Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [prep] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It sounds like I 'm in millionaires ' row . |
| 2 | Yes , I was in women 's clothing . |
| 3 | 'E was after magpies ' eggs . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ And she 's into women 's lib , ’ added Finn ill-advisedly . |
| 5 | Tomorrow 's Europe must have a Bill of Rights and a Thatcher Carta , she cried , despite being about as keen on a Bill of Rights for Britain and a Social Charter for today 's EC as she is on workers ' soviets |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not surprised she was for cats ' meat , ’ Biddy said . |
| 7 | Sex differences are also less in actuality than they are in teachers ' perceptions , as self-report schedules demonstrate , and clearly depend on who is defining what as ‘ deviant , ’ ‘ disruptive ’ or ‘ disaffected ’ — that is , what and whose rules of ‘ normality ’ are being infringed . |
| 8 | Had he been in children 's homes ? |
| 9 | What can it be about women 's bodies , apart from their being so incredibly interesting ? |
| 10 | ‘ Birth control is n't just about the population problem , it 's about women 's autonomy , ’ she said . |
| 11 | It must also take account of : ( 1 ) the market position and economic and financial strength of the parties to the merger ; ( 2 ) the availability of alternative products ; ( 3 ) barriers to entry ; ( 4 ) the interests of consumers ; and ( 5 ) the development of technical and economic progress as long as it is to consumers ' advantage and does not form an obstacle to competition . |
| 12 | It is in yachtsmen 's best interests that some flexibility is permitted now , otherwise all the wide and diverse skills that prevail on the Hamble at the present time will gradually disappear . |
| 13 | The temptation for some present-day commentators has been to conclude that it is in women 's ‘ real ’ interests to limit divorce . |
| 14 | Leapor is prepared to fight for her dignity , and , indeed , believes it is in women 's characters to resist a tyranny , even if they are deprived of the hope of success . |
| 15 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman must answer this question : how can he argue that it is in patients ' interests to move away from a system of competitive tendering and use that money to pay trade union members rather than to pay for extra treatment for patients ? |
| 17 | He is after women 's bodies for all the other things too : love , spiritual communion , loss of self , exaltation . |