Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These have occasionally given rise to strange sea-farers ' tales of ‘ floating islands ’ . |
| 2 | And there they 'd be chatting across to one another or come to each others ' doors and h you know pass time of day having a little chat about one thing and another . |
| 3 | We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression . |
| 4 | They apply to different communities , they have responded to different communities ' needs but they also contribute to a ripple effect of achievement at national and international levels which will ultimately benefit the lives of many more children . |
| 5 | The bad news is revealed partly by the results for the first half year and partly by the company 's prediction that its borrowings will only be down to half shareholders ' funds even at the end-of-year low point after the Christmas rush . |
| 6 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 7 | The Women 's Corona Society ( see Appendix 4 ) has members throughout the world who both welcome and provide useful information to incoming expatriates ' wives and children . |
| 8 | It was prompted by nationwide dismay at an announcement that 31 out of 50 pits still operating in the UK were to close and up to 30,000 miners ' jobs would be lost . |
| 9 | responsibility analysis ’ which broadly takes the existing political and economic structure of society for granted , or which does not relate it very strongly to individual families ' difficulties . |
| 10 | Cubs and even foetuses cut from the bodies of pregnant females were added to individual hunters ' totals . |
| 11 | Although there were famous instances of resistance to individual officers ' claims , some people who protested suffered reprisals . |
| 12 | She is famous for berating and lecturing people , ministers , civil servants , TUC delegations , and the House of Commons ; ‘ rubbish ’ or ‘ what mean ? ’ and other rude comments are annotated to civil servants ' papers . |
| 13 | As the sells his beers to the free trade and to national brewers ' pubs he has noticed both the swingeing price increases imposed by the brewing giants and the reaction among their tenants . |
| 14 | The cost of adapting the air-conditioning systems to these members ' whims , it has just been calculated , is a mere $1m — or 200,000 child immunisations in the third world . |
| 15 | In addition to these beginners ' courses , introductory classes are available in Celtic , German , Italian , Russian and Spanish . |
| 16 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 17 | We still have our offices and we remain a recognized institution , affiliated to international teachers ' associations . |
| 18 | The Standards will form part of the criteria which have to be met by firms applying for a legal aid franchise , but they will apply to all solicitors ' practices , whether seeking a franchise or not . |
| 19 | Ltd. , from the decision of Millett J. on 16 January 1991 upholding the validity of a common law notice to quit given to the plaintiffs in respect of land forming part of the site of 263–265 , Walworth Road , Southwark , London S.E. 17 by the second to fourth defendants ' predecessors in title , the first defendants , the London Residuary Body . |
| 20 | Delegation of management responsibilities will be needed : ( 1 ) to avoid having to take day to day problems to full partners ' meetings for decision ; ( 2 ) to free individual partners from onerous administrative tasks so as to allow them to concentrate on fee earning ; ( 3 ) because it is inherently more efficient . |
| 21 | They also point out that the excessive amounts of sugar in some brands could also be harmful to older babies ' teeth . |
| 22 | — whether written leaflets and supporting materials are appropriate to developing countries ' needs ; |
| 23 | It would be open to any solicitors ' firms , and ( although there were difficulties , e.g. about funding ) advice agencies and law centres , that satisfied the criteria . |
| 24 | This research will be extended by examining 10- to 16-year olds ' perceptions of advertisements for alcoholic drinks . |
| 25 | Legal Aid Board proposals to grant ‘ franchises ’ to selected solicitors ' firms doing legal aid advice work under the ‘ green form ’ scheme will enable the board and lawyers to jointly improve the system , John Pitts , the board chairman , said . |
| 26 | HOW many readers are aware of the fact that they can save up to £20 a month for five years which , if left untouched , will attract an interest bonus equivalent to 14 months ' savings ? |
| 27 | Ramsey was sent to two dames ' schools in succession but learnt so little that his parents took him away and for a year he was taught at home by his mother . |
| 28 | There was the war horse to be thought of : a fine animal might be worth the value of a small lordship or , put differently , in the mid-fifteenth century a charger could cost a French man-at-arms the equivalent of anything from six months ' to two years ' wages . |
| 29 | Buried within IBM announcement of its PowerParallel multi-processing RISC system last month ( CI No 2,113 ) was the news that its parallel processing capabilities will opened up to other vendors ' machines . |
| 30 | Jomeo is endearingly accident-prone and forever unsuccessful with females ; Gigi , by contrast , is wildly popular with the opposite sex and has made up for her childlessness by becoming a universal aunt to other females ' babies . |