Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The club is large enough to accommodate the Inspirals ' fans , but not a lot more .
2 The combination was built to accommodate the brothers ' collection of Lombardy objets d'art , and these — ivories , terracotta , furniture , sculptures , bronzes and ceramics — will form a new museum when the necessary building work is completed .
3 However , Greeley and Rossi 's work also has been used to uphold the defenders ' argument that , though Roman catholic schools varied in their efficiency , they were certainly better than any possible alternative in terms of producing good Roman catholics .
4 The emphasis in agreements was therefore placed upon procedural , rather than substantive , rules designed to uphold the employers ' right to manage in the face of attempted unilateral imposition of working rules by craft unions .
5 The mother through her counsel has sought to support the decision of the justices except in so far as it is conceded that the prohibited steps order in relation to the two adults was wrong , and likewise although in the court below the guardian ad litem had reluctantly supported the interim care order , the guardian ad litem today seeks to uphold the justices ' decision .
6 It was only the threat of banishment from the game that persuaded him to wear the sponsors ' bibs at the tournaments .
7 Or will they attempt to funnel more business through their factoring subsidiaries on the grounds that they are better placed than the local branch managers to monitor the banks ' exposure to risk ?
8 The Rotuma Council of Chiefs said that it wanted to monitor the islanders ' movements " for social and cultural purposes " .
9 At the Earth Summit in Rio Britain along with the other major powers agreed to limit its greenhouse gas emissions and the Environment Secretary believes the only way to cut consumption is to hit the consumers ' pocket .
10 Under Mr Ciampi , the Bank of Italy failed to curb the politicians ' profligacy , but it never gave up trying .
11 Many Suffolk horsemen , when occasionally they took their horses to Ipswich market , rose very early in the morning — three o'clock , or even earlier — to put the finishing touches to harness they had perhaps oiled the night before , and to paint the horses ' hoofs with harness oil to make them look smart .
12 First of all to thank the Surveyors ' Department for cooperation on various things that have taken place and where possible the altered or amended suggestions have gone in er themselves .
13 We moved on across the island to see the kittiwakes ' colony and yet more puffins , this time with beakfulls of fish returning to their nesting burrows .
14 ‘ What 's in here ? ’ said Lee , opening the door of the room that Mrs Wright had taken him into , to see the birds ' eggs .
15 It would have been interesting to see the teachers ' reactions to questions about profits from burglary or tax evasion rather than investment .
16 Even the most committed opponents of capital punishment will find it hard not to see the Norwegians ' point of view .
17 The easiest time to see the bats ' creches is at night , for the females do not carry the unnecessary load of a baby when they fly out to hunt .
18 By October 1921 , Her Majesty 's diary records that she ‘ went to see the Dolls ' House which Sir Edwin Lutyens and the British artists are giving me and are decorating for me …
19 All Russian attempts to penetrate the Teleuts ' territories were opposed , since they regarded themselves as overlords in the northern Altai .
20 The increase in juvenile crime throughout the 1970s appeared to confirm the critics ' views .
21 A flashing volley in the 31st minute by England candidate Ferdinand lifted just over the bar to confirm the Londoners ' supremacy .
22 The assurance was given ; a special committee to plan the nurses ' home had already begun its work , and agreement had been reached with Hackney Hospital for amalgamation of the two nurse-training schools .
23 Using these forms has the advantage of enabling the selection personnel to compare the applicants ' responses and qualifications quickly and easily .
24 ‘ The terrorist group included a youth of about fifteen with bleached hair and it is thought that glimpses of this boy were used skilfully to support the terrorists ' claims .
25 During this time the field of view scanned on successive orbits will overlap by ¼° , ensuring that suspected infrared sources can be sufficiently well confirmed to support the astronomers ' aim that the survey will be 99.8 per cent reliable .
26 The sonar appears to disrupt the whales ' navigation system , hampering their migration and search for food .
27 Henry J. held that the intention of strikers was to put pressure on their employers to improve their conditions of service and not to disrupt the plaintiffs ' contracts , even though that was an unavoidable by-product of the strike .
28 Failure to attend the creditors ' meeting can have expensive consequences .
29 If this happens you should create a new DC based on the rejected one and change it appropriately to include the assessors ' comments .
30 At the turn of the year the Fed further nudged down interest rates to encourage the banks ' customers to borrow more .
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