Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is a stiff bundle of rags , arching this way and that , legs clamped together against his knees ' efforts to prise them apart , arms straining him back up off her body . |
| 2 | Inviting secondary schools to mount a stall in the primary school hall or corridors during parents ' evenings gives them a good opportunity to inform parents of what they have to offer children . |
| 3 | Many of the social workers ' functions require them to act as controlling agents , or in the interests of children against irresponsible or cruel parents , or to safeguard the community against a dangerous or disruptive mentally ill person . |
| 4 | It seems from the work of earlier historians that at some time around 1200 the influence of the great magnates underwent a challenge : in part this was because the king was intruding more and more into what had been the magnates ' private preserve , the distribution of justice to their feudal tenants ; in part also because rising inflation damaged their incomes ; and because the individual ambitions of certain of the men who had been the tenants of their knights ' fees led them to seek their advancement outside their natural lords ' followings . |
| 5 | In that case the employees , who were warehousemen employed by a company which supplied nuts and bolts , wrote to ten of their employers ' suppliers informing them that they intended to start up in business on their own trading in nuts and bolts , and asking for details of their products . |
| 6 | In their view , the effects of employees ’ coalitions keeping wages artificially ‘ high ’ or of employers ' coalitions keeping them artificially ‘ low ’ needs to be fully analysed . |
| 7 | Adjustment to their customers ' needs compelled them to establish an international presence that had hitherto been unnecessary . |
| 8 | In granting the county court order , Judge Geoffrey Vos said the families ' affidavits showed they feared for their children . |
| 9 | Fund-holders ' budgets enable them to purchase a range of non-emergency , mainly surgical procedures , outpatient care and laboratory tests from whichever hospital or provider they choose . |
| 10 | These require employers to assess users ' workstations to ensure they meet certain standards . |
| 11 | They budgeted for a pay award in line with inflation and while welcoming the ‘ well deserved ’ rise in teachers ' salaries say they can not fund it without cutting school budgets . |
| 12 | Midwives or health visitors may also need to advise on other family members ' needs to ensure they are not being overlooked , and these may include practical childcare for a newborn baby and the feelings of the partner adjusting to being a parent . |
| 13 | Judges , magistrates and justices ' clerks believe they must keep custody as a deterrent against frequent offenders and ‘ to give society a rest ’ . |
| 14 | He even gave North precious travellers ' cheques to ransom them , although the ransom did not work out . |
| 15 | Belfast Action Team said agencies would answer queries and encourage the formation of residents ' groups to involve them in decision-making . |
| 16 | The victims ' relatives say they have a life sentence to bare , and Gooch deserved to spend longer in prison . |
| 17 | Social Services have taken the unprecedented step of writing to the young victims ' parents warning them of Alan Stout 's impending release.Adrian Britton reports . |