Example sentences of "to be [prep] [art] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Family in happier times , ’ Cowley observed , picking up a wedding photograph which he knew to be of the Hatches ' daughter and Jack Stone . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Ray Parlour , 19 , is back in the squad and is likely to be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Middlesbrough midfield player Andy Peake has been recalled to today 's team with Mark Proctor expected to be on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 6 | And at the end of the day publishers prefer their books to be on the booksellers ' shelves than in the warehouse . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | The practice of stopping NSAIDs before investigation or starting H 2 antagonists for a clinical diagnosis of peptic ulceration seems to be in the patients ' best interests if a delay in endoscopy is unavoidable , but may lead to failure to find a definitive cause for the anaemia . |