Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May be accountancy related or appropriate to members ' current employment |
| 2 | Rangers ' Stuart McCall spent more time on the ball than all of Hibs ' midfield put together and never wasted a moment , either . |
| 3 | Many commentators have noted that more words are available to insult women than men , especially in sexual terms , and that words for women 's bodies are more taboo than those for men 's ( compare prick and cunt ) . |
| 4 | IT is not too late to save thousands of miners ' jobs , says John Baker , boss of British Coal 's biggest customer National Power . |
| 5 | They argued that most of girls ' lives were not conducted on the street in any case , and that it was necessary to study them in their homes instead . |
| 6 | be actively concerned with and involved in children 's school work |
| 7 | Ten days and more of women 's films is a good way of recharging one 's batteries , and women thinking of going to next year 's Festival might like to know that the organisers will arrange accommodation with local families for 50F a night ( approx £5 . ) |
| 8 | Her pile was spent , her hydraulics dry and full of spiders ' webs . |
| 9 | Gamba , the dancewear shop , have a size 2½ and 3 in ladies ' evening shoes . |
| 10 | Over 50 people were killed and millions of dollars ' worth of carpets and other goods were destroyed . |
| 11 | From the start Anglia specialized in drama and Southern in children 's education ( ahead of the BBC ) . |
| 12 | To be flexible and ever-responsive to parents ' wishes . |
| 13 | Throughout the history of Western philosophy women have been thought inferior or less than fully human , though some philosophers , like Kant and Rousseau , have found them charming and necessary to men 's well-being , as long as they keep in their place . |
| 14 | This ‘ misrecognition ’ of men occurs because many of men 's common pathologies , weaknesses and vulnerabilities are accepted as ‘ normal ’ behaviour . |
| 15 | And it was lovely to hear a middle-aged man talk about love as instrumental in men 's politics . |
| 16 | Despite this , the car — in times of increasing violent crime and reduced public transport — is seen as crucial to women 's freedom . |
| 17 | It can validate their way of life as appropriate for children 's upbringing . |
| 18 | Mr B 's altered appetite — for improvements as distinct from ladies ' maids — is proof of his moral reformation , for the villainy of Lovelace in Clarissa ( 1748–9 ) is signified by his neglect of his country seat ; while the excellence of Sir Charles Grandison , Richardson 's pattern hero , is indicated by his obsession with mortar , creating a little heaven on the earth of his estate . |
| 19 | This does not mean that all these methods should be banned : on the contrary — banning contraception might simply lead to a sudden rise in both abortion and childbirth , both of which are likely to be at least as dangerous for women 's health in a poor country . |
| 20 | If we take a social view of language , and accept that it is the possession of the community as well as internal to speakers ' minds , we must be prepared to accept that reversal of merger can take place in this way , so long as speakers know that meat is an alternating class . |