Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | My purpose here is merely to suggest that the English choral tradition , with its reliance upon young voices ' and its tinge of Protestant Englishness , turns the memories and dreams of a social class into sound . |
| 2 | In their study of affluent workers ' attitudes to work John Goldthorpe and his colleagues asked three questions designed specifically to measure the extent to which industrial work is experienced as intrinsically unsatisfying . |
| 3 | Traditionally , computer manufacturers have used proprietary software to ‘ lock in ’ users , who would then find it impossible or prohibitively expensive , to move their applications to other manufacturers ' machines — or even , in IBM 's case , different machines from the same manufacturer . |
| 4 | All species in region ( except Senegal Coucal ) laying their eggs in other birds ' nests . |
| 5 | As with most of their changes to local authorities ' funding , the government 's aim for LMS is increased accountability , and therefore efficiency . |
| 6 | ( ii ) The ‘ 10 minute ’ rule This is a development of the method of introducing a Bill by motion now rarely used in the case of Government Bills and it is extremely rare for legislation to result from its use for Private Members ' Bill purposes . |
| 7 | Finally , if the Prime Minister says , as he rightly does , that one of the centrepieces of reshaping the United Nations so that it can cope with the new challenges to world peace is to strengthen the United Nations ' peacekeeping capacity , why is it that the Government are , I am told , $8 million in arrears with their dues towards United Nations ' peacekeeping ? |
| 8 | As we saw earlier , the period which marks the emergence of Consumers ' Co-operation as virtually the sole objective of the Movement , and its rejection of authentic Producers ' Co-operation , coincides with Hobsbawm 's Age of Capital , that period which marked the phenomenal growth of a global economy of industrial capitalism and so held out the prospect of unlimited and unfailing progress — and nowhere more than in Britain which held a de facto international monopoly in trade in manufactures . |
| 9 | Developments across the country are uneven , but the shape of things to come can be seen in the greater provision of minor surgery by general practitioners , the increase in health promotion work in general practice , the employment of staff such as physiotherapists and dietitians to work alongside general practitioners , the establishment of shared care arrangements for treating conditions such as diabetes and asthma , and the introduction of ‘ treat and teach ’ schemes , in which specialists carry out some of their consultations in general practitioners ' surgeries and develop the skills of general practitioners in the process . |
| 10 | The catalogue of executive facilities contained very little that was new , other than a gadget that bleeps and snoops its way into other peoples ' answer machines . |
| 11 | They might make an incidental contribution to crop production by agreeing to graze their herds over settled farmers ' land once it had been harvested . |
| 12 | The Ideal Home Decorating School gives you details of exclusive readers ' courses that cover everything from paint effects to dried flowers . |
| 13 | In a re-run Senate by-election in Lublin on June 11 , the Citizens ' Committee candidate won almost 51 per cent of the vote against his opponent from Private Farmers ' Solidarity who took just over 48 per cent . |
| 14 | Like affection , status relates to our feelings about other peoples ' feelings for us . |
| 15 | You compare your performance with other companies ' to identify where and how far you need to catch up , and what practices you need to adopt in order to do so . |
| 16 | Comparing your performance with other companies ' brings you back to the real world . |
| 17 | George Bush 's infamous toast to Marcos ( 'We love your adherence to democratic principles ' ) said it all . |