Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [prep] their [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 | of business men were less optimistic about their companies ' prospects . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Directors of limited companies are not personally liable for their companies ' debts unless you get a guarantee from them . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But in fact married women remained totally dependent on their husbands ' contributions and the benefits husbands received on their behalf . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Reform of the law which makes businesses still liable for their successors ' defaults even after they have assigned the lease . |
| 12 | Employers should be more aware of their employees ' needs . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In many similar households , sons of some social prestige and standing were at least nominally subject to their fathers ' authority . |
| 15 | In the 1950s , the Boards found the Conservative Government increasingly concerned about their shops ' competition with the private sector of electrical retailing . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Countries newly unsure about their neighbours ' capabilities would find themselves ever more tempted to try to get a bomb themselves . |
| 18 | It is a much debated question whether those who voted for these resolutions were truly representative of their countries ' educators and whether the debate preceding them was fairly conducted . |