Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Rush is confident that any animosity has long-since faded and that his former boss is due for a hero 's welcome when he leads his side out at the ground he graced for 14 illustrious years as player and manager . |
| 2 | As a bright and promising student of Armchair Theatre Sydney Newman felt Verity Lambert was right for the Producer 's post , in spite of her distinct lack of years , being only twenty-seven at the time of her appointment . |
| 3 | Nor can the horse hear so much when stabled , although some people try and overcome this deficiency by leaving a radio playing all day in the stable for the horse 's benefit . |
| 4 | An application for a warrant of further detention can be made up to 42 hours from the commencement of the detention clock , in a situation where the 36 hour period runs out at a time when it is not possible for a magistrate 's court to sit . |
| 5 | Providing that the castration is restricted to cutting off the testicles alone ( sometimes the whole kit would go ) , it is possible for a man 's libido and ability to indulge in intercourse not to be reduced at all . |
| 6 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 7 | In such a situation it is possible for the parent 's self control to snap and in a moment of aberration he may strike the child in a manner that is instantly regretted and most unlikely ever to be repeated . ’ |
| 8 | We have already noted the stage at which it will become possible for the buyer 's conveyancer to approve the contract . |
| 9 | It can also be quite revealing about the individual 's translation strategies and their views on the nature of the translating process . |
| 10 | Condensed it sounded very little for an afternoon 's talking but simultaneously it was a surprising amount from a man who had started the day denying everything . |
| 11 | Renault is right about the Clio 's ride . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend is also right about the Opposition 's position on Trident . |
| 13 | The Communist Party , after its reversal of policy in October 1939 , tried to keep the idea of " Unity " alive through the People 's Convention . |
| 14 | The forlorn street scenes that ornament front and back , in black and grey monochrome , alleviated only by the red-brown used for the author 's name and title , return us to Minton 's scenes of devastation of the early 1940s . |
| 15 | So it is not merely marine deposits that are so incredibly persistent about the earth 's surface . |
| 16 | Generally speaking , we know all too little about the teacher 's perspective on pedagogy ; we make generalizations which are not based on anything in the way of reliable information . |
| 17 | But I sat in yesterday afternoon and I felt sorry for the man 's daughter who 'd been given a hymn the service . |
| 18 | He remembered his wife mentioning to him that some immigrants had moved into the street , and , because he knew that neither Donna nor Mrs Stych would bother to call on immigrants , he felt vaguely sorry for the newcomers ' isolation . |
| 19 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply . |
| 20 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
| 21 | The police are grateful for the brewery 's support . |
| 22 | We are grateful for the Group 's advice on these points , which will be duly considered , together with any comments on them . |
| 23 | But it must be said that both Liverpool and Everton have cause to be grateful for the Moores ' family millions . |
| 24 | A friend asked the executive what he found so absorbing about the man 's performance . |
| 25 | The general feeling in the town was that there was something strange about the Judge 's House . |
| 26 | William took his argument one step further by saying , ‘ I believe that cross court training is terrific for the child 's development . |
| 27 | Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulations have demonstrated that plumes can arise only at a boundary between convective regimes , such as that between the Earth 's core and mantle at a depth of 2,900 km . |
| 28 | By a somewhat artificial rule , a servant who receives a thing from his master for the master 's use is deemed not to be in possession of it , though the contrary is true where he receives it from a stranger for the master 's use . |
| 29 | It is still more usual for the husband 's name to come first when signing Christmas cards , eg John and Jane rather than Jane and John , and the surname should be added if they are being sent to slight acquaintances . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've already paid down two-thirds for an artist 's cottage in Sausolito , a village across the other side of the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco . |