Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun] 's [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably the bat 's image of the world in which it is cruising is being updated 10 times per second . |
| 2 | In practice , many family members look to the female members to take on the lion 's share of responsibility for children , elderly relatives , the sick and the disabled , as well as domestic work , sometimes in addition to taking employment outside the home . |
| 3 | Even when one member of the family takes on the lion 's share of caring , there is no reason why brothers and sisters should not make some contribution . |
| 4 | If this is n't enough the IDB 's range of financial incentives and on-going support is the most flexible in Europe . |
| 5 | And then on 10 April 1544 came Henry 's chilling order to his brother-in-law Edward , earl of Hertford , to put all to fire and sword , burn Edinburgh town , so razed and defaced when you have sacked and gotten what ye can of it , as there may remain forever a perpetual memory of the vengeance of God lightened upon ( them ) for their falsehood and disloyalty … and as many towns and villages about Edinburgh as ye may conveniently , sack Leith and burn and subvert it and all the rest , putting man , woman and child to fire and sword , without exception where any resistance shall be made against you ; and this done , pass over to the Fifeland and extend like extremities and destructions in all towns and villages whereunto you may reach conveniently , not forgetting among all the rest so to spoil and turn upside down the Cardinal 's town of St Andrews , as the upper stone may be the nether , and not one stick stand by another , sparing no creature alive within the same … |
| 6 | She ate a solitary breakfast in the hotel dining-room , turning down the waitress 's offer of bacon and eggs with as much grace as she could muster , feeling faintly sick at the thought of food . |
| 7 | perhaps the Company 's lack of comment on its own future , which must increasingly have been worrying them at the turn of the century . |
| 8 | Perhaps the lion 's share of the costs of formation is the professional fees of the solicitors and accountants involved in a formation . |
| 9 | Even with this explanation , one is not necessarily convinced that Ulimwengu was in the wrong , since we have only the Government 's side of the story . |
| 10 | The on board statement establishes a direct link between the goods and the vessel , a link that facilitates not only the holder 's recovery of the goods or insurance proceeds , but also his arrest of the vessel in the event of loss of or damage to the cargo . |
| 11 | It was seldom frequented since only the Empress 's suite of rooms lay here in the south-west tower . |
| 12 | Note , in particular , that only the group 's share of the goodwill arising on the acquisition of Harris plc is deducted in this calculation . |
| 13 | The vendor will also be required to answer a detailed questionnaire covering not only the vendor 's knowledge of claims under the warranties but also explaining the nature of the transaction , the sale price and the basis on which the sale price has been calculated . |
| 14 | The government reviewed its relations with Taiwan , but decided to maintain its current policy of recognizing only the People 's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China , acknowledging China 's claim that Taiwan constituted a province of the mainland . |
| 15 | Using ancient techniques , they teach you how to make love for hours ( does n't that take away the man 's fun of rolling over and going to sleep after 45 seconds ? ) . |
| 16 | Thus the forecast 's window of 12 months rolls forward three months every time the forecast is updated , and the balance of the previous periods ' forecasts still within the new window are automatically updated as well . |
| 17 | Thus the judge 's exercise of the discretion entrusted to him stands unless he exercised his discretion on some erroneous principle or he misunderstood the evidence or he was plainly wrong . |
| 18 | Thus the seller 's return of the signed copy order , containing the buyer 's terms and conditions , was an unconditional acceptance , and the contract came into existence on the buyer 's terms and conditions . |
| 19 | I mean or is it just the author 's view of how |
| 20 | The child takes over the mother 's view of itself ; verbal appellations reinforce the manipulative process . |
| 21 | With BSkyB taking over the lion 's share of the new Premier League the two presenters aim to inform and entertain the millions of armchair fans — and replace Saint and Greavsie as the No 1 pundits on the box . |
| 22 | In those circumstances , is not the Chancellor 's promise of an extra £10 billion a similar Tory election hoax ? |
| 23 | Secondly , LeMond seems to care only about the Tour , not the season 's round of other events . |
| 24 | The Parliament must have the power to confirm or deny the Councils ' nominee as President of the Commission , and then to approve or not the President 's choice of Commissioners — and subsequently to sack them if necessary . |
| 25 | TANU had succeeded in coping with a nationalist political movement , but could it cope with the demands of people whose national political consciousness might be further aroused by messages coming from outside the party 's framework of control ? |
| 26 | Meanwhile the subject 's sharpness of vision was not impaired . |
| 27 | Soon afterwards they became respectively the Pretender 's Secretary of State and one of his leading generals . |
| 28 | Then gradually the person 's level of anxiety will fall back to normal levels from point B in Figure 4.8 . |
| 29 | The further the animal 's centre of gravity is off the ground , the more work is demanded of the muscles around the joints and girdles , and like all metabolic activity this must release heat . |
| 30 | Bunny waved aside the comedian 's offer of a little nip from the hip flask . |