Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not the authors ' intention to give it this gloss . |
| 2 | She is a stiff bundle of rags , arching this way and that , legs clamped together against his knees ' efforts to prise them apart , arms straining him back up off her body . |
| 3 | that while injury to Lonrho 's business was foreseeable it was not the defendants ' purpose to bring it about . |
| 4 | But he often said that he owed as much to Oscar Browning [ q.v. ] , who had to get his Baptist parents ' permission to take him to the theatre . |
| 5 | Most at risk is Venice , California , on Los Angeles 's Pacific shore , where the Venice in Peril organisation welcomes visitors ' support to help them to save the many cultural treasures , some of them almost 50 years old . |
| 6 | Social workers ' tendency to co-opt her into the professional team will be difficult for her to handle . |
| 7 | The therapist agreed to see Pamela as in outpatient in 5 days ' time to provide her with a further chance to talk about her difficulties and also to provide her with support . |
| 8 | An information paper ‘ Hygiene Developments ’ , describing in more detail CCG 's response to the Act , was circulated to Operations ' Management to assist them in planning to cope with the onset of the new legislation . |
| 9 | John Warburton , a teacher for the progressive Inner London Education Authority , refused to lie to his pupils and was sacked ; Louise Boychuk , sacked for wearing a ‘ Lesbians Ignite ’ badge at her work as an insurance clerk , found that the Employment Appeal Tribunal agreed with her employers ' right to sack her ; John Saunders , who had never wished to tell anyone at work that he was gay , found that the E.A.T . |
| 10 | However , a liquidation of this importance should operate with a creditors ' committee to represent them . |
| 11 | I think it might tax the policy writers ' ingenuity to write it . |
| 12 | Musician Andy Jackson from Durham will work with all 42 pupils at Wearhead Junior and Infants ' School to help them with basic music skills in line with the requirements of the national curriculum . |
| 13 | Is not it the truth that CTCs have emerged only as a result of the lavish use of taxpayers ' money to prop them up ? |
| 14 | Adams benefited from the tailenders ' intention to belt him out of the ground , taking three of the last five wickets for final figures of four for 43 from 21.4 overs . |
| 15 | She was to be boarded permanently so we would need the owners ' permission to take her away . |
| 16 | Nearly all of these are modern chemicals we have thoughtlessly introduced into our cats ' environment to help us in various ways . |
| 17 | In both of the novels a heroine is involved for committing herself to do something important enough only as itself for example , Elizabeth Bennet walks three fatiguing miles to Netherfield to pay a visit to her ill sister ; Fanny Price opposes her cousins ' attempts to include her in amateur theatricals . |
| 18 | Five years ago Hamish Fraser asked Lossiemouth ladies ' guild to supply him with a collecting box to take to work on oil rig MCP 01 in the North Sea . |
| 19 | These require employers to assess users ' workstations to ensure they meet certain standards . |
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| 21 | Midwives or health visitors may also need to advise on other family members ' needs to ensure they are not being overlooked , and these may include practical childcare for a newborn baby and the feelings of the partner adjusting to being a parent . |
| 22 | After he survived the vote , Mr Major went to the Whips ' office to thank them for their help . |
| 23 | He even gave North precious travellers ' cheques to ransom them , although the ransom did not work out . |
| 24 | Shortly afterwards they invited the seventh defendant who was employed by the plaintiffs ' group to join them . |
| 25 | Belfast Action Team said agencies would answer queries and encourage the formation of residents ' groups to involve them in decision-making . |
| 26 | It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost . |
| 27 | GORDON TAYLOR , the players ' union secretary , yesterday confirmed that he is still prepared to take up the post of chief executive of the Football League -despite a cold-shoulder from the League 's management committee and the reluctance of the Professional Footballers ' Association to release him . |
| 28 | Yet the most unnerving revelation of this book is less the bit that shocked Mr Teicher — his colleagues ' attempts to make him a scapegoat in the Irangate arms-for-hostages scandal — and more his portrayal of the muddle that characterises America 's dealings with this explosive region . |