Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 2 | But a victory for the victims ' relatives today does not mean the Government will be found guilty . |
| 3 | In return for the unions ' consent formally to acknowledge managements ' prerogatives of decision-making at plant level , employers would recognise the right of workers to join unions and would not discriminate against them for doing so . |
| 4 | This was more the experience of females than males because , as has already been noted , more of the males ' friends also used heroin . |
| 5 | ‘ Hel lo ! ’ squeaks one of the ladies ' hats suddenly — and there are the Bernsteins . |
| 6 | A movement , then nothing ; but the signs of the creatures ' passing still quivered and calmed . |
| 7 | Hall 's positive views about the timing of the judges ' appointments probably originated as early as 1835 , when the plans for the new Houses of Parliament were being considered . |
| 8 | Thus , when the aesthetic ideas of Collingwood ( 1938 ) , which emphasized the ‘ artistic ’ , intellectual activity of the artists ' mind rather than manual , ‘ craft ’ activities , were introduced to education through the writings of Herbert Read ( 1943 ) a teaching strategy was already in place to exploit a progressive , child-centred philosophy . |
| 9 | Behind them he saw a pair of horses , obviously having been warned off , turning to ride through a field , the colours of the riders ' helmets very bright against the pale , cold , February sky . |
| 10 | My routine 's a secret , and I think it 's working , ’ were his responses to this inquirer as he sought the bolt-hole of the champions ' locker-room yesterday . |
| 11 | Those people receive the whole of the firms ' profits either through dividends , rising share prices , fatter pensions or better returns from investment funds . |
| 12 | Kenya has made most use of import licensing , causing , some would say , most of the investors ' problems there . |
| 13 | However , those in charge of the employers ' side soon learnt of this , and special trains were engaged , with all the doors of the carriages locked . |
| 14 | These undermined " the dominant educational ideology and the legitimacy of the teachers ' authority both at classroom and national levels " ( Dale et al. |
| 15 | If you 're fishing an 18 on the river and missing bites do n't swop to one smaller ; you 'll only end up pulling that one out of the fishes ' mouths too . |
| 16 | In addition to independence , both teachers and public , and teachers in particular , will want to be assured of the inspectors ' ability so that they can trust the judgements made . |
| 17 | Choosing the former , I climbed up to his small attic room at the top of the servants ' wing early one morning and knocked gently . |
| 18 | The extent of his involvement in the management of the practice will vary from firm to firm , but typically salaried partners may be invited to some , if not all , of the partners ' meetings though be denied any right to vote . |
| 19 | The [ defendants ] whether by [ themselves , their ] servants or agents or otherwise howsoever be restrained until trial or further order from : ( a ) delivering up or disclosing to the grand jury in the County of New York empanelled in the matter of the People of the State of New York v. John Doe ( B Bank ) or , without the prior consent of the plaintiffs , delivering up or disclosing to any third party otherwise than in connection with and for the purposes of the business and trading of the plaintiffs or any of them , all documents and information contained therein held by [ these defendants ] at [ their ] branches in London or elsewhere within this jurisdiction concerning or relating to the plaintiffs ' accounts with the [ defendants ] or any of them or otherwise relating to the business of the plaintiffs or any of them ; ( b ) without the prior written consent of the plaintiffs ' solicitors herein , removing from the jurisdiction of this court any of the documents referred to in subclause ( a ) hereof or any copies thereof . |
| 20 | One of the babies ' mother even said that she would not have another child until my mum had a vacancy ! |
| 21 | ‘ I mean , look at this one , ’ said the interviewer , becoming quite indignant and picking one of the schools ' letters contemptuously from the pile . |
| 22 | The differentiation of the parties ' approaches also takes account of variations in government/opposition roles , the influence of key personalities , the interpretation of socialist ideology , attitudes towards national sovereignty and supranationalism , the influence of geographic considerations , and distinctive historical legacies peculiar to particular societies . |
| 23 | Another major factor in the apparent reduction of the parties ' role here is the effect of television on campaigning . |
| 24 | It 's only dirty tricks and underhanded tactics used by the T & G during the approach of the Workers ' Union so must realize Congress , to be more positive , one of the major benefits or more , the major benefit from future amalgamation with the T & G would be the free help of officials from both unions and and negotiations both national , regional and even at times individual company level where both unions help members . |
| 25 | Frantically crossing himself over and over again , he fled screaming towards the grooms ' quarter as fast as his fat legs would carry him . |
| 26 | Mrs Scrivener was sharply rebuked , not least by the Commission President , Jacques Delors , and she has been instructed to stand firm against the governments ' proposal today and tell ministers to think again . |
| 27 | The point could be simply made if psychology modelled on the natural sciences were always ‘ behavioural ’ and concerned with the actors ' brains rather than with their minds . |
| 28 | The Judicial Committee held that the accused purported to deal with the companies ' property regardless of their rights . |
| 29 | The nursery school used a modified version of the SOED questionnaire for Staff ( Nursery Form ) which made comparison with the parents ' views easier . |
| 30 | Spartak will familiarise themselves with the Reds ' stadium tonight , but they are confident they can reach the quarter-finals despite facing a passionate Liverpool public . |