Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In all cases except FEDV this criterion is satisfied since all other variables are dated t - 1 or earlier , and we assume that such variables are in agents ' information sets .
2 ‘ It sounds like I 'm in millionaires ' row .
3 Some of them may well have been to boys ' boarding schools and put up with this sort of behaviour
4 In this chapter , however , our concern is with managements ' authority functions and their strategies in relation to their workforce .
5 Whether or not you believe that such a move is in consumers ' interest depends on your point of view .
6 It must also take account of : ( 1 ) the market position and economic and financial strength of the parties to the merger ; ( 2 ) the availability of alternative products ; ( 3 ) barriers to entry ; ( 4 ) the interests of consumers ; and ( 5 ) the development of technical and economic progress as long as it is to consumers ' advantage and does not form an obstacle to competition .
7 The first effect is on banks ' balance sheets .
8 ‘ I 'm not surprised she was for cats ' meat , ’ Biddy said .
9 The diesel-electric submarine was on contractors ' sea trials some 40 miles northwest of Lewis when the incident occurred .
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