Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the murmur of ships ' engines and swish of bows cutting the tide could be heard across the calm sea . |
| 2 | These factors imply that not only the setting-up of institutions ' arrangements , but also the growth of common cultural attitudes to the conducting of business activities , are a necessary component in the establishing of an effective SEM . |
| 3 | Data from general practitioners suggest that the dilemma or contradiction mentioned earlier is very much a feature of GPs ' theorising ( McIntosh and Horobin 1977 ) . |
| 4 | She headed off upstream , and discovered a fair-sized pool after only a couple of minutes ' walk . |
| 5 | Mm , so it 's only a couple of months ' work really |
| 6 | This is already starting to ‘ gloss up ’ with use , giving both these guitars a friendly , used feel after only a couple of days ' playing . |
| 7 | Thus there have been changes over time in patterns of support between generations , but these are not necessarily a result of individuals ' changing beliefs and values about family responsibilities . |
| 8 | A recent step forward was the announcement in October 1990 of the formation of a broad-based teachers ' organization — the South African Democratic Teachers ' Union — which brings together a number of teachers ' unions previously separated on racial , geographical and political lines . |
| 9 | Whereas in England , the use of affidavits is commonplace , the tendency North of the Border is still to require witnesses to speak to documents in person , complicating even further the coordination of judges ' and advocates ' business diaries with those of expert witnesses . |
| 10 | She slouched from parent to parent , latching on to those who looked as if they would listen to her woes — not realizing , perhaps , that this was hardly the purpose of Parents ' Evening . |
| 11 | He met them at the gates of the airfield ( still a debris of contractors ' equipment surrounded by barbed wire ) and informed them gravely that if they entered — no difficult matter — they would be breaking the law . |
| 12 | Does the same exclusion of teachers apply to the Act 's seventh and final change , namely the enhancement of governors ' powers ? |
| 13 | The authorities were anxious not just about the state of students ' political thought but their physical and mental health as well since they were increasingly prone to fall foul of temptation . |
| 14 | The swell of responses seemed alone to fill the crisp air , even the rasp of soldiers ' boots on the paving-stones went unheard . |
| 15 | Union representatives sought concrete standards because employers were often unwilling to discuss seriously the implications of operators ' complaints of fatigue and strain . |