Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect you 're busy with the ladies ' altar guild and the old people 's picnic . |
| 2 | Much will depend upon the degree to which divisional/ SBU ROI figures are important in the managers ' reward system . |
| 3 | Erm talking about the various types of pension that are available under the teachers ' scheme . |
| 4 | Phrases such as ‘ the ‘ boyo' body-language kept breaking through ’ are reminiscent of the tabloids ' anti-Welsh campaign against Kinnock , and it is deplorable that a once-eminent socialist writer should use them . |
| 5 | Does this really show that the public of are worried about the Trusts ' hospitals . |
| 6 | Under the influence of excessive risk aversion managers are thus liable to cause the firm to grow to an inefficient size and to engage in other forms of behaviour which are sub-optimal from the shareholders ' point of view , such as making low dividend payouts and an inadequate use of the company 's borrowing capacity . |