Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] ' [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Both literary and non-literary writing will often develop from the interaction between the pupils ' own insights and what they have read ( or heard read ) in the classroom .
2 Authenticity of the learners ' own interpretations of such texts .
3 There are other features of prison life , however , which could only occur in this especially artificial environment , but before moving on to them it may be useful to concentrate on some of the prisoners ' own views of Maidstone .
4 One of the Sharmas ' own witnesses even admitted on the stand that the dogs could n't be the ones they claimed .
5 Second , the author provides structure and clear analysis which highlights the issues without compromising the centrality of the users ' own words .
6 The plaintiff must be the ‘ target ’ of the combination but if he is , on this view , the advancement of the defendants ' own interests does not justify the use of unlawful means .
7 The programme is structured in such a way that on-going evaluation is simple and results can be reflected on from time to time by the Family Development Nurse and Community Mother so that the monthly visit to the family which is the main focus of the programme for achieving goals can be adapted to each family 's level and the issues that are discussed are relevant , nonjudgemental , and supportive of the parents ' own ideas and recognises the parents ' desire to do what is best for their children .
8 Contexts involve characters of the pupils ' own ages and subjects which are relevant to their lives .
9 The accident began with an experiment , to see if power could be supplied to the reactors ' cooling pumps using only the momentum of the stations ' own turbines .
10 The unions have steadfastly tried to improve the lot of their members , often , it sometimes seems , at the expense of the workers ' own industries .
11 It is in fact directed against the protesters ' own parents — especially the father — and is intended to take the place of the infantile and adolescent reproaches and criticisms of the parental authority which have now come to be directed at each and any cultural equivalent of the father .
12 Such a change of tactics in the gilt-edged market did not preclude intervention , but such intervention would be in accordance with the authorities ' own requirements rather than in response to particular market changes .
13 Burning brands from the huts and from two galleys the MacIans had fired were seized and thrown into the MacIans ' own ships , to draw some of them away to put out the fires .
14 A good solicitor will tell you if the expenses you are likely to incur ( including the solicitors ' own fees ) will outweigh any financial benefit to be gained from your action .
15 A variety of cross-checking research techniques is used : in addition to examining effects on student teachers ' and pupils ' observed behaviours , the processes of RAP usage and preparation are monitored , including the participants ' own reactions and experiences .
16 But preferable to have it stated under the buyers ' own signatures , and by you on taking instructions .
17 The crusading Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser assails this almost weekly for its alleged distribution of ‘ jobs for the boys ’ — and girls , many from the councillors ' own families .
18 The basic bedrooms have been converted from the monks ' former cells and have telephone .
19 In fact , studies of colonial government have often involved a perspective which is derived from the colonialists ' own assessments of their impact on dependent territories .
20 The solution lies firmly in the farmers ' own hands
21 All answers had to be remembered in the mothers ' own words .
22 Pupils could receive this education in the LEAs ' own schools , in schools maintained by other organisations , or , in certain circumstances ( under Section 56 of the Act ) , ‘ otherwise ’ — in effect , at home .
23 Having identified the academic curriculum with competitive examinations and the status-seeking of the middle classes , Searle excludes all works of art from the classroom except the pupils ' own creations and those which reflect their lives .
24 The quotations that follow are both from personal letters to the present writers , commenting on a published suggestion that those who give advice to parents often do not pay enough attention to the parents ' own views .
25 It is passing the market-makers ' responsibility on to the companies ' own stockbrokers , who will match buyers to sellers .
26 To some extent this may have been due to the Stanleys ' own efforts , since they had the firmer territorial base in the region , but it must also reflect the king 's wishes .
27 To some extent this may have been due to the Stanleys ' own efforts , since they had the firmer territorial base in the region , but it must also reflect the king 's wishes .
28 Although it is now possible to use a system of notation , choreographers still prefer to create directly on the human material , working on it and relying on the dancers ' own memories to repeat what has been designed on and for them .
29 In some macroeconometric models ( for example , the Liverpool model of the UK economy ) , inflationary expectations are based on the models ' own predictions of the future inflation rate .
30 Effective communication , of course , is dependent on the communicators ' several abilities within the verbal language component , notably those of thinking , speaking , listening , reading and writing ( Fig. 7.3 ) .
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