Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will 1 ) examine more fully the extent to which primary schools vary in their effects on a variety of pupils ' educational outcomes , including progress in reading and maths ; 2 ) establish whether the composition of pupil intakes is related to effectiveness ; 3 ) find out whether school vary in their effectiveness from year to year and whether their effects on pupils persist into secondary school . |
| 2 | This makes it difficult to tell whether HP and other retail credit , as a part of consumers ' overall spending , is now increasing or declining . |
| 3 | Thus there have been changes over time in patterns of support between generations , but these are not necessarily a result of individuals ' changing beliefs and values about family responsibilities . |
| 4 | The Progress Book gradually builds into a scrapbook of pupils ' own work , forming a personal and lasting record of what they have learned and achieved . |
| 5 | I thought of myself as a connoisseur of girls ' good looks ; and I knew that this was one to judge all others by . |
| 6 | It would not be surprising if there were ; if science courses tended to act as a brake on students ' intellectual formation . |
| 7 | At the time , with the glasses on , she had imagined she could faintly discern the shape of a skull under Cheeks ' plump face . |
| 8 | What many need is to be told that they can achieve something more constructive than a profit from others ' financial predicament . |
| 9 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 10 | The Wimbledon midfield player was severely punished for his oration in ‘ Soccer 's Hard Men ’ , a video in which he describes a host of footballers ' dirty tricks . |
| 11 | Alex Miller 's team asked no questions of a drastically altered Ibrox side containing more than a smattering of Rangers ' impressive reserve strength . |
| 12 | In this case , the accounts are addressed to the shareholders and the balance sheet is a statement of shareholders ' financial position while the income statement is the change in shareholders ' financial position . |
| 13 | After a couple of minutes ' polite talk and the offer of a cup of tea , Mrs Tanner went away to talk to mother . |
| 14 | A couple of hours ' leisurely stroll would get him to the Georgian capital shortly before dusk fell . |