Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I do n't know that 's , this is not in any official stats books but it 's just my experience with students ' projects that if you get more than , there 's a sort of critical mass of about , about forty respondents and then you 're much more likely to start showing some interesting statistically significant findings for some reason , erm I do n't quite know why but er it 's one of life 's little mysteries but er so that 's usually if there 's a lot of numerical data what I 'd try and advise people to er to get . |
| 2 | And meant only for summer and early autumn ; no heating apparatus except the open fires , and a kitchen rather on a par for mod cons with my cottage at Otters ' Bay . |
| 3 | Hobbling into Range West on crutches , with a rope round my shoulders , I was looking forward to the expressions of disbelief that would have greeted my reply to sentries ' questions about what I was doing . |
| 4 | A cursory perusal of my file of pupils ' pursuits in both primary and secondary schools shows similar experiences and reflections . |
| 5 | Thank you for printing my request for readers ' ideas regarding the use of empty cones . |
| 6 | A widow who has cohabited and loses her entitlement to widows ' pension will , if the cohabitation ends , be entitled to claim it again . |
| 7 | But when Jan came up , gasping for air , her hair in rats ' tails — laughter lit up her pretty face . |
| 8 | Through centuries this image has become a Serbian ideal of woman and her part in mens ' wars . |
| 9 | You can — in a positive way — by helping the Rochdale Group make their Auction of Artists ' Work a huge success . |
| 10 | INCREASING workloads , job insecurity and changes at work are taking their toll on nurses ' health , a report shows today . |
| 11 | Pagan Osborne Grace & Calders is the latest in a series forced to make staff redundant as the recession continues to take its toll on solicitors ' business , particularly conveyancing and commercial work . |
| 12 | Use is made both of the results from an official survey of 588 architects , conducted by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission as part of its study of architects ' services in 1977 , and of surveys of 725 architectural practices and 34 clients , conducted in 1985 by the OFT as part of its study of advertising and charging within the construction industry . |
| 13 | Advocates of liberal education and especially of its science component argue plausibly for its effect on pupils ' ability to think logically , but the evidence for such an effect is not substantial . |
| 14 | ‘ The story is that two other clients of Martinez , ’ and Fearnley named two tennis players who were well-known for their skill at ladies ' doubles and notorious within tennis for their lesbian activities , ‘ were detailed to pursue Mary-Ann . |
| 15 | Whilst non-equity shares have a particular legal status which justifies their inclusion in shareholders ' funds , this does not justify reporting within shareholders ' funds an instrument which does not have that status and may never be converted into one that does . |
| 16 | The crime to which some addicts resort to finance their habits , and in which the suppliers of illegal drugs habitually engage , exacts its price in victims ' lives , not just money . |
| 17 | The passengers share their ride with holiday-makers ' bicycles , fresh vegetables , or miscellaneous freight of all shapes and sizes . |
| 18 | The paramount need is for a quality of softness , something which is entirely compatible with its use on babies ' skins . |
| 19 | These changes followed from recommendations set out by the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) in its Eighth Report of 1986–7 ( HC 98 ) Members said that they wanted documents tailored more specifically to Parliament 's needs in its consideration of departments ' expenditure proposals and put forward three proposals ( Cm. 375 ) . |
| 20 | Shelley was putting her drawer of patients ' notes in alphabetical order , but she looked up from her work to ask quietly , ‘ Do you care for Dr Rafaelo ? ’ |
| 21 | Braverman 's view is that work-study engineers are not contributing knowledge by their analysis of others ' work : they are acting as eyes and ears of management to find out on their behalf how quickly a job can be done . |
| 22 | Until now , Atkinson has played down title talk , referring to his team as ‘ half decent ’ and describing their position as bookies ' favourites as ‘ barmy ’ . |
| 23 | When a drover 's or farmer 's beasts went missing , they were liable to find their way into rogues ' hiding-places such as the deep cleft of the Devil 's Beef Tub near the source of the River Tweed above Moffat , where encircling hills seemed , according to Sir Walter Scott , to be ‘ laying their heads together to shut out the daylight from the dark hollow space between them ’ . |
| 24 | Every firm of solicitors is subject to detailed professional regulation in relation to its accounting practices , with particular reference to its handling of clients ' money . |
| 25 | So , too , might the mandated curriculum , be it set at national or provincial level , in its fixing of external curriculum objectives and its restriction of teachers ' room for manoeuvre . |
| 26 | Through reserves , events , books , magazines and films , and its network of members ' groups with their busy meetings programmes , the RSPB brings stimulating and enjoyable wildlife experiences to people of all ages . |
| 27 | Textbook writers and teachers might attempt to teach this terminology irrespective of its value to pupils ' learning . |
| 28 | Because participating preference shares contain an entitlement to share in profits which is of a restricted amount and has priority over the other classes of shares , they are non-equity shares in accordance with the definition in paragraph 11 of the [ draft ] FRS and their interest in shareholders ' funds should be presented within the aggregate amount attributable to non-equity shares as required by paragraph 34 . |
| 29 | Linked with this latter point , it was also reported that when it came to an evaluation of training courses " higher education providers revealed that their concern was very largely with improving the quality of their courses rather than assessing their effectiveness upon participants ' management practice in school " ( Wallace and Hall 1989:172 ) . |
| 30 | A participant in a game adopts a role based on his conception of others ' roles , what George Herbert Mead ( 1934 ) calls the ‘ generalised other ’ : a child can not play hide-and-seek unless in ‘ hiding ’ he understands the function of the ‘ seeker ’ . |