Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These have occasionally given rise to strange sea-farers ' tales of ‘ floating islands ’ . |
| 2 | We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression . |
| 3 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 4 | Ltd. , from the decision of Millett J. on 16 January 1991 upholding the validity of a common law notice to quit given to the plaintiffs in respect of land forming part of the site of 263–265 , Walworth Road , Southwark , London S.E. 17 by the second to fourth defendants ' predecessors in title , the first defendants , the London Residuary Body . |
| 5 | Delegation of management responsibilities will be needed : ( 1 ) to avoid having to take day to day problems to full partners ' meetings for decision ; ( 2 ) to free individual partners from onerous administrative tasks so as to allow them to concentrate on fee earning ; ( 3 ) because it is inherently more efficient . |
| 6 | This research will be extended by examining 10- to 16-year olds ' perceptions of advertisements for alcoholic drinks . |
| 7 | Ramsey was sent to two dames ' schools in succession but learnt so little that his parents took him away and for a year he was taught at home by his mother . |
| 8 | Psychology 's definition of its object , the human subject , as rational and autonomous , owes a lot to other sciences ' concepts of their objects . |
| 9 | The same applies to local authorities ' responsibilities under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act . |
| 10 | Gloucester play Northampton in a match crucial to both clubs ' chances of claiming the Division One title . |
| 11 | Gloucester play Northampton in a match crucial to both clubs ' chances of claiming the Division One title . |