Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody ever got high on elephants ' teeth . |
| 2 | If it is well handled , the pictures will speak for themselves and the dialogues will never fall short of pupils ' or teachers ' expectations . ’ |
| 3 | He was a man of simple tastes , always ready to encourage young engineers , yet not becoming jealous of colleagues ' successes . |
| 4 | In the remainder of this paper , therefore , I shall review some of the evidence that is becoming available on adults ' styles of interaction in the settings of home and school , and on the influences that these styles have on children 's learning . |
| 5 | Complete the coupon below and send it with a cheque/postal order made payable to Gardeners ' World Soakerhose Offer . |
| 6 | A ‘ Food Safety Update ’ sheet was launched in January to ensure that early clarification of the progress of regulations was made available to Operations ' Management . |
| 7 | adequate information to be made available about pupils ' actual achievements and personal potential . |
| 8 | Eleven centres were selected near to teachers ' colleges or state capitals and in each six experimental schools identified . |
| 9 | A Medau Group was formed in Sidcup and met monthly in members ' houses for discussions , as well as to enjoy social and fund-raising activities . |
| 10 | Perhaps , accustomed to Francis , she 'd become unquestioning about others ' ways of life . |
| 11 | Lam 's biography seems tailor-made for todays ' infatuation with multiculturalism : he was born in Cuba to a Chinese father and a Creole mother , he was a Roman Catholic fascinated by Santeria ( Cuban animism ) , his studies and work took him to France , Spain , the United States and the Caribbean , and each of his three wives came from a different European country . |
| 12 | Richard Miles , 29 years old , who worked as a panel beater , was found dead in parents ' garden . |
| 13 | ‘ Stay safe at Otters ' Bay , and wait for your brother . |
| 14 | It 's worth remembering that all drugs are open to abuse , and that people offer what they believe to be plausible explanations for such abuse : " To escape my problems ' ; " To relieve boredom " ; " To stay awake at parties ' ; " For self-confidence " ; " To be one of the crowd " ; " To help me get on with people " ; " To stop me worrying " ; " To become more creative " ; " To help me study all night " ; " It blows my mind " ; " For a pick-me-up " . |
| 15 | So much mere lip-service is paid to the concept of the primacy of users ' needs , and so often are the users ' needs merely perceived rather than ascertained , that library services fall short of users ' real needs or requirements too often . |
| 16 | And as existing experience , unchecked by alternative views of collective reflection , becomes sedimented into teachers ' consciousness as valued and ‘ successful ’ procedure , so pedagogy undergoes petrification . |
| 17 | Having established myself in a job I again became active in boys ' work and took charge of additional Tuxis Boys ' groups in company with Lincoln Lovett , Chief Clerk at the Land Titles Office . |