Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Software vendors such as Telesmart are doing their bit to help by providing software to sit between users ' applications and the various EDI networks ( see Panel 2 — British Gypsum ) .
2 He should take his own route in his own time and avoid the tendency to see through others ' eyes .
3 Because parental involvement is such a key feature , teachers also need to know about parents ' rights and responsibilities under the legislation , in addition to those of the school and LEA .
4 It sought to provide for workers ' retirement by broad , diversified investment in the American economy , that is , in equities .
5 In particular , emphasis has been placed on the position of women teachers in secondary schools — their status , the processes involved in their appointment and the implications of feminism and a gender perspective being brought to bear upon teachers ' work with pupils .
6 that you would have boys go out with no forewarning , tripping over stumbling blocks here , there and everywhere and girls who are not even allowed to benefit from others ' experience , let alone , have their own .
7 Take time to adjust to parents ' death .
8 Tom , based in Sussex , travels all over the country , even to Wales and Scotland , to work on horses ' teeth .
9 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 .
10 It 's a big single , with three gear legs and their doors ; two exhaust chimneys — not pipes — to inspect for birds ' nests ; a four-bladed de-iced prop with no nicks to point at yet ; fuel drains ( four under the wings , one under the nose ) .
11 Erm I do n't think we need to talk about parents ' rights , I think we need to look much more at the needs of children and I think we need to listen to children , er particularly when there 's conflict , we need to hear what they say about their parents , about what their needs should be .
12 NeXT says it also has a $3m contract for 400 NeXTstation computers over the next 18 months from Mobil Oil Corp 's Mobil Sales & Supply Corp , which wants them to serve as traders ' workstations .
13 THE FIRST challenge under powers to appeal against judges ' decisions to ban the press and public from court failed in the Appeal Court yesterday .
14 Thank you for your letter also ; I was so terribly sorry to hear about Marbles ' demise — such a characterful friend — and I felt for you so much .
15 IT was out with the old and in with the new and despite the result , Darlington manager Ray Hankin still found much to praise about Quakers ' performance after another home defeat sent them closer to the Fourth Division .
16 Royal Navy Stewards are trained in hotel services and management and use their skills to look after officers ' accommodation ashore and afloat .
17 Porters must be hired to move any amount of fish , however small , and minders paid to look after customers ' trucks .
18 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 .
19 Commission to look after employees ' interests
20 She visited Durham to see a friend and fell in love with the city and began to help with girls ' clubs in Durham and Sunderland .
21 They will have a statutory duty to inquire into offenders ' means and take these into account in sentencing , but they will be free to scale fines up or down at their discretion .
22 In contrast , Monkou continues to prosper in Saints ' mini-revival and is hopeful his performances will eventually bring long-distance international recognition from Holland .
23 Following April 's revolution in which King Birendra had been forced to accede to protesters ' demands for major political reforms [ see pp. 37362-63 ] , the new interim government ( headed by Nepali Congress president Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ) moved to consolidate its achievements during May .
24 They are supposed to apply to widows ' pensions , war pensions , civil service pensions , family income supplement , child benefit — indeed , to every scheme which makes any special provision for widows and other people left on their own , or for people caring for children single-handed .
25 The Labour policy of ‘ ensuring that lesbianism and gayness are treated positively in the curriculum ’ was raised in such a way as to play on parents ' fears for the safety of their children .
26 Now I want to look at teachers ' lives from a particular point of view. : that what our hypothetical observer is actually witnessing is people coping , in a great variety of ways , with stress .
27 Given that the meaning of ‘ arts ’ and ‘ science ’ is dependent on the differences between them , it is necessary to look at scientists ' perceptions of the arts , and vice versa .
28 But they certainly should n't be encouraged to go into strangers ' houses and we 'd also ask er people who perhaps do have children knocking on their door not to invite them in either .
29 For example , a local Age Concern group in one area ran a highly imaginative scheme of ‘ respite care ’ , in which the Manpower Services Commission community programme was used to provide workers to go into carers ' homes to provide relief .
30 The editor is not bound to agree with readers ' opinions and reserves the right to edit letters
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