Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] 's [adj] " in BNC.

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1 However , as Clementina Black pointed out at the end of her inquiry into married women 's work for the Women 's Industrial Council , some women worked when the family income was already adequate , because they prized their independence : ‘ A shilling of your own is worth two that he gives you ’ .
2 During the First World War she volunteered for the Women 's Reserve Ambulance and twice won the Croix de Charité for gallantry for heroic rescues in Salonica .
3 Her wartime work for the Women 's Voluntary Service and the Red Cross resulted in tremendous changes in her sense of self-worth , in her relationship with her husband and in her attitude towards housework .
4 During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children .
5 Fred Breadle , transport organiser for the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service , and in charge of 550 cars , has just bought 57 Peugeot 309 diesels as replacements for Vauxhalls and Nissans , and has been mightily impressed with them , as have the women drivers .
6 She then lectured on philosophy and economics for the Women 's Co-operative Guild .
7 No when used to get music for the Women 's Own choir to do for Mothering Sunday , she used to say keep quiet where you got the copy from .
8 With all the major supermarket chains currently locked in a price war , the big test for the Co-Ops 's new-look is whether it 'll boost takings .
9 Lt. Hugh Hutchinson won the RAF inter-service Slalom Challenge Cup , the Robert Redhead Downhill Cup , and the Duchess of York Trophy for the Men 's Overall Champion .
10 SCOTLAND have enlisted the help of leading sports psychologist , John Syer , to help their preparations for the men 's Western European Championships in Turkey in April .
11 ’ And he had gone off to brew up a kettle of some herbal concoction , which he had said would do wonders for the men 's aching joints after the long march .
12 We want to provide for the children 's cognitive development , yet do not wish to assess them by something they are not fully competent in : the English language .
13 Suggestions for the children 's own work , as well as the simple ones of drawing , model-making , painting , writing and drama , included :
14 A piece of magic from Collins settled the issue when he won a tackle and looped over a high pass for Chris Higgs to race clear for the Police 's fourth try .
15 The warning came at a meeting with Scottish Social Work Minister Lord Fraser during the associations 's annual conference in Inverness .
16 At the Wolverton end , Polly was stabled in the Engineer 's yard during the men 's working period .
17 At Woodhole , the Earth 's magnetism pulls downwards and during the bacteria 's short life of an hour or so , they move in the direction of this force .
18 As the Women 's Nutritional Advisory Service , we find that sometimes yeast foods cause migraine headaches and abdominal symptoms or skin rashes .
19 This trend was welcomed by articulate working class women 's groups such as the Women 's Cooperative Guild , because of poor working class housing conditions and because they believed that working class wives needed a respite from the cares of managing a household .
20 By the end of World War 1 , working class women 's groups , such as the Women 's Labour League , were making three basic demands in terms of housing design : an indoor bathroom , a scullery/kitchen for cooking , and a front parlour .
21 The scheme only operated because of the assistance given voluntarily by groups such as the Women 's Voluntary Service , 17,000 of whose members were mobilised on 1 September .
22 But what about the children 's primary need , that of contact with their families ?
23 The chapter indicates how , in spite of the fact that medical reports are a statutory requirement for children entering care , no systematic collation of information takes place , and little is known about the children 's physical health .
24 Her Social Conditions in Oxford ( 1912 ) grew out of her three earlier local preoccupations : housing reform , getting adolescents into skilled work , and ( through the Women 's Industrial Council ) extending women 's job opportunities .
25 A SUNNY HALLOWE'EN MORNING in Houstin , midway through The Shamen 's American tour , and Colin Angus is sitting by the hotel pool .
26 ‘ Are you ready to go now ? ’ he said , his voice sounding deep and harsh after the Women 's frail tones .
27 ( ‘ I 'm a member of the Women 's Sportsfighting Club ’ , explains Carri a 17 year old skin from Clapham , ‘ I do wrestling , judo , boxing and sportsfighting .
28 After the war this became the British section of the Women 's International League for Peace and Freedom , a transnational organization which exists to this day .
29 Hertha Ayrton was a strong supporter of the women 's movement , a representative of the Women 's International League , and an original member of the International Federation of University Women ( 1919 ) and of the National Union of Scientific Workers ( 1920 ) .
30 Throughout the 1920s and 1930s her moderate and conciliatory personality worked to mediate between the revolutionary and the gradualist wings of the Women 's International League ( founded under Jane Addams at The Hague in 1915 ) as she served on its international executive .
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