Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the élitists , many of whom wish to compensate for working-class children 's loss of traditional agricultural satisfactions through a mainly affective curriculum , Searle recommends creativity to strengthen working-class children 's confidence and pride in their own identity . |
| 2 | It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property . |
| 3 | However , so much of what is now being produced lacks these very qualities that it may be more useful to look at successful artists ' work to find an answer to this question . |
| 4 | There is one simple , physiological reason why male birds try so hard to mate with other males ' mates , and why some females let them . |
| 5 | When historians are working on major pieces of research , or wish to deal with other historians ' views on particular topics , they may contribute articles to historical journals as interim reports on their work in progress . |
| 6 | Similarly , in the post-World War II period more interventionist governments wished to deal with authoritative employers ' representatives , sometimes with the aim of promoting greater centralisation in collective bargaining . |
| 7 | By which time the sexual revolution was also wearing a bit thin and became more to do with increasing women 's availability to men than the sexual autonomy and control over our own bodies we had all been promised . |
| 8 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 9 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 10 | Thorn is a floating voter , but a Labour victory would be better for business , as replacements would be needed for the boxes which Tories wished to keep for old times ' sake . |
| 11 | I WAS amazed to read about Euro MPs ' perks . |
| 12 | The West has to dictate to other nations ' leadership , telling them what to do with their own wealth and natural resources . |
| 13 | We should aim to build on bilingual pupils ' increased potential for divergent thinking , and their abilities for concept transferral between languages . |
| 14 | The answer seems to lie in certain predators ' need for prey-movement during the hunting process . |
| 15 | The Fabian Review , a good way to eavesdrop on thoughtful Lefties ' ruminations , leads with ‘ What 's Wrong With Being Middle Class ? ’ by Mo Mowlam , MP . |
| 16 | All the women in the conference planning group had so far been white , and we were only just beginning to respond to Black women 's demands that we examine our racism , and tackle it . |
| 17 | That is , while it may prove difficult or impossible to devise the appropriate experiment to get at young children 's appreciation of logical necessity , they may reveal that they have a measure of understanding of logical necessity in what they say and do in everyday contexts . |
| 18 | In Scotland during the past year we have witnessed the distasteful spectacle of Dounreay scouring the planet and touting for business as the nuclear prostitute of the world , seeking to sign as many contracts as possible to dispose of other countries ' spent nuclear fuel while the clock ticks away towards the 1994 deadline set by the Government when funding for the 250 MW prototype fast reactor will cease . |