Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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1 | Now schools can ‘ opt out ’ from local authority control , so that the people who care most about children 's futures — especially parents and teachers — are together empowered to make the key decisions . |
2 | An ardent but always non-violent feminist , she campaigned vigorously for women 's rights , fought hard to improve rudimentary state education and medical services , and was one of the first women to stand for election to a borough council after the passing of the Qualification of Women Act in 1907 . |
3 | That stereotype speaks less for women 's liberation than a society which treats children as a disruptive influence , a social nuisance . |
4 | I 'm all for women 's lib . ’ |
5 | So for children 's fables you might have : |
6 | As the girl smiled and blushed at herself , she seemed to be dreaming , dreaming perhaps of men 's hearts won and lost . |
7 | They are probably at ease not only with women 's tears but with a range of private feelings and needs for dependency and intimacy . |
8 | The far end of Avenida do Mar is rather a mess , with parked buses , cars and trucks together with fishermen 's huts and boats . |
9 | Segregation and control units have been used for difficult prisoners , especially in women 's prisons . |
10 | Picturing the nude is common enough in women 's photography . |
11 | The realisation that he was a sinner not only in men 's eyes but in God 's led to his conversion in February 1779 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 ’ . |
14 | Real books are those written by authors who have something they need to say and that have been published separately as children 's books , not teaching aids . |
15 | He kept it private ; I liked to imagine for showing his cronies stag movies , but probably just for men 's talk . |
16 | The Ashleys annexed Number 25 , to be used only for selling fabric ( at thirty-five pence per yard ) as the factory was still producing far more than could be made up into garments , while Number 23 was used just for children 's clothes . |
17 | But such women also frequently work separately from women 's groups where participants ' age is not specified : an indication that these apparently age-free groups do not deal adequately with their interests . |
18 | Hoppity in Hartlepool is one of the few nearly new shops specialising just in children 's clothes . |
19 | Could she not sustain the momentum , not just on tradesmen 's credit but on borrowed money ? |
20 | If teacher training is about preparing young men and women to work sensitively to children 's needs , and to provide a work force of newly trained teachers who are able to fit into schools effectively , the way in which initial teacher education is developing deserves careful reappraisal . |
21 | ‘ I 'll be in touch , ’ he said loudly before he left , and Alyssia shook her head in frustration , finding it difficult to be angry , even though he had blackened her yet more in Piers 's eyes . |
22 | Removing many eggs at once from women 's bodies , has led to ’ egg donation ’ . |
23 | Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children 's explanations . |
24 | Delightful illustrations — including the wacky cartoon characters Wizzy the witch and Morgan the monster — appeal directly to children 's imaginations and sense of humour . |
25 | From children 's adventure stories and animal stories , to science fiction and fantasy topics , and more traditional and factual tales , Start with English Readers appeal directly to children 's interests and extend their English reading in the most natural way possible . |
26 | In all cases , the experiences will be more powerful if they relate directly to children 's current theories , and offer them the opportunity to test them and consider alternative accounts . |
27 | The interviews were mostly with women 's magazines , and many of the letters we received were from women , who felt an instinctive sympathy for John and could easily put themselves either in my position or that of John 's mother . |
28 | Self-esteem , though not significantly different between women and men throughout childhood and early adulthood , may decrease later in women 's lives , for instance . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | Walter made quite a business from stealing rationed food from the grocer he worked for and selling it on the black market , while Theo dealt mostly in men 's clothes which he shifted on to a second-hand dealer who paid ready cash . |