Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the old industrial communities have long been a desert for women 's employment . |
| 2 | During the past two years , there has been a settlement of travellers ' caravans in a parking area at the centre of Robton in Central Scotland . |
| 3 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 4 | The trust gets money and they pay their expenses and there have been a lot of lawyers ' expenses and the expenses of the Swiss foundation , which is also a beneficiary of this trust . |
| 5 | If , indeed , such principles are a feature of children 's attempts to understand adult language , it remains to be seen whether they can be seen as the outcome of earlier developmental processes or , as seems more likely , innate abilities and therefore features of Chomsky 's LAD . |
| 6 | ‘ These drinks are a danger to children 's teeth and could cause enormous damage , ’ said a spokeswoman for the regional health authority . |
| 7 | The divergencies are a consequence of voters ' use of their preferences and the geographical distribution of party support . |
| 8 | ‘ I am an expert on women 's hands . |
| 9 | He thought it would certainly be a couple of days ' journey to the Fire Court — the giants would be sure to know , he said , because they had already sent emissaries with the marriage proposal . |
| 10 | But enhanced National Savings rates will be a threat to societies ' cashflows and any upturn in the housing market will exacerbate it . |
| 11 | Two questions you will constantly be asked are : What can be done with the old wreck ? and What will it cost and wo n't it be a waste of taxpayers ' money ? |
| 12 | In front was a tiny apron of garden , which the street light revealed to be a shambles of children 's toys and discarded garments . |
| 13 | Thus , the red tape that so often seems to characterize bureaucracies need not be a manifestation of bureaucrats ' love for due process . |
| 14 | The central figure on this occasion was the more locally known organizer , Margaret Irwin of Glasgow , acknowledged to be an expert on women 's trades in Scotland . ] " |
| 15 | In the USA at least , there needs to be an improvement in scientists ' understandings of how to influence the allocation of funding for remedial measures or for further research ( see Kitsos and Ashe 1989 ) . |
| 16 | They had gone to bed after enjoying those mountains of rice and bowls of curried concoctions , no doubt , that were a feature of expatriates ' meals in the east , when shouts and running feet stirred Bernard Callinan from his sleep . |
| 17 | ‘ I was thinking you were a member of Women 's Liberation . ’ |
| 18 | Being an enabler of pupils ' learning is an unselfish task and " imaginative " teachers do not necessarily excel in qualities of humility and standing back and giving space to others . |
| 19 | It 's a trend in women 's politics set , of course , by Margaret Thatcher although Virginia is naturally much more attractive . |
| 20 | There 's a list of girls ' names in here . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's a section for Women 's Art and Industries , or we could see Royle 's Self-Pouring Teapot . |
| 22 | It 's a waste of taxpayers ' money . |
| 23 | We have fought long and hard for a certain amount of privacy in society , especially within the home , but this has not been without cost , and now we search for ways of re-establishing the collective level , as it is a part of women 's nature to do . |
| 24 | The freedom to dress as we choose is a symbol of women 's liberation . |
| 25 | If proof were needed that intelligent children 's television is a friend of children 's books , the recent BBC serialisation of The Borrowers provides it amply . |
| 26 | They prattle on about equality , when really what they mean is a down-grading of women 's rights . |
| 27 | If it is a style of women 's shoe , the population memeticist may use sales statistics from shoe shops . |
| 28 | Returning to our earlier theme , we notice there is a tradeoff for shareholders ' representatives in employing a manager . |
| 29 | Wayward Girls and Wicked Women is a collection of women 's animation from the last 13 years — many of which were included in the Channel 4 animations seasons . |
| 30 | It is a cause of women 's relatively low pay and limits women 's chances by the narrow range of occupations to which they tend to be confined . |