Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In this way , the organizational climate interacts with the men 's personal qualities to predispose the majority of them to define their role as one of community service . |
2 | His desire is for the crown , and the way he starts at the witches ' double prophecy shows that he already has it in mind . |
3 | Brig Ramsey arrives from the Women 's Royal Army Corps ( WRAC ) , where she was the final director before its abolition last week under Options for Change . |
4 | This appeal does not emanate from the rational and utilitarian purposes parents may satisfy through reading : rather , the child responds to the parents ' emotional absorption in reading . |
5 | These interviews are directed at building up life histories for forty female offenders and are analysed with the aim of identifying significant turning points in the women 's criminal careers . |
6 | Whether or not it is correct , it quite clearly differs from the parents ' explicit account of their perception of how the decision has been reached and the implications it will have for George . |
7 | The firmness of the Polychromos Pastels is due to their slightly higher than average binder content ; this accounts for the crayons ' notable strength and low dust factor , reducing accidental breakage and keeping the hands relatively clean during use . |
8 | If the temperature also rises above the bees ' favoured level of 35°C , a group of workers position themselves near the entrance with their tails pointing outwards and then start fanning their wings so that the stale air is wafted out . |
9 | Usually ministers are formally answerable to Parliament only for discharging their own responsibilities relating to sponsored bodies ( such as in terms of broad policy and general oversight ) , while responsibility for efficiency and day-to-day matters normally rests with the organizations ' own management . |
10 | The self-supporting framework builds on the children 's existing collective resources : their knowledge and experience , their social relationships , their capacity to support and stimulate one another through shared interests and concerns . |
11 | I am not kidding you : for this high-level encounter he goes to the news-agents ' next door and gets the key that hangs behind the counter . |
12 | Everything here speaks of the owners ' attentive care and good taste . |
13 | Lunch with Paloma Picasso , friendships with the supermodels , front-row seats at the shows and invites to the designers ' private dinners afterwards , fashion advice from her friend at Vogue . |
14 | The next example is an account of a teacher 's observation of children at play whereby she learns of the children 's own discoveries as they experiment for themselves . |
15 | The sequence in Figure 1 begins with the children 's boisterous behaviour . |
16 | Ominously , the highest estimate comes from the bankers ' own technical adviser , who puts it at £8.1bn . |