Example sentences of "is a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | But instead of despairing , Rocastle believes his omission is a sign of Leeds ' ability to retain the championship . |
| 2 | Returning to our earlier theme , we notice there is a tradeoff for shareholders ' representatives in employing a manager . |
| 3 | I do not wish to carp but what this book lacks is a list of MPs ' secretaries together with their personal details , buttressed where necessary with photographs . |
| 4 | Andermatt too is a place for travellers ' decisions : whether to return north back to Uri , or to choose one of the other three cardinal points of the compass for further travel . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | PSI , which is supported by the EPHOS guide to public procurement , is a reaction to end-users ' belief that too much time has been spent focusing on the protocol aspect of interoperability — in which users are n't at all interested . |
| 7 | In practice it is difficult to predict the precise amount by which money supply will expand if there is an increase in banks ' liquidity . |
| 8 | ‘ Madame Bovary , c'est moi ’ is an allusion to Cervantes ' reply when asked on his deathbed for the source of his famous hero . |
| 9 | There is an analogy between teachers ' in-service development and the mounting evidence that intervention in pupils ' careers which take place away from their school have limited value for either pupil rehabilitation or for changes in school ethos ( Topping 1983 ) . |
| 10 | In our terms , this book is an account of migrants ' moral careers , albeit careers constrained by the demands of a thriving capitalist economy . |
| 11 | This is an analysis of countries ' environmental characteristics , and the classification of countries as ‘ hot ’ , ‘ moderate ’ or ‘ cold ’ on the basis of these characteristics . |