Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were like that about women 's lib . |
| 2 | In his heart , he still regarded this as women 's work , and felt humiliated that it was now Joshua who acted as Marcus Judge 's chief assistant at the dockyard . |
| 3 | A theme raised in recent studies is that of women 's consciousness : in the classic form of class consciousness ( Hunt , 1980 ; Porter , 1978a , b ) and of gender consciousness within class , within work and trade unions ( Cunnison , 1983 ; Wajcman , 1983 ) . |
| 4 | That of women 's or gender consciousness emerges from the women 's movement when consciousness-raising helped to make women aware of their specific position and disadvantages within contemporary society . |
| 5 | He did not give much for Beales 's chances of getting in and out of the building unremarked . |
| 6 | The Pill was as much about men 's sexual liberation as it ever was about women 's , because it purged their fear of paternity . |
| 7 | Darwinistic Victorian science derived psychological and cultural difference between men and women — such as women 's stereotypically greater tenderness , generosity and intuition — from male and female biology . |
| 8 | The differences between men and women seem to arise from factors such as women 's hesitancy , women 's role as cajoler and mediator for men , and men 's social dominance and sense of themselves as more authoritative . |
| 9 | We have become aware of other contending histories previously rendered largely invisible , such as women 's history and the ‘ history from below ’ of groups socially disenfranchised by reason of class , colour , religion . |
| 10 | Furthermore , attacks such as Crews 's are , as he acknowledges , not taken seriously and replied to in their own terms , but treated as symptoms of repressed disturbance . |
| 11 | Many ‘ minority ’ viewing programmes — such as children 's , documentaries , religious , educational and scientific — may not attract huge audiences , or lots of advertising , but they reach parts quiz shows , soap operas , American series and adverts do n't . |
| 12 | There was a massive expansion of public housing ( which was even called council housing ) ; responsibility for personal social services ( such as children 's welfare and provision for the old ) grew dramatically ; the growth of education budgets and responsibility for ( almost ) universal primary and secondary education gave local education authorities very high profiles in the lives of ordinary people ; and the introduction of a nationally organized town and country planning system suggested a major new influence over development . |
| 13 | Moreover , in contrast to much of Buxtehude , the spaces are occupied for most of the day so that space is not freed for other uses , such as children 's play or adults ' talk . |
| 14 | Kahan called for 80 per cent specialisation in areas such as children 's services and only 20 per cent on general social work training . |
| 15 | Catalogues and shelf arrangements of special collections , especially those of public libraries ; such as children 's collections , local studies collections and map collections . |
| 16 | The Sainsbury 's Lifestyle range of textiles went from strength to strength as the new team of specialist buyers and technologists introduced more quality items such as children 's footwear and men 's knitwear . |
| 17 | Of course , it is hard to know much of women 's thinking because they are so rarely represented in the source material ; for example , having no legal personality in common law , they were forced to remain silent in ‘ crim. con. ’ actions . |
| 18 | Much of women 's rural work , such as caring for poultry , milking and craftwork within the home is not included , as men are registered as the family breadwinners , as farmers , and women as housewives . |
| 19 | In one sense the Child Poverty Action Group ( CPAG ) was also a surprising ally : since its inception it had cap-tured the idea that family allowances were a bulwark , not so much against women 's economic dependence on men , but rather against the exigencies of low pay . |
| 20 | All about women 's sexual problems |
| 21 | All about men 's sexual problems |
| 22 | The image of woman has been moulded and portrayed in numerous ways by men , this series of paintings and drawings explores a fantasy in which women in the home are engaged in a bizarre recreation of themselves and their men , using all of women 's traditional ‘ homemade ’ handicraft skills . |
| 23 | This ‘ misrecognition ’ of men occurs because many of men 's common pathologies , weaknesses and vulnerabilities are accepted as ‘ normal ’ behaviour . |
| 24 | But the form of that narcissism tells us more about men 's love of men : it is masculinity in general that they love , and there is " a contradictory corollary in the iconography of miners — it both suggests and suppresses sexuality . |
| 25 | Many commentators have noted that more words are available to insult women than men , especially in sexual terms , and that words for women 's bodies are more taboo than those for men 's ( compare prick and cunt ) . |
| 26 | Ten days and more of women 's films is a good way of recharging one 's batteries , and women thinking of going to next year 's Festival might like to know that the organisers will arrange accommodation with local families for 50F a night ( approx £5 . ) |
| 27 | Do the same for children 's home computers , ghetto blasters and mains-powered toys in bedrooms . |