Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was what 'd taken my fancy when the plan struck me : I could just see them standing there , mouths opening and shutting , looking at me bringing home this strange new boyfriend , knowing that nice people are polite to their daughters ' boyfriends when they 're thrust in front of their noses but — how can you be polite , darling — or , well , be anything — to this one ? |
| 2 | Currently , though , many women are dependent on their husbands ' pensions . |
| 3 | However , many of the very same down-trodden , whom Khomeini liked to call the ‘ shoeless ’ , are sceptical about their leaders ' empty promises . |
| 4 | Batowski ( 1986 ) suggests that secondary arts teachers are unsure of their colleagues ' support . |
| 5 | From 1948 when the National Insurance Scheme started , married women were given the option to pay the full-rate contribution for a pension in their own right or to be dependent on their husbands ' contributions and to pay a very reduced rate contribution — called the small stamp . |
| 6 | Similarly farmers are more prepared to be indulgent about their employees ' working hours as long as the necessary tasks are carried out efficiently . |
| 7 | Snobbery might be innate in their parents ' way of life , but it could never be admitted . |
| 8 | If nurse managers are to be accountable for their colleagues ' learning environment , they may help by providing increased opportunities for developing general teaching skills of recently qualified practitioners , who , far from having finished their education may in fact be just beginning . |
| 9 | Perhaps they assume that if they are the customer they will be liable for their clients ' obligations as principal . |
| 10 | Nicknamed ‘ Alpha ’ , she has the distinction of being the first woman , Regular or TA , to gain the coveted Provost Marshal 's Gold Whistle award for being top on her recruits ' course . |
| 11 | However , half of the chief executives polled were optimistic about their companies ' prospects , while only 35 per cent voiced concern . |
| 12 | But , what we would say to you I think this morning , Chair , is that in your officers ' view erm , yes , we think it is sensible to go forward and manage on the basis of five hundred thousand pounds addition towards that shortfall , we become increasingly nervous if that five hundred thousand pounds is reduced , and because of the uncertainty , again later in the papers you will see still have some contingencies that you could use from savings in previous years , and we will be strongly recommending to you that you retain some of those contingencies because of the uncertainty that still attaches to demands in the community care grants . |
| 13 | Britain is rich in its citizens ' willingness to give time , effort and money to helping others . |
| 14 | Mr Litman , who has set up an office in Moscow , is unperturbed by his rivals ' plans and promises that his ageing ex-spies will provide ‘ astounding new material that will shatter myths and create new controversies . ’ |
| 15 | The English language is one of our nations ' greatest assets — culturally , politically and commercially . |
| 16 | A central question in the present case is whether it is open to your Lordships ' House to follow their judicial brethren overseas down the road of development of the law ; and , if so , whether it would be appropriate to do so , and which is the precise path which it would then be appropriate to choose . |
| 17 | I am satisfied that , on the authorities , it is open to your Lordships ' House to take that step . |
| 18 | Along with the press and promotion staff , the marketing department has to ensure that every potential record-buyer is aware of their artists ' work . |
| 19 | He , however , was oblivious to his team-mates ' attention and had soon passed 40 . |
| 20 | What was appropriate in our mothers ' day is not necessarily so in ours , and therefore we look for new sources of guidance , since instruction of daughters by mothers is less readily acceptable than it was . |
| 21 | She was accustomed to her parents ' absences and proud to endure them as a member of a sailor 's family should , without complaint , but now the absence of her mother and father disturbed her . |
| 22 | In many of her novels May Sinclair was concerned with her characters ' struggle for individuality in a suppressive environment , which was frequently identified with the values of the Victorian society the author herself grew up in . |
| 23 | A fly on the dressing room wall suggests Alex Miller was furious with his players ' performance but the trip to Glasgow gives them a chance to atone . |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't care less , ’ was the reply of Philip , a 16-year-old sprinter from Birchfield , when asked whether he was displeased with his parents ' lack of zeal . |