Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] their [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contrast between increased industrial output and deteriorating social and economic conditions sharpened their political consciousness and strengthened support for the clandestine labour movement , especially among the younger workers , who had not experienced the Civil War and did not have the " peace at any price " outlook of some of their parents ' generation . |
| 2 | Two thirds of teachers claim to have contributed directly to some of their schools ' report , a further quarter have contributed to most of it and 7 per cent to all of it . |
| 3 | Artists and journalists are not so dependent upon their colleagues ' approval but can appeal directly to the laity . |
| 4 | Their passion for raiding has declined in recent years , but in most other respects their lifestyles have changed little in centuries , and the rugs they make today remain faithful to their ancestors ' methods of weaving and repertoire of designs . |
| 5 | They are subject to a work permit system which ties them to one job and makes them dependent on their employers ' goodwill to continue their stay in Britain . |
| 6 | From 1948 when the National Insurance Scheme started , married women were given the option to pay the full-rate contribution for a pension in their own right or to be dependent on their husbands ' contributions and to pay a very reduced rate contribution — called the small stamp . |
| 7 | Currently , though , many women are dependent on their husbands ' pensions . |
| 8 | But in fact married women remained totally dependent on their husbands ' contributions and the benefits husbands received on their behalf . |
| 9 | Some families congregated weekly at their grandparents ' home for music . |
| 10 | It is a much debated question whether those who voted for these resolutions were truly representative of their countries ' educators and whether the debate preceding them was fairly conducted . |
| 11 | The attitude of men — not just the middle-aged grey-suits at the top but increasingly of young grey-suits who put their career above that of their partners ' — came in for some stick . |
| 12 | In many similar households , sons of some social prestige and standing were at least nominally subject to their fathers ' authority . |
| 13 | But the only speech delivered did not consider this second point and the summary treatment of the appellant 's argument is reflected in the opinion expressed , at p. 633 , that the point certified and argued was scarcely worthy of their Lordships ' attention . |
| 14 | Similarly farmers are more prepared to be indulgent about their employees ' working hours as long as the necessary tasks are carried out efficiently . |
| 15 | The more senior staff also say they feel more competent to conduct the review , have contributed to more of the report directly , found the LEA guidelines more useful , report that outsiders were more involved in their schools ' review and consider their reports to be more judgmental . |
| 16 | The Palace said both Charles and Diana decided two weeks ago the statement should be made just prior to their sons ' Christmas break from school . |
| 17 | When they 've got over the shock , most are mainly concerned for their daughters ' welfare , and give them a lot of support , as illustrated many times in the accounts that follow . |
| 18 | In the 1950s , the Boards found the Conservative Government increasingly concerned about their shops ' competition with the private sector of electrical retailing . |
| 19 | However , many of the very same down-trodden , whom Khomeini liked to call the ‘ shoeless ’ , are sceptical about their leaders ' empty promises . |
| 20 | Authors should never be held responsible for their publishers ' blurbs , and so one is spared the embarrassment of assessing the claim that Hugh Trevor-Roper is ‘ Britain 's greatest living historian ’ . |
| 21 | In fact , ‘ public notice ’ comprised for many years a small insertion in the classified advertisement section of two national daily papers and one local paper , jammed between husbands who were no longer responsible for their wives ' debts and the liquidation of bankrupt companies . |
| 22 | Countries newly unsure about their neighbours ' capabilities would find themselves ever more tempted to try to get a bomb themselves . |
| 23 | In that case the employees , who were warehousemen employed by a company which supplied nuts and bolts , wrote to ten of their employers ' suppliers informing them that they intended to start up in business on their own trading in nuts and bolts , and asking for details of their products . |
| 24 | Batowski ( 1986 ) suggests that secondary arts teachers are unsure of their colleagues ' support . |
| 25 | In addition , they decide the quantity of the initial pressing of their artists ' recordings ( for a new artist 's first single this would be around 5,000 ) ; they liaise with the manufacturing plant to ensure further stock is available if it is needed ; and they avoid producing stock which would probably never be sold . |
| 26 | Snobbery might be innate in their parents ' way of life , but it could never be admitted . |
| 27 | This is an example of opportunism by middle managers , due to their superiors ' inability to check their claims about what is actually in the best interests of the firm . |
| 28 | That was what 'd taken my fancy when the plan struck me : I could just see them standing there , mouths opening and shutting , looking at me bringing home this strange new boyfriend , knowing that nice people are polite to their daughters ' boyfriends when they 're thrust in front of their noses but — how can you be polite , darling — or , well , be anything — to this one ? |
| 29 | My parents and I generally got a lift home in a cart , leaving some of the other guests still in deep discussion and the small children asleep on their mothers ' laps . |
| 30 | If nurse managers are to be accountable for their colleagues ' learning environment , they may help by providing increased opportunities for developing general teaching skills of recently qualified practitioners , who , far from having finished their education may in fact be just beginning . |