Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the murmur of ships ' engines and swish of bows cutting the tide could be heard across the calm sea . |
| 2 | These factors imply that not only the setting-up of institutions ' arrangements , but also the growth of common cultural attitudes to the conducting of business activities , are a necessary component in the establishing of an effective SEM . |
| 3 | Data from general practitioners suggest that the dilemma or contradiction mentioned earlier is very much a feature of GPs ' theorising ( McIntosh and Horobin 1977 ) . |
| 4 | She headed off upstream , and discovered a fair-sized pool after only a couple of minutes ' walk . |
| 5 | Mm , so it 's only a couple of months ' work really |
| 6 | This is already starting to ‘ gloss up ’ with use , giving both these guitars a friendly , used feel after only a couple of days ' playing . |
| 7 | Thus there have been changes over time in patterns of support between generations , but these are not necessarily a result of individuals ' changing beliefs and values about family responsibilities . |
| 8 | A recent step forward was the announcement in October 1990 of the formation of a broad-based teachers ' organization — the South African Democratic Teachers ' Union — which brings together a number of teachers ' unions previously separated on racial , geographical and political lines . |
| 9 | Whereas in England , the use of affidavits is commonplace , the tendency North of the Border is still to require witnesses to speak to documents in person , complicating even further the coordination of judges ' and advocates ' business diaries with those of expert witnesses . |
| 10 | She slouched from parent to parent , latching on to those who looked as if they would listen to her woes — not realizing , perhaps , that this was hardly the purpose of Parents ' Evening . |
| 11 | He met them at the gates of the airfield ( still a debris of contractors ' equipment surrounded by barbed wire ) and informed them gravely that if they entered — no difficult matter — they would be breaking the law . |
| 12 | Does the same exclusion of teachers apply to the Act 's seventh and final change , namely the enhancement of governors ' powers ? |
| 13 | Initially , the system worked well : Federconsorzi used its national clout to bid up the price of farmers ' crops and bargain down the cost of their supplies . |
| 14 | We are told the way in which MPs have voted on certain controversial cross-party issues such as abortion and hanging ; we are given the names of those to whom we must say farewell and those we should welcome , but no details whatsoever as to the make up the corps of MPs ' secretaries , that body of sirens from whom the more susceptible among us should be protected . |
| 15 | The authorities were anxious not just about the state of students ' political thought but their physical and mental health as well since they were increasingly prone to fall foul of temptation . |
| 16 | He read out a selection of prisoners ' letters today at a reception for the Trust in London . |
| 17 | The society will consider carrying out a survey of solicitors ' charges for conveyancing to compare them with those of competitors here and with professions in other countries . |
| 18 | BT is currently carrying out a survey of customers ' needs . |
| 19 | When the team carried out a survey of clients ' needs , the most common request was for translating and interpreting services . |
| 20 | No-one appeared to carry out an analysis of pupils ' needs . |
| 21 | The swell of responses seemed alone to fill the crisp air , even the rasp of soldiers ' boots on the paving-stones went unheard . |
| 22 | The other thing on that sort of erm side is that this is the first survey which we 've had since we started doing the survey in nineteen eighty eight when the first numbers were compiled , it 's the first survey which we 've had where the majority of regions ' manufacturers say that their unit costs have already fallen , erm we have n't seen that before , so the majority of regions said that the costs had fallen . |
| 23 | On the contrary , with the exception of Yugoslavia , where the system of workers ' self-management did something to diffuse responsibility for decision making , there has been a tendency towards increasingly centralized and bureaucratic administration in economic and other spheres of social life . |
| 24 | In addition however the number of days ' holiday allowed of at weekends would be limited as follows : = |
| 25 | Union representatives sought concrete standards because employers were often unwilling to discuss seriously the implications of operators ' complaints of fatigue and strain . |