Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] in [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An extreme example of parental involvement in children 's sports is the phenomenon which Dorcas Susan Butt calls the ‘ sports parent ’ , the parent ‘ who pushes the child onward in the sport … sometimes encourages the youngster and sometimes criticizes , and will often go to any degree to further the child 's interests … the parent 's main interest is to maximize the performance and benefits of his or her own child ’ ( 1976 , p. 120 ) . |
| 2 | Then Brian Pendreigh will begin and tell of political correctness in children 's books which some authors now fear amounts to censorship |
| 3 | These visions would appear , unsummoned , while she sipped cups of strong tea in clients ' bedsitters … |
| 4 | The development of verb-phrase anaphora in children 's language |
| 5 | Anne Higonnet 's essay on 19th century women 's ‘ Secluded Vision ’ , by contrast with these analyses of women 's professional practice , explores images of feminine experience in women 's albums and ‘ amateur ’ paintings . |
| 6 | In 1967 John Rowe Townsend felt it necessary to draw attention to the return of heavy-handed didacticism in children 's books , and critical evaluations of them . |
| 7 | For this , five years of full-time study are complemented by two years of practical training in architects ' offices — the first between third and fourth years , and the second after completing the Diploma in Architecture . |
| 8 | The trait of genuine willingness in horses ' is not as common as horse lovers , breeders and dealers would have us suppose . |
| 9 | Four weeks of near stasis in voters ' attitudes apparently gave way at the last moment to a near avalanche . |