Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun pl] ' [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also restricts opportunities for pupils ' own interesting mathematical questions like : |
| 2 | Recognition of carers ' own personal needs . |
| 3 | On another it is an exploration into how an abused child becomes an abuser — and the novel draws its painful resonance from the fact that this theme is part of Banks ' own experience : ‘ Alcoholism , domestic violence and abandonment , those are the three essential characteristics of my early family life , ’ he says . |
| 4 | So protests about the Government 's proposals to charge parents for extras ' such as swimming lessons and cooking materials fall wide of the mark . |
| 5 | The Progress Book gradually builds into a scrapbook of pupils ' own work , forming a personal and lasting record of what they have learned and achieved . |
| 6 | It is not surprising then that areas such as sex education , religious education and the establishment of voluntary schools have proved contentious in view of the centrality of these matters to parents ' own cultural values . |
| 7 | Although much was spread on British roads , some found its way on to the nation 's dinner tables through stores ' own label brands . |
| 8 | When a speaker S who speaks a particular variety V1 of a language L moves to an area where the local language is , in terms of speakers ' own assessments , a different variety of the same language L — in other words , a different dialect of L — say , V2 , it is usual for that individual 's speech to acquire some of the phonological and grammatical characteristics of V2 . |
| 9 | Not based upon any consensus of content , nor the expectation that teachers will do the same thing with all the class , this takes seriously the concept of the teacher as the manager of pupils ' own learning instead of a purveyor of information and ideas . |
| 10 | ( b ) The development of retailer power , in which the relative advantage obtained from bulk buying , the use of retailers ' own brands " , and policy limitations on the range of items stocked have all combined to put the manufacturer or supplier at a disadvantage . |
| 11 | However , it can surely do no harm to apply these methods to code switching data , as long as the analyst is aware of the boundary between participants ' own interpretations — as warranted by " displays " within the talk — and the analysts ' intuitive interpretations . |
| 12 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 13 | It began to prove its value when the members of pupils ' own groups helped each other and came not always to rely on the initiative or instruction of the teacher-tutor . |
| 14 | It is exemplified in the resistance of councillors to tenants ' own mobilisation . |
| 15 | This is where the CA approach , requiring the analyst to display a " warrant " for all claims in the form of participants ' own responses , has an advantage . |
| 16 | In recent years the alpine trend has been for less adventurous climbing : bolted instant classics from climbers ' such as Michel Piola — safe rock routes with a savage backdrop . |
| 17 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 18 | As might be expected , comment varied widely from workshop to workshop and ranged across issues such as the exact interpretation of the wording of tasks , time allocated to tasks , value of tasks , applicability of generic examples to participants ' own specialities and many others . |
| 19 | Their catalogue illustrates the many boxes and boards they have constructed , and they specialise in making boxes to clients ' own specifications . |
| 20 | The other reason is the extent of teachers ' own knowledge about language . |
| 21 | As far as the effect of knowledge about language on pupils ' own language skill is concerned , it is true that it has been difficult or impossible to show any direct cause-and-effect relation between teaching formal grammar and improved writing performance . |