Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun pl] [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the immediate nature of such patients ' problems it is important that whatever form of help is offered should be available without too much delay , and for this reason health-centre-based therapists may be of particular value , as has been shown in the case of psychologists ( Robson et al. 1984 ) and social workers ( Shepherd et al. 1979 ) . |
| 2 | If there is an entity identifiable as ‘ the topic of conversation ’ , the analyst should consider what evidence from each individual speaker 's contributions he is using to make that identification . |
| 3 | With a knowledge of each other 's roles they are able to predict and comprehend the actions of the other . |
| 4 | Of all Elinor 's friends he was the least likely to be suspected of her murder . |
| 5 | For all George 's faults he was not a murderer . |
| 6 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |
| 7 | BT are damn stupid and charge too much for using their networks , so when you use other people 's passwords you are probably going to be ripping off a company like ICI or even BT . ’ |
| 8 | But for the bony discomfort of the seats and the pressure of other people 's legs it was quite pleasant to take our time . |
| 9 | In both characters ' lives it was mainly men who had oppressed them , for Phyllisia it was her father who preferred her sister , Ruby . |
| 10 | Judging by accounts of last year 's knees-up it 's going to be a night to remember — a carnival of flesh — a drink and drugs frenzy . |