Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] in [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the aims of the newly introduced Crown Prosecution Service is to increase consistency in prosecutors ' policy across the country and thereby ensure a more consistent standard of justice . |
| 2 | It is one of the easiest measures for the government to control , but it has been frequently criticized as being of little use as an indicator of spending power in the economy since it excludes the most important component of money supply , namely bank deposits , and includes money in banks ' tills which is the money that banks need to keep in their tills as a ‘ float ’ . |
| 3 | GPTV director David Hahn said : ‘ The average waiting time in GPs ' surgeries is 30 minutes . |
| 4 | EUROPEAN Cup Winners ' Cup Division B champions Pegasus must take part in women 's hockey 's Sharwoods Irish Senior Cup preliminary round for the third successive season . |
| 5 | The participant orientation finds expression in citizens ' beliefs that they can influence government at both the national and local level . |
| 6 | Price notes that one potent expression of this transformation was the physical change that took place in bakers ' shops . |
| 7 | All men would receive instruction in women 's rights as well . |
| 8 | In fact , ‘ have a nice day ’ was originally coined as a deliberately longer and more personal message to have ringing in customers ' ears just as they walked off the premises , instead of the terminal ‘ bye ’ or ‘ see yah ’ , so they 'd come back . |
| 9 | The first line — ’ Our Father which art in heaven , hallowed be thy name ’ has not yet given way in children 's parlance to ’ Our Father in heaven , may your name be hallowed ’ , or , ’ Our Father in heaven , may your holy name be honoured . ’ |
| 10 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 11 | Consequently , many added as a rider to their initial response the comment that the reporting accountant should be registered and/or licensed by the Law Society and required to undertake training in solicitors ' accounts . |
| 12 | Doubts about banks ' capital reserves , which include stock in clients ' companies , and property-related bad debts may continue to undermine confidence in the market as a whole . |
| 13 | To provide teachers with the means to easily and quickly identify sexism in children 's literature should they wish to do so [ 'sexism' here to include explicit sexism , i.e. a refusal to acknowledge diversity resulting in a stereotypical portrayal , and implicit sexism , i.e. a tacit acceptance of prevalent inequalities on the basis that these reflect currently accepted norms ] . |
| 14 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |