Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | Female influence was greatest in consumer decisions , and least in public affairs ( although , as in the above example of voting choices , the researchers say that the latter finding may be due to the men 's unwillingness to admit to having serious political discussions with women ) . |
2 | ( c ) The most efficient delivery arrangement will be direct from the builders ' merchant or manufacturer to an individual site , rather than to the builder 's store . |
3 | Kim suggested that he wished to hold an early meeting with Roh , but that this would be dependent upon the Premiers ' talks yielding " visible results " . |
4 | Gynaecologists , however , will be dismayed at the authors ' apparent lack of understanding of the management of a common medical complaint . |
5 | Analysis of ceramic material from a cremation and inhumation cemetery on the Isle of Wight revealed that cremation urns , which may also be early in the cemeteries ' histories , were made from local clay sources , whereas more unusual forms of pottery were made from sources foreign to the island and were found as grave-goods with inhumations ; they are types most commonly found in Kent . |
6 | However , this will not preclude other world faiths from that particular discrete area of the curriculum should their introduction be appropriate to the childrens ' experience or the particular theme , topic or unit of work being studied . |
7 | Building up parental confidence in these techniques can sometimes present a problem as they may be contradictory to the parents ' viewpoint . |
8 | Of course , what is really needed , and what would be better for the children 's education , would be either more nursery schools , or reception classes that have the right equipment and staff , and the ability to cope with the three and four-year-olds they are being handed so prematurely . |
9 | This can not be good for the employees ' self-esteem . |
10 | Flushed and triumphant after this orgy of extravagance , they left the store at last , keeping an eye on the time because Mabel must n't be late with the boys ' tea whatever happened and then they had a long , annoying wait at the bus-stop . |
11 | For instance , housing units should not only be available for the planners ' notion of the traditional nuclear family , but for a range of different relationships . |
12 | ‘ It was the day before my estimated delivery date , which also happened to be one of the children 's birthdays and half-term holidays , so I was very busy . |
13 | Law and order should be one of the Tories ' strongest cards , but record crime figures have tarnished their record . |
14 | and all these teams have to be aware of the others ' needs . |
15 | But generally speaking the criteria they tended to use was , if if it was work that would normally be superannuable under the teachers ' scheme then that that was work that would affect re-employment earnings . |
16 | But we should not be surprised by the Tories ' attack on public services . |