Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] ' [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is now suggested that it is much more appropriate to see child abuse as a result of multiple interacting factors , including the parents ' and children 's psychological traits , the family 's place in the larger social and economic structure , and the balance of external supports and stresses , both interpersonal and material . |
| 32 | Alice Wilson 's cellar dwelling with its brick floor ‘ so damp that it seemed as if the last washing could never dry up ’ would not be far distant from the Davenports ' if the nature of that ‘ dampness ’ were defined . |
| 33 | After Imran Khan was ruled our of the tour because of his shoulder injury , Miandad was the obvious choice , and a popular one too from the players ' and selectors ' points of view . |
| 34 | Doctors ' desires to advance specialisms that they find intellectually exciting , university lecturers pursuing research at the expense of their teaching commitments , engineers wishing to develop technologically advanced products such as Concorde , are just a few examples of the kind of professional aspirations that lead to the misallocation of resources from the clients ' or taxpayers ' point of view . |
| 35 | And I reach out personally from the patients ' and the public 's point of view , to the people out there , that sit in their ivory towers in the homes , and say , they can not do this to our hospitals . |
| 36 | Technical quality and the use of the right exposure coupled with careful composition were all considered in the beginners ' and intermediate sections of the colour slides . |
| 37 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 38 | Signs appeared on the hot-air hand-driers in the ladies ' and gents ' : ‘ If you missed Sir Gordon 's speech to staff and wish to hear a recorded version , press this button … ‘ |
| 39 | Mountain Crash , stable-companion of Carl 's Choice , held off the Daily Telegraph Trophy holder , Fort Hall , with reasonable comfort in the Ladies ' and Richard Hunt gained more admirers when following up his Higham win by catching Manor Mieo on the line in the Intermediate . |
| 40 | You 'll find lists of publishers and what magazines look for in the Writers ' & Artists ' Yearbook ( A & C Black , £7.95 ) . |
| 41 | Before he qualifies David hopes to be sent on an advocacy course so he can handle matrimonial and crime cases in the Magistrates ' and County Court . |
| 42 | She recalled singing in both operas at Boosback as a 16-year-old and says she was amazed to be given the female lead in The Beggars ' and only three weeks in which to learn the words and music ! |
| 43 | The relative proportions of each of the parameters in the miners ' and the general population groups were compared for statistical signficance using the χ 2 test . |
| 44 | If he could not haul the family out of their genteel poverty , he could at least protect his women , his wife and his daughters , from the knowledge that he and so many others shared , mute and unrecognised , in the offices of the law , in the architects ' and developers ' bureaux , in police and magistrates ' waiting rooms , in prison officers ' canteens , in teachers ' common rooms , camps . |
| 45 | At the 2½ hour meeting , private shareholders raised persistent questions over the auditors ' and the directors ' actions . |
| 46 | Some sympathetic mothers covered it with bandages and bulging dressings and I was driven to the doctors ' where I was given a more impressive bandage , leaving my finger looking the size of a small banana . |
| 47 | The team have announced a new partnership with Elf , who supplied the fuel which carried Williams and Nigel Mansell to the constructors ' and drivers ' titles last year . |
| 48 | Otherwise information is limited to the editors ' and advertising managers ' names . |
| 49 | Reluctantly Theodora turned towards the gate to walk back to the Julians ' and the interrogatory telephone . |
| 50 | When they tried to stop him from taking into the colony a youth from the Political Special Section of the Army First Reserves , he appealed over their heads to the Workers ' and Peasants ' Inspectorate ( Rabkrin ) , which came down on his side . |
| 51 | Perhaps next year we shall discuss flagship problems and decide that each boat must belong to a producers ' or other organisation , which is then allocated a quota from the United Kingdom TAC . |
| 52 | June Roberts said she 'd gone out in the car , saying nothing except that she 'd be back in time for cocktails at the Clarkes ' as she had promised , a business thing for Samuel . |
| 53 | All four were fond of playing cards , and they met occasionally for whist or bridge , either at the Youngs ' or the Lovells ' newer house along the road to the north . |
| 54 | Take a good look at the Writers ' and Artists ' Yearbook , which lists the publishers of all the books on the library shelves , plus some you may not have come across yet . |
| 55 | During this time couples may have to buy the necessary equipment , reorganise the house , hand in a resignation , visit the child at the foster-parents ' or arrange to take a direct placement immediately at delivery and room-in on the postnatal ward . |
| 56 | This was true of his walks , of his quiet dinners at the Davidsons ' or in the Travellers ' Club , of his afternoons of reading or letter-writing . |
| 57 | Remembering all the dinners he had eaten at the Dysons ' when he had been living on his own , Bob invited Morris back to his flat one evening so that Tessa could cook dinner for him in his turn . |
| 58 | The comments by Field and Verney concluded with a strong recommendation that every resource of television production should be lavished on programmes for children ‘ if they are to watch intelligently and develop into ready viewers for that ‘ better ’ Television being demanded by the critics ' and sought after by the industry itself . |
| 59 | For instance , in Jones v Sherwood Computer Services plc [ 1991 ] NPC 60 , the sale and purchase agreement said that a sales statement prepared by the purchasers was to be reviewed by the vendors ' and the purchasers ' accountants . |
| 60 | A reproduction Cromwellian Clock , made by the Goldsmiths ' and Silversmiths ' Company , was presented to ‘ Monty ’ in recognition of the distinguished services he had rendered to his King and Country , and the inscription included the Arms of Montgomery as well as the Arms of the Borough . |