Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may well be that the canny consumer , after benefiting from retailers ' losing their nerve and going into early reductions in 1991 , was waiting for the same to happen again . |
| 2 | It was of some length and contained a number of obiter dicta about the obvious gravity of the crisis through which the nation had passed , the less obvious but equally searching crisis which it still faced , the dangers of living in fools ' paradises and believing that there could be play without work , the crushing burden of debt , and the responsibilities of the wealthy classes . |
| 3 | This Spotlight describes the process of tapping into parents ' views and of taking account of these . |
| 4 | Many would-be claimants are so afraid of going into solicitors ' offices that they try the local Citizens ' Advice Bureau ( CAB ) first . |
| 5 | The former shows that there is no non-paradoxical way of getting from individuals ' preference to a coherent social choice ; the latter , by analysing Chicken and Prisoners ' Dilemma , clarifies the problem of voluntary co-operation to achieve valued goals . |
| 6 | Of course , one way of distinguishing between students ' performance will be by examining their Records of Education and Training . |
| 7 | Once a widow reaches age 60 , she has the choice of claiming retirement pension or of continuing with widows ' pension ( until 65 , when she no longer has a choice and will receive retirement pension ) . |
| 8 | A SEA-LIFE centre is trying to cure a kinky fish of staring at girls ' breasts . |
| 9 | Oh she has enough certificates to of gone to teachers ' training college , now that , I always feel although I think she 's quite happy now , but for myself , for myself and I 'm always er tempted by the fact that they always have twelve weeks ' holiday you know , I mean in one go the teachers |
| 10 | He said that he will be continuing with Mary 's work of dealing with residents ' worries and complaints — ‘ pointing them in the direction of the right person to help them ’ — and assisting them with official forms , etc . |
| 11 | Geldart v Brown and Others concerns the problem of complying with drivers ' hours legislation ( here the AETR rules , not the broadly similar EEC rules ) . |
| 12 | They do not need advice on how to gain similar wealth abroad , or to be told that the prospect of working on charities ' accounts for lower fees is not so abhorrent . |
| 13 | Labour has broken off parliamentary relations with the government , the move which will end the system of pairing for Commons ' votes , is in protest of plans to rush controversial legislation through the Commons . |
| 14 | ( 1981 ) therefore follow the orthodox approach , previously developed in the private sector , by outlining a conceptual framework for accounting for users ' needs . |
| 15 | The legal staff of Customs and Excise , for example , carry on prosecutions for smuggling in magistrates ' courts , and brief counsel for the higher courts . |
| 16 | In particular ( and his present position seems to indicate Gale 's earlier predilections and his fitness for the task ) , he examines Charles 's worldwide correspondence , his ability to charm others into working for him , his capacity for synthesising from others ' data and conclusions . |
| 17 | Many of those were for breaking into solicitors ' offices . |
| 18 | This assumption turned out to be correct with regard to teachers ' attitudes towards the efficiency of the scheme , about which teachers in the northern schools are much more positive . |
| 19 | In order that the scheme remains popular , it is vital that revision is conducted with regard to users ' needs . |
| 20 | Auditors will be able to comply with the Cadbury recommendation that they report on directors ' statements with regard to companies ' internal controls but only if there is clear guidance for both sides on a number of scope , technical and reporting issues , an analysis by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales concluded . |
| 21 | Michelle Stanworth provides a pertinent example of this process at work with regard to pupils ' assessment of their own competence . |
| 22 | GMB boss John Edmonds lashed the banks for joining in speculators ' attacks on the pound . |
| 23 | In deciding to take no action against the licence , Mr Peter said that he bore in mind that it was due to be renewed shortly when he would want a report on the company 's arrangements in regard to drivers ' hours and records . |
| 24 | Their significance for Woolf was in contributing to prisoners ' sense of injustice . |
| 25 | Community Health Councils , the health watchdog bodies now formally established in every area , and local voluntary organizations can play a key role in pressing for users ' views to be heard . |
| 26 | He qualified as an electronics engineer before going to teachers ' training college after which he obtained a degree in art history . |
| 27 | The violence of Ursula 's reaction convinced Charlotte she had been wise to meet Derek Fairfax before going to Swans ' Meadow . |
| 28 | have no hesitation in objecting to others ' views |
| 29 | The issues to which my hon. Friend referred are just those where the health service needs to do a little better on listening to patients ' needs . |
| 30 | she has been in numerous exhibitions since graduating from Goldsmiths ' College and the Salde School of Art . |