Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Holt , Harris believes that the so-called incompetence of children is an adult invention imposed on children for adults ' convenience . |
| 2 | The ‘ home front ’ had similar needs , met by shows like Workers ' Playtime . |
| 3 | Underlying this debate has been a concern that ‘ raw ’ examination results might be inappropriately interpreted as measures of schools ' effectiveness . |
| 4 | In addition the Budget made the tax on diesel supplied by firms for employees ' private motoring lower than the tax on petrol . |
| 5 | The widespread influence of Ribble , Bowlby and Spitz , although it was supported by new , more permissive baby books such as Benjamin Spock 's Baby and Child Care ( 1946 ) , can not be entirely explained in terms of parents ' reaction against the rigours of aseptic mothercraft . |
| 6 | Many non-neutral uses of gender-neutral words ( like citizen ) can not be explained in terms of speakers ' commonsense assumptions that men do certain things and women other things . |
| 7 | That decline will not be arrested by charters of citizens ' rights in those services , desirable though some aspects of those may be . |
| 8 | Electoral change in the constituencies which form the basis of Britain 's political system is often equated with changes in residents ' political preferences . |
| 9 | But when companies are fined for breaking the health and safety laws , they only get fined a pittance , compared to what damage is caused to employees through companies ' neglect and law breaking . |
| 10 | In other words , the section is aimed at clauses in manufacturers ' guarantees given with consumer goods which purport to exclude the manufacturer 's liability for negligence in manufacture under Donoghue v Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 . |
| 11 | Unrest in the education system , prompted by arrears in teachers ' salary payments , led to clashes with police in late May 1990 . |