unattainable without the removal of untouchability , as it also is without Hindu-Moslem unity … we shall be unfit to gain independence so long as we keep in bondage a fifth of the population of Hindustan . ’ |
| 22 | I then bought some designers ' gouache ( colourfast ) and found I could still paint wet into wet without the whole thing going into a swim as in a watercolour painting . |
| 23 | Goldring says that teachers in 34 states tried Choices and found that the unit answered many students ' needs to discuss their fears about nuclear annihilation . |
| 24 | He did an eight month fitter/armourer course ending up his training with top marks and a corporal 's stripes , and then did several months ' instructing before being sent to a ground crew on a Bomber Command airfield . |
| 25 | In response to further letters in A Quarterly , the Society justified its stance by saying that while it accepted some correspondents ' views that certain butlers of excellent quality were to be found in the houses of businessmen , ‘ the assumption had to be that the houses of true ladies and gentlemen would not refrain long from acquiring the services of any such persons ’ . |
| 26 | Coun Carr said many residents ' groups had urged the council to try again . |
| 27 | Prior to that he had many years ' experience in the trade , as group sales director of Associated Book Publishers and as group marketing director until 1989 of Random House UK . |
| 28 | The employees interviewed in the 30 banks all have the responsibility for making lending decisions to small business customers , but in only a few cases were those branch managers as such , because generally the role of dealing with the small business customer is delegated to executives such as the specialised Enterprise Manager , or the Small Business Manager , all of whom had several years ' experience . |
| 29 | He was young , well educated , had several years ' work experience under his belt . |
| 30 | All had several days ' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing . |