Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second feature of public order policing highlighted by the miners ' strike was the use of èlite groups of police officers within each police force . |
| 2 | A major and long-running source of disorder since the conclusion of the miners ' strike was the industrial dispute with Mr Rupert Murdoch 's News International Group , centred on its new printing plant at Wapping in East London . |
| 3 | The Smallholders ' Party was the largest political party in Hungary at the time of its dissolution in 1948 . |
| 4 | Of the smaller parties , the Workers ' Party was the most decisive in favouring the change . |
| 5 | In 1985 , when Sandy Lyle won the Open Championship and Bernhard Langer won the US Masters , the writers ' choice was the Ryder Cup team and when Faldo himself won the Open in 1987 it was again the Ryder Cup team , who won in America , who were selected . |
| 6 | The Nazis ' scheme was the deliberate use of pornography as the means of social castration . |
| 7 | In many schools the most dramatic effect of the teachers ' action was the shattering of this unspoken contract between teacher , parent and child . |
| 8 | It appeared that one of the main sources of the bishops ' opposition was the authoritarian nature of the legislation . |
| 9 | After the final , said the men 's tournament was the highest quality for many years . |
| 10 | An early major event in my life in the Boys ' School was the celebration of Empire Day on May 24th , which has now been renamed Commonwealth Day . |
| 11 | In this case , the significant element in the revolutionaries ' programme was the demand for the distribution of noble land to the peasantry and the destruction of all feudal fetters . |