Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's really to make people to attract peoples ' attention and to make them think about these issues . |
| 2 | One of the reasons we developed a design-led retail business , offering our own unique products , was because we saw we could distance ourselves from other retailers who were just selling manufacturers ' products and discounting them and getting into constant competitive battles . |
| 3 | More recently Hairy Hands has been reported as wresting steering wheels from drivers ' hands and forcing them off the road , often causing appalling accidents . |
| 4 | She took her arms away from round her kids ' shoulders and held them out for him . |
| 5 | The people who suffer if they are broken are not the owners , the shareholders or the board of directors , but those who work in the industry — people who have given their lives to that industry , built up the companies ' assets and made them into going concerns attractive for privatisation . |
| 6 | It was not just the Iraqis ' perfidy that did them down . |
| 7 | For example , the major criticism which parents made of social workers concerned their poor communications , lack of openness and honesty , failure to value parents ' strengths and to treat them as equals , and a failure to involve parents in decisions . |
| 8 | Peace did not reign for long as he provoked the ultimate chop for himself by one day taking his scissors to all of the models ' heads and cropping them . |
| 9 | After the dovecot came the wall connecting the stableyard to the house , the yard I 'd crossed every night I could remember to collect the dogs ' bowls and return them full . |
| 10 | On 29 July 1991 Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V.-C. [ 1991 ] 3 W.L.R. 857 dismissed the solicitors ' summons but gave them leave to appeal . |
| 11 | Their father , Oliver P. Bernard , the theatre designer who had worked at Covent Garden and the Boston Opera House and who had also designed Art Deco interiors for Lyons restaurants , had died insolvent , thereby terminating his sons ' education and obliging them to look for work . |
| 12 | This will attract the fishes ' attention and encourage them to feed . |
| 13 | The airlines , facing their fourth successive year in the red , are urging the EC to drop plans to lower maximum noise levels and nitrogen oxide emissions , arguing that they could increase operating costs , reduce the resale value of operators ' fleets and put them at a competitive disadvantage to international rivals . |
| 14 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
| 15 | Towards noon on 5th October , Howard 's treaty Nez Perce scouts Captain John and Old George carried a white flag to the fugitives ' lines and asked them to make peace . |
| 16 | To better understand and service your needs , we make a special effort to answer all of our customers ' questions and to help them with any technical problems that may be related to MiLAN products . |
| 17 | Like advertisements , window displays aim to attract the customers ' attention and persuade them to enter the shop and buy . |
| 18 | And some chap came down from the M G B Owners ' Club and said he 'd offer him six thousand for it . |
| 19 | Secondly , the opening up of the sugar market was perfectly compatible with an amelioration policy designed to improve slaves ' conditions and prepare them to take responsibility for their future freedom . |
| 20 | The Court accepted that the agreement did not formulate precisely the inhabitants ' rights but thought them sufficiently precise for judicial enforcement . |
| 21 | Jack Mason appeared at the players ' entrance and greeted me in his usual jovial way . |
| 22 | After the birth of the puppies the larvae can also migrate into the puppies ' system and infect them through the mother 's milk ( 4 ) The worms mature passing eggs in the puppies ' faeces which are consumed by the mother and can reinfect her ( 5 ) . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , working class women could still filter out useful information from a visit to a School for Mothers , and as the local authorities increasingly came to take over the Schools and Babies ' Welcomes and turn them into infant welfare centres , so they became more acceptable to working class women . |
| 24 | London local authorities had delayed hearing petitioners ' cases and put them to considerable inconvenience . |
| 25 | Did you put down my olds ' address or did you ? |
| 26 | Reid 's role in this coup is not to put money on the eventual winner but to back other horses in the race , thus distracting the bookies ' attention and stopping them pulling their usual trick which is to depress the winner 's official starting price by similar last-minute shenanigans . |
| 27 | ‘ You see , ’ he continued , smiling unpleasantly , ‘ I travel with a young man , a friend of mine , who roasts boys ' hearts and eats them . |
| 28 | Generally , companies can not do much to help , although some try to employ relocated employees ' spouses or inform them of job vacancies in other firms in the area . |
| 29 | When some moss has stuck , each tit collects spiders ' webs and stretches them across the moss . |
| 30 | Reform and strengthen local government , removing unnecessary tiers , restoring councils ' independence and ensuring they are accountable to the people through a fair voting system . |