Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 's been used to lads ' nights out each week , and football practice on Sundays , you 're going to have to reach a compromise . |
| 2 | Those that are due to demands ' being refused and bad temper can be ignored but others are best managed by helping the child cope with frustrating experiences . |
| 3 | I am interested in readers ' experiences of this phenomenon , their encounters with the players and the stories that have grown up around some of the longer serving recruits . |
| 4 | Methods of curriculum planning are inseparable from teachers ' thinking about what has to be planned , and the arrival of the National Curriculum is dictating a much more considered and long-term approach than was adopted in at least some of the classrooms we visited ( NCC 1989 , 1991 ; Alexander et al . |
| 5 | Most had been subject to companies ' general cost-cutting exercises and are now smaller in number and size than formerly . |
| 6 | These carriers are perfect for kids ' lunches , or as wacky handbags . |
| 7 | And er you think you 're right with Kids ' County give us a ring soon . |
| 8 | No wonder six out of 10 consumers are confused by manufacturers ' claims about the Greenness of their products . |
| 9 | The paper 's letters column has been full of old-soldiers ' memories and tales of cover-ups and super-weapons . |
| 10 | It would be possible for officers ' secretaries to deal with external calls and most people do dial out direct anyway . |
| 11 | The major concern for clients in debt recovery work is reporting each stage of each case , and this report facility , linked with the information already held on computer , will provide an opportunity for reports to be prepared to clients ' specifications on any given timescale . |
| 12 | The subsequent White Paper , Legal Services : A Framework for the Future ( Cm 740 ) , adopted a different tone , referring rather more to the requirement for legal services to be responsive to clients ' needs than to notions of competition and the discipline of the market ; but in content the proposals actually gave little ground on key points . |
| 13 | Local authorities ' waste disposal operations will be set up as ‘ competitive arm 's length ’ companies to be separate from councils ' responsibilities for policing environmental standards . |
| 14 | Course work may take a variety of forms including practical and investigational work ; tasks should be appropriate to candidates ' individual levels of ability . |
| 15 | Trade unionists should be involved in students ' debriefing sessions to maximise students ' learning . |
| 16 | Joseph expects the department to be involved in advocates ' training , ‘ to ensure they understand procedures and what child protection means . |
| 17 | IN all areas of the advertising media , planning should be uppermost in advertisers ' minds . |
| 18 | Thorn EMI argues that this is unimportant , as meters can be read at any time , and switching operations can be pre-programmed into consumers ' equipment during the quiet hours . |
| 19 | Such facts should be shared with all employees who will then be aware of residents ' anxieties and be more prepared for unpredictable behaviour . |
| 20 | They point out that services need to be aware of carers ' histories and their responses to stress , and that retirement may not necessarily increase a person 's ability or willingness to become an informal carer . |
| 21 | If your husband dies , you will be entitled to widows ' benefit in the same way as any other widow . |
| 22 | This role meets the needs of the team for cohesiveness and collaboration , for role-holders tend to be perceptive of peoples ' needs and adept at supporting individuals . |
| 23 | The prospect of the political chaos which would have followed had Mr Amato lost was certain to have been uppermost in MPs ' minds . |
| 24 | In practice , the proprietary liquids which are used in the pressure-vacuum impregnation of timber against fungal attack also contain insecticides and effectively identical products are available through builders ' merchants and DIY outlets for brush and spray application on site . |
| 25 | It cooks well and is particularly useful for children who are allergic to cows ' milk cheeses , although all sheep 's milk cheeses are expensive for everyday use . |
| 26 | Although justified on the basis that the social services departments , and by implication the staff , were responsible for users ' safety during opening hours , this policy represented an explicit denial of users ' freedom . |
| 27 | FLN deputies , elected in 1987 when Algeria was effectively a single-party state , were concerned about voters ' reactions to resulting price rises . |
| 28 | There was a lot of enjoyment to be had , but this was tempered by the anxieties and fears that many had felt during earlier stages , when girls were worrying about parents ' reactions , or trying to conceal the pregnancy . |
| 29 | A central plank of the current attack upon education and the teaching profession ( and one which has grown since Callaghan 's Great Debate speech ) is that of employers ' dissatisfaction with educational standards and with the quality of young workers . |
| 30 | The most accessible data which might serve as a yardstick is that on applicants ' type of educational establishment . |