Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a BSc honours degree in Sociology at London University , worked as a community counsellor for one-parent families in Camden and was on the literature panel of the Arts Council until their decision to return to the Government some money designated for writers ' bursaries led her to resign in disgust . |
| 2 | Chapter 6 examines the way in which studying physics interacts with students ' sense of identity , and looks at how this differs for male and female students . |
| 3 | It is always a pleasure to go to Goldsmiths ' Hall , and never more so than for this event when the stately rooms provide the perfect background for contemporary work . |
| 4 | What is more , in this day and age it is madness to allow children to roam around after dark knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 5 | The fault came to Rangers ' attention when they were forced to postpone a Premier Division game with Dundee United at Ibrox in December because of a fractured drainage pipe . |
| 6 | Identify ‘ problems ’ for study according to learners ' current ward allocation . |
| 7 | Research based on self-builders ' site insurance premiums suggests an average build cost ( excluding land ) of £60,000 . |
| 8 | On Aug. 19 the first of 23,108 prisoners were released from prison as a result of a presidential pardon issued on Peasants ' Day , July 7 . |
| 9 | Furthermore , added emphasis paragraphs would not discriminate between companies with a real going concern crisis and those in which the uncertainty arises from lenders ' reluctance to give firm undertakings about facilities . |
| 10 | This was a Hibs side , too , with no need to fear relegation and every incentive to probe for damage done by Rangers ' injury crisis while seeing if they could move themselves closer to a place in Europe . |
| 11 | A given reduction has a comparatively small proportionate effect upon deposit liabilities ; the same reduction applied to bankers ' deposits ( called ‘ operational balances ’ in table 3.3 ) will reduce them by a very large proportion . |
| 12 | She was damp , she was sore from scrubbing with the shower mitt , her hair hung in rats ' tails . |
| 13 | Edwards declined to comment after a lengthy board meeting at Old Trafford , but it is believed the information in question related to players ' contracts and salaries , as well as other financial information about the club . |
| 14 | We could not classify patients into Kraemer et al 's group A or B , since this grouping depends on relatives ' naevus status ; not all patients could bring first-degree relatives for examination , and their opinions of relatives ' naevus status were unreliable in those who could be examined . |
| 15 | But it can also be argued that the employer 's influence is small , compared with the influence exercised by individuals ' education , occupation , and political affiliation , all of which are matters decided outside of employment . |
| 16 | X/OPEN 's XTRA FALLS INTO USERS ' HANDS : VENDOR OFFERINGS TO BE ASSESSED |
| 17 | COUNCIL ASKS FOR RESIDENTS ' VIEWS |
| 18 | Although the council pays for pupils ' season tickets , parents are entitled to the refund to help cover the costs of alternative transport . |
| 19 | They travelled by a short stairway from the morning room , up into a narrow corridor carved with horses ' heads . |
| 20 | Well before the end his shirt was hanging like cling-film , his hair separating into rats ' tails , and his body movements winding down . |
| 21 | Kenny 's Blackburn Magic ( PolyGram Video ) might more suitably be titled The Alan Shearer Show , so much does the prolific England striker dominate this one-hour collection of match highlights from Rovers ' barnstorming entry into the Premier League . |
| 22 | Phillips and Drew emphasized that there was no finance director to look after investors ' money , and added that the return being offered was much too low for such a high-risk project . |
| 23 | In so doing , she encapsulates the polarity that pulls female artists today : from one magnetic field , the radical difference of the female body tugs at artists ' imaginations , while from the opposite pole , the crucial determining role of material and cultural circumstances cancels that radical difference in its foundations and essence and introduces fluctuating criteria . |
| 24 | The X Business Group is organising ‘ X and Beyond , ’ a major X industry conference focused on customers ' perceptions of X and client/server computing . |
| 25 | The worst damage stems from companies ' mistakes during the 1980s boom . |
| 26 | Calculating any extra resource using an index based on doctors ' own perceptions of what creates work seems the more valid approach as these will presumably be factors deterring doctors from working in underprivileged areas or causing them to limit access so as to avoid overwork . |
| 27 | Big small disk drive maker Conner Peripherals Inc , San Jose warns that continued weakness in demand and price declines for its disk drives , and a shortfall in orders from its European distributor will hurt its first quarter results and that the expected lower sales will cause earnings per share to fall below analysts ' expectations : it says it is evaluating restructuring alternatives to reduce costs and that any restructuring action could result in additional charges to the quarter ; chief executive Finis Conner said the disk drive market is affected by price competition and excess capacity in the industry , which has caused customers to defer buys and reduce their lead times . |
| 28 | In reviewing the measures that have been introduced in the past few years , my right hon. Friend referred to carriers ' liability . |
| 29 | Total Quality Teamwork ( TQT ) is the name given to INROADS ' latest initiative to embrace modern management practices . |
| 30 | Left to die : Court hears of twins ' death in barn fire . |