Example sentences of "[is] in [noun sg] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | NELSON MANDELA , the imprisoned leader of the African National Congress , is in favour of negotiations with F W de Klerk 's government , but feels strongly that the black majority of South Africans should be in favour too , before embarking on such a venture . |
2 | The International Animal Welfare Alliance said Mary , whose husband is in charge of monkeys at Woburn and Longleat , is a director of a firm involved in the sale . |
3 | Philip Gregory is in charge of museums under O'Mara . |
4 | One is Hill Air Force Base in Ogden , Utah , which is in charge of parts for F-16s . |
5 | WE have been asked to point out that the Crown Office — which is in charge of prosecutions in Scottish courts — does not run the courts , which are the responsibility of the Scottish Courts Administration . |
6 | ‘ The removal or the retention of a child is to be considered wrongful where — ( a ) it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person , an institution or any other body , either jointly or alone , under the law of the state in which the child was habitually resident immediately before the removal or retention ; and ( b ) at the time of removal or retention those rights were actually exercised , either jointly or alone , or would have been so exercised but for the removal or retention . |