Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attackers had shouted abuse at Mr Sheldon , his brother Peter , 18 , and Mr Cole , who were walking between friends ' houses in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh just before 2am . |
| 2 | The attackers had shouted abuse at Mr Sheldon , his brother Peter , 18 , and Mr Cole , who were walking between friends ' houses in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh just before 2am . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | Do n't , I mean it 's silly knocking on strangers ' doors , it really is ridiculous knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 6 | Do n't , I mean it 's silly knocking on strangers ' doors , it really is ridiculous knocking on strangers ' doors . |
| 7 | Rules , in substance the same as those relating to solicitors ' accounts , and those concerning the permitted name of the firm and the need for proper supervision of offices , apply equally to overseas as to domestic practices , subject generally to the caveat that nothing in the Law Society 's Rules will override particular duties imposed on practitioners by the local law . |
| 8 | This critique , presented in an historical perspective , will focus both on women 's opportunities to generate eventual occupational pension scheme benefits themselves via paid employment , and on issues relating to widows ' benefits . |
| 9 | Deputy chairman David Atkins and finance director Nicholas Fazakerley were criticised over irregularities relating to directors ' meetings , although , as the report stresses , their integrity was not in doubt . |
| 10 | In 1980 a working party of the Association for Science Education published a collection of papers ( Language in Science ) which deal with the role of language in science education and make proposals relating to teachers ' needs . |
| 11 | As far as the actual average salary is concerned if you look at page nineteen paragraph K a white page on your report , page nineteen , paragraph K and there you will see that you 're promised an audit report on the position relating to teachers ' salaries , I can confirm that the position is consistent with the remarks that , that were made earlier on , cos you have within the budget here sufficient money to provide for our current estimate of next year 's actual earning salary in these schools . |
| 12 | Banking — Deposits — Deposit-taking business — Injunction restraining disclosure to third parties of documents relating to plaintiffs ' accounts — Bank of England issuing statutory notice ordering production of documents — Whether notice overriding injunction — Whether injunction ‘ reasonable excuse ’ for failing to comply with notice — Banking Act 1987 ( c. 22 ) , s. 39(3) ( a ) ( 11 ) |
| 13 | For the law and rules relating to debtors ' petitions , see Chapter 3 . |
| 14 | The LA has to be assured by the applicant that he understands the importance of the rules relating to drivers ' hours , records and tachograph requirements , rules which need careful study . |
| 15 | It has been argued that the present day focus of international law is upon disputes relating to parties ' interests in satisfying needs , and values , rather than upon formalistic attention to rights . |
| 16 | Other methods of evaluation could include interviewing a sample of consumers in the target market ( eg to check if they had seen the promotion , changed their buying habits etc ) , and checking on dealers ' stock-levels , shelf-space etc . |
| 17 | By looking after customers ' interests , they built up their business . |
| 18 | To either side of it , slim stone tiles had been layered , end on , with incredible skill , fanning like birds ' wings from the top of the entrance to the foot of the mound . |
| 19 | This Spotlight describes the process of tapping into parents ' views and of taking account of these . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | since you done it we 've been looking in jewellers ' shops when I go , I go up town twice a week with her , you know , carry all the bags , and er we 're looking in the jewellers ' shop and some old , some lady stood there and , she were looking I says , come on they do n't wear marriage ri , wedding rings there ! |
| 22 | Some provide extensive facilities and pioneer new methods of treatment , education and care ; others are small social clubs meeting in members ' houses for companionship and leisure activities . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Too many Group businesses , he said , are not good enough yet at listening to employees ' ideas and responding to them . |
| 25 | a broad-based curriculum ( similar to the sum of the individual curricula ) from which components are selected according to students ' needs |
| 26 | Six new power stations planned for eastern London will result in poorer air quality in parts of the capital , according to consultants ' reports . |
| 27 | Therapists should also be flexible so that they can modify their therapeutic approach according to patients ' needs . |
| 28 | Though the majority of teachers reported grading reading requirements according to pupils ' abilities , the general practice did not include close supervision of pupils ' reading , and it appeared that frequently the interested and able pupils read widely on a topic while the poorest readers did little other than copy short statements or cut out pictures . |
| 29 | If you can not afford the furniture or floorcovering you want , further trips to shops or markets , or looking at suppliers ' catalogues , should give you more inspiration . |
| 30 | Holy Trinity Trendlewood , founded a week ago , is a church without walls , meeting at parishioners ' homes on weekday evenings , and in the dining lounge of the Old Farmhouse on Sundays . |