Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 The course will concentrate entirely on the teachers ' deficits and have the following components :
2 Milling was last capped back in 1988 but with Waringstown 's Alan Nelson already ruled out of the Kenya trip due to work commitments , must feature strongly in the selectors ' minds .
3 Eastern Europe does not yet feature strongly in the trusts ' portfolios and according to Amanda Davidson , a partner in independent financial advisers Holden Meehan ( 071–354 2020 ) , it must only be viewed as a very long-term investment .
4 It can not be otherwise : self governing will happen only with the doctors ' approval and only if they are convinced that patients will benefit . ’
5 He found himself wishing he was at home again , at Polly 's home , and could creep stealthily into the twins ' room and sit there as he sometimes had at night , on the floor among their discarded toys and cuddly animals , with his back to the wall , listening to the sound of their breathing .
6 He watched the bicycle pass right by the Stones ' house , the tail light a small , red glow that faded from view .
7 Some of the neighbours , however , do n't care much for the spotters ' activities .
8 Hard-line street life does n't sit easily with the girls ' culture , and for all their stylish revolt , in the end the only way to belong seems to be to be part of the community of women .
9 Another argument in favour of fees over commission is that there will be more incentive for stockbrokers to take a real interest in their clients ' portfolios , since any increase in their value will bear directly on the brokers ' remuneration .
10 The early part of the decade had seen the festival succumb entirely to the boys ' own heavy metal hackery that at that point ruled the roost in certain quarters , most significantly the mind of Jack Barrie , Marquee General Manager and responsible for booking the bands .
11 Indeed , musicians argue amongst themselves as to preferred gauges in any one set , so the blame does not lie entirely at the manufacturers ' door .
12 For the most part , however , the solution will lie more on the managers ' side than the shareholders ' : the managers need to be given incentives that make them less likely to make the colossal errors of the 1960s .
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