Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been necessary to handle the appointment rather delicately , as when the post was originally advertised it had been for a boys ' school , 600 strong ; with the anticipated changes this would soon develop into a co-educational establishment of up to 1,000 . |
| 2 | If competition is perceived to be open , the ‘ rules ’ are seen to be fair , and the determinants of success are within the competitors ' control , competition can be extremely fruitful . |
| 3 | ‘ My wife rightly points out that I 've never been in a ladies ' loo in my life . |
| 4 | We are in the Limnititzkers ' lair . |
| 5 | Ironically the offices of the Darlington Association on Disability are in the Friends ' Meeting House , Skinnergate . |
| 6 | Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 1920s in a ‘ Napoleon ’ armchair , two of which are in the Dolls ' House library . |
| 7 | ‘ The Family in happier times , ’ Cowley observed , picking up a wedding photograph which he knew to be of the Hatches ' daughter and Jack Stone . |
| 8 | Incompatible therefore though a Co-operative sector would be with the Webbs ' version of the fully Socialist economy , the incompatibility has not so far become obtrusive in the United Kingdom because Labour Governments , which incidentally have had the support of the Co-operative Party as the political arm of the Co-operative Consumer Movement , have carried western Socialist Empiricism to the point of settling for the mixed economy ; and any central planning has been indicative — and , some would say , ineffectual — rather than mandatory . |
| 9 | Limitation of family size will not happen unless it can be done without trespassing on conscience and unless practicable means are available ; and unless it is perceived to be in the families ' interests to do so ( Coale 1973 ) . |
| 10 | Servette qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the Swiss League but last November it looked like they would be in the Champions ' Cup . |
| 11 | It may well be in the defenders ' interests to consider a minimum Tender justifiable , with some educated guess work , on the scraps of information available , in the expectation that if the pursuer is not to accept the Tender , further vouching will have to be produced . |
| 12 | Boll would be in the Directors ' dining room , Basil would have gone to see his cronies in A area , Wayne would have gone out with those as young and limited as himself to the Hind 's Head in the village , Carol would be in the canteen wittering with the other Clerical Assistants and her husband . |
| 13 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 14 | It is unlikely to be in the investors ' interests to provide the entrepreneurs with as much as 20% or 25% of the equity at the outset . |
| 15 | You 're being transferred to the Correctional Labour Colonies , but you wo n't be classified as a foreigner , you wo n't be in the foreigners ' camp . |
| 16 | Then it may be in the parties ' interests to leave the money in the account but transfer the benefit of the account to the third party by some other means ; for instance , by the depositor constituting himself a trustee of the account for the benefit of the third party , or by him assigning the money in his account to the third party . |
| 17 | Well I , well I 'm on a weeks ' holiday are n't I , at Easter ? |
| 18 | Ray Parlour , 19 , is back in the squad and is likely to be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 19 | Blackburn 's Kevin Moran replaces him to win his 68th cap and striker Tony Cascarino is almost certain to be on the substitutes ' bench after also testing an injured hamstring this afternoon . |
| 20 | Middlesbrough midfield player Andy Peake has been recalled to today 's team with Mark Proctor expected to be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 21 | Striker Bernie Slaven could again be on the substitutes ' bench after his quick recovery from a knee operation . |
| 22 | The player not in a starting role will be on the substitutes ' bench alongside Bernie Slaven . |
| 23 | Peake and Bernie Slaven will be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 24 | And at the end of the day publishers prefer their books to be on the booksellers ' shelves than in the warehouse . ’ |
| 25 | Orrell , however , are confident he will be fit and name their regular side , with Chris Brierley and Brian Wellens likely to be on the replacements ' bench . |
| 26 | Guarantee costs of these should normally be at the vendors ' expense . |
| 27 | I mean when I got , when I got here okay er when I was in the lower sixth and I like sort of got in and then like it was so weird being , I mean I 'd never been to a blokes ' school before I came here |
| 28 | He had not yet been to the Hankses ' cottage to visit Anna , and it was of this the gipsy first spoke . |
| 29 | Most travel journalists will not have been to the Giants ' Grotto , of course , but they will certainly have seen the handy paragraph in the travel company press pack . |
| 30 | More recently , the primary threat has been to the highlanders ' land , although coerced labour and unequal trade continue . |