Example sentences of "[adv] on [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguably this cuts down on women 's contact with other people . |
| 2 | British seamen in the US deserted in droves , alarming the new British government and bringing about a revived dialogue not only on seamen 's complaints about the inadequacy of British pay , the constantly recurring problems of loss of wages and effects when torpedoed and the inroad made by railway fares when they were paid off from diverted ships , but also on the dangerous state of mind of seamen who were incensed by the conviction that they were constantly subject to neglect , mishandling and coercion . |
| 3 | This new freedom to travel safely far and wide had a profound effect not only on men 's lives but also on their thoughts and beliefs ; these men who were being uprooted provided ‘ the background to the anxious thoughts of the religious leaders of the late second century ’ . |
| 4 | Could she not sustain the momentum , not just on tradesmen 's credit but on borrowed money ? |
| 5 | Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children 's explanations . |
| 6 | This critique , presented in an historical perspective , will focus both on women 's opportunities to generate eventual occupational pension scheme benefits themselves via paid employment , and on issues relating to widows ' benefits . |
| 7 | ‘ We are strong now on women 's rights , the environment and disarmament . ’ |
| 8 | She has written widely on women 's education and communication , and has produced films and other A/V materials in support of development initiatives . |
| 9 | As with the earlier , mainstream , psychology of women , the contemporary feminist version focuses predominantly on women 's low-status roles as mothers and motherers , the biological , social and emotional facilitators of everyone around them . |
| 10 | The emphasis was no longer placed on male domination , but rather on women 's equal but different attributes . |
| 11 | I have never found this to run , even on children 's cardigans . |
| 12 | But fear of crime can have a devastating effect on people 's lives , and particularly on women 's lives . |