Example sentences of "[pron] is [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow 's Europe must have a Bill of Rights and a Thatcher Carta , she cried , despite being about as keen on a Bill of Rights for Britain and a Social Charter for today 's EC as she is on workers ' soviets |
| 2 | The first one is about nerves ' , which is the term the refugees use for depression . |
| 3 | It must also take account of : ( 1 ) the market position and economic and financial strength of the parties to the merger ; ( 2 ) the availability of alternative products ; ( 3 ) barriers to entry ; ( 4 ) the interests of consumers ; and ( 5 ) the development of technical and economic progress as long as it is to consumers ' advantage and does not form an obstacle to competition . |
| 4 | It is in yachtsmen 's best interests that some flexibility is permitted now , otherwise all the wide and diverse skills that prevail on the Hamble at the present time will gradually disappear . |
| 5 | The temptation for some present-day commentators has been to conclude that it is in women 's ‘ real ’ interests to limit divorce . |
| 6 | Leapor is prepared to fight for her dignity , and , indeed , believes it is in women 's characters to resist a tyranny , even if they are deprived of the hope of success . |
| 7 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman must answer this question : how can he argue that it is in patients ' interests to move away from a system of competitive tendering and use that money to pay trade union members rather than to pay for extra treatment for patients ? |
| 9 | He is after women 's bodies for all the other things too : love , spiritual communion , loss of self , exaltation . |
| 10 | Questions are categorised as closed ( where teacher wants answer which is already in her/his mind ) and open ( where teacher is interested in knowing what is in pupils ' minds ) . |