Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [noun sg] 's [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | British Rail was ruling out King 's Cross at that stage , yet two or three years later BR tells us that King 's Cross is essential . |
| 2 | For managers , this path means continually retraining employees for more complex tasks ; automating in ways that cut routine tasks and enhance worker flexibility and creativity ; diffusing responsibility for innovation ; taking seriously labor 's concern for job–security ; and giving workers a stake in improved productivity through profit-linked bonuses and stock plans . |
| 3 | She devotes the major part of the book to showing how psychology 's view of children has become more rounded . |
| 4 | Setting out Labour 's case for international co-operation to strengthen world security and combat environmental degradation , Mr Kinnock said : ‘ It is an argument for global citizenship — a recognition of the fact that in the world now and for the future , passive co-existence is not enough . |
| 5 | She was continuously anxious lest Mitzi upset coffee all over them both — the coffee-cups being very small , and seeming almost doll 's size in Mitzi 's hands . |