Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had inherited a substantial sum of money from her parents ' estates and devoted herself to works of charity . |
| 2 | One of these schemes has already started and it has potentially lots of scope for our members ' work . |
| 3 | She was at the age when many women are at their physical best : tall , thin , but shapely ; smart , but not too dauntingly so ; fragrant ( a touch of Poison ) ; and fun : she had mastered early on the necessary female skill of charity towards her suitors ' jokes . |
| 4 | This means that a higher proportion of children will be brought up in the local authority sector than figures for the distribution of tenure in their parents ' age-band would suggest . |
| 5 | One night , in a state of despair , he drank several cans of lager with friends from college — and on the way home , expressed years of frustration against his parents ' beliefs ( as well as his deep need for their love ) by throwing stones at the stained glass windows . |
| 6 | Not surprisingly princes were concerned to build up a position of strength during their fathers ' lifetimes . |
| 7 | Editor , — After the full implementation of the community care reforms local authorities will be under increased pressure to use all sources of information about their clients ' and population 's needs for community care services . |
| 8 | The roar of his shot coincided with the answering crash of gunfire from his enemies ' weapons . |
| 9 | However , before you go adding vast quantities of fat to your dogs ' food , spare a thought for what it will do to the rest of your diet . |
| 10 | So , as a kind of protest against his parents ' values , he had joined the police as a constable . |
| 11 | Their superior intelligence capabilities have allowed them to exert considerable leverage in setting the terms of trade and the manner in which the separate stages of production in their customers ' factories are linked together . |