Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is written on children 's notebooks and chanted by their youth groups . |
| 2 | It is easier to judge the impression which the Black Death made on men 's minds , for this is reflected in the chroniclers ' writings , than to measure the scale of its ravages . |
| 3 | Much work has been done on children 's understanding of how a person 's beliefs determine that person 's actions , but less is known about their conception of the role of motivation in action . |
| 4 | Shifting the dramatic frame enables us to use the dramatic fictions that are shown on children 's television as starting points for drama . |
| 5 | We looked at European history and traced the effects which the growth of specialised institutions of government and administration have had on women 's potential for political influence . |
| 6 | I 'm interested in the role of women all over the world , particularly in terms of what effect development strategies have had on women 's position , not merely in India but in other parts of the world as well , because I feel that there are a lot of common experiences which impinge on the problem as it relates to India . |
| 7 | He shows , without condescension , that Sylvia is inherently decent for all that her culture is founded on women 's magazines and television serials . |
| 8 | By 1971 this J-shaped curve was long established ( table 4.10 ) , with fertility lowest in social class IIIN and still highest in social class V. As might be expected , fertility is related to social class based on women 's own occupation in more linear fashion . |
| 9 | But the phenomena of women breadwinners is in no way equivalent to the experience of the male breadwinners — the new breadwinners are poorer , the legacy of a wage system based on women 's economic dependence . |
| 10 | Certain aspects of centres ' work may have been less successful than others ( there was a considerable and unproductive stress on making inefficient ‘ cheap ’ material such as bead microscopes ) and some centres like Nsukka , Nairobi , Domasi and Njala were more active than others but the overall record in terms of creation of exciting relevant material based on children 's experience is indeed impressive . |
| 11 | It shows that domestic violence , sexual harassment , rape , incest and sexual assault are commonplace manifestations of a dynamic based on men 's power and women 's subordination . |
| 12 | When workers ' minds are focused on children 's emotional well-being it is all too easy to overlook the basics of good child care . |
| 13 | Attention on fashion for most of the public was concentrated on women 's clothes , with mini-skirts and boots emphasising the rapid change in attitudes . |
| 14 | Since 1985 , she has concentrated on children 's book illustrations . |
| 15 | Since 1985 , she has concentrated on children 's book illustrations . |
| 16 | Indeed at this time of year , hundreds of millions of pounds are spent on children 's toys alone . |
| 17 | Particular emphasis has been placed on women 's health . |
| 18 | ‘ It shows the low value placed on women 's lives . |
| 19 | Particular emphasis has been placed on women 's health . |
| 20 | But if there is a distinctive female verbal culture — and here we need to bear in mind that women themselves are not a homogeneous group — I would argue that it has been shaped by patriarchal conditions , including the restrictions placed on women 's lives and words . |
| 21 | Since it was generally believed that emancipation depended on women 's participation in production , demands were made to free women from domestic slavery by the provision of communal facilities for childcare and cooking . |
| 22 | On Jan. 15 as part of a three-stage plan of " transition to an efficient market economy " subsidies worth 1,200 million Marks a year were cut on children 's clothes , shoes and some other items . |
| 23 | Jane — downstairs had remarked on men 's capacity for self-deception ; women are n't bad at it either . |
| 24 | Recent sociological research has focussed on women 's increased labour participation , the unequal sharing of household tasks and childcare , and the allocation of financial resources between household members . |
| 25 | ‘ I had plenty of Lego , but what they really wanted were the expensive toys they saw advertised on children 's TV . ’ |
| 26 | A series of conferences was arranged to pay homage to women 's spirit of self-sacrifice , a pamphlet was published on women 's legal rights and the year drew to a close . |