Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Artists and journalists are not so dependent upon their colleagues ' approval but can appeal directly to the laity . |
| 2 | It was all very well living in London , or , when her mother insisted , at the house in Brighton , but they were not her houses , and although she was almost twenty she was still very much subject to her parents ' control . |
| 3 | of business men were less optimistic about their companies ' prospects . |
| 4 | Readers of right-wing papers were well aware of their papers ' pro-Conservative and anti-Labour bias though less unanimous about their papers ' anti-Alliance bias . |
| 5 | In radio productions I was constantly aware of our listeners ' reactions ; in the consideration of any idea for a show , my first concern was how it would be received in the homes of listeners , nationwide — and , say what you will , I still believe this is the first requisite of Good Showmanship . |
| 6 | Directors of limited companies are not personally liable for their companies ' debts unless you get a guarantee from them . |
| 7 | But the only speech delivered did not consider this second point and the summary treatment of the appellant 's argument is reflected in the opinion expressed , at p. 633 , that the point certified and argued was scarcely worthy of their Lordships ' attention . |
| 8 | The Palace said both Charles and Diana decided two weeks ago the statement should be made just prior to their sons ' Christmas break from school . |
| 9 | In fact , ‘ public notice ’ comprised for many years a small insertion in the classified advertisement section of two national daily papers and one local paper , jammed between husbands who were no longer responsible for their wives ' debts and the liquidation of bankrupt companies . |
| 10 | The " real property " and " the real respectability " of the new centres of population would thus be given political weight , and the national electorate would be enlarged by " about half a million persons , and these all connected with the property of the country , having a valuable stake amongst us , and deeply interested in our institutions ' … |
| 11 | Connie pretends to be more interested in her friends ' motivations and feelings than her own , but ultimately they are another way of understanding herself . |
| 12 | But in fact married women remained totally dependent on their husbands ' contributions and the benefits husbands received on their behalf . |
| 13 | The more senior staff also say they feel more competent to conduct the review , have contributed to more of the report directly , found the LEA guidelines more useful , report that outsiders were more involved in their schools ' review and consider their reports to be more judgmental . |
| 14 | At Shell , we 're always open to our Customers ' suggestions , questions , complaints , even compliments — and anything else they want to say or know about Shell . |
| 15 | They faced prosecution under a presidential ordinance , passed hurriedly on Feb. 17 , which made organizers of demonstrations criminally and civilly liable for their supporters ' actions . |
| 16 | Practical PC is ever mindful of its readers ' wishes . |
| 17 | Reform of the law which makes businesses still liable for their successors ' defaults even after they have assigned the lease . |
| 18 | Employers should be more aware of their employees ' needs . |
| 19 | As the months passed , Charlie became more and more aware of his customers ' needs and in turn they were discovering that his barrow was now offering better value for money than many of its rivals . |
| 20 | This was partly due to her parents ' disapproval of her boy friend . |
| 21 | The nouveau roman 's ‘ map of misreading ’ is also apparent from its writers ' confrontation with more immediate predecessors . |
| 22 | She must know as much of his patients ' secrets as he did himself . |
| 23 | When they 've got over the shock , most are mainly concerned for their daughters ' welfare , and give them a lot of support , as illustrated many times in the accounts that follow . |
| 24 | The place was fairly close to his parents ' home and possibly had been chosen for that reason . |
| 25 | In many similar households , sons of some social prestige and standing were at least nominally subject to their fathers ' authority . |
| 26 | From his period of employment in an Irish pub , Amiss was well accustomed to its denizens ' congenital gregariousness : this went hand in hand with a complete inability to understand anyone else 's need for peace . |
| 27 | In the 1950s , the Boards found the Conservative Government increasingly concerned about their shops ' competition with the private sector of electrical retailing . |
| 28 | Readers of right-wing papers were well aware of their papers ' pro-Conservative and anti-Labour bias though less unanimous about their papers ' anti-Alliance bias . |
| 29 | At least two of my contemporaries ' mothers were asked where their newborn babies ' tails were . |
| 30 | Seemingly almost every month a new product or service is launched to meet yet another of its members ' needs . |