Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] [noun] 's [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall write down David Gower 's name in my sleep . |
| 2 | Suddenly Mrs Thatcher 's authority in the party had strengthened and , by the end of May , all serious talk of resignation and leadership challenges had subsided . |
| 3 | So I would walk down Mrs Lewis 's street in the hope of bumping into her . |
| 4 | In Taylor 's reign , only Trevor Steven 's effort in Russia earlier this year from a Nigel Clough pass stands out as an example . |
| 5 | This would not matter , were it not for the apparent demise of the Liberals , who used to hold the balance in the Bundestag and whose defection brought down Helmut Schmidt 's government in October . |
| 6 | Admittedly , in some of his loving characterisations of English life Orwell almost flew off the edge — ‘ the beer is bitterer , the coins are heavier , the grass is greener ’ — but even so , the decline of English civility under the impact of ‘ materialism ’ was not only George Orwell 's passion in the interwar years . |
| 7 | Might not Derek Pringle 's participation in the World cup final with the help of a cortisone injection have been at the risk of permanent damage to himself| ? |
| 8 | Hence Mr Bush 's decision in 1989 to edge away from pure Reaganism by asking his energy secretary , James Watkins , to put together a national energy strategy . |
| 9 | On the day after President Shagari 's arrival in Britain , one UpN state newspaper reported nothing of the visit , commenting instead in an editorial that he should not have left the country at a time when the doctors were on strike : it had been ‘ unpatriotic ’ for him to do so . |
| 10 | It is perhaps worth recalling the images of eyes which persist in his poetry — and " Do n't look at me like that ! " is also Harry Monchensey 's cry in The Family Reunion . |
| 11 | I would also like to back up Susan Cooper 's letter in the November issue of Tennis World entitled Steffi OK because when I was at Brighton , Steffi actually stopped and posed in the street to have her picture taken with me , and also Steffi signed every autograph everyday without fail , outside and inside so I think this proves that Steffi is the best at recognising her fans , no matter what it takes . |
| 12 | Formerly Count Basie 's drummer in his last great orchestra , he recently took over the drum chair at the Village Vanguard for the famous Monday night sessions featuring the Mel Lewis Big Band . |
| 13 | The first half produced only one real chance when City goalkeeper Tony Coton kept out Eric Cantona 's header in the 28th minute . |
| 14 | Modern harbourside developments are increasingly popular.At Admiral 's Quay in Falmouth , part of the old waterfront , six flats and four houses in Phase I are new and only a minute 's walk from the town . |
| 15 | NOT so long ago Bill Bentley 's wine-bar in Bishopsgate was alive to the sound of mobile phones and chattering stockbrokers . |
| 16 | Argentina 's foreign debt is $36 billion yet Admiral Gonzalez 's office in Hamburg has had little trouble in raising the cash . |
| 17 | One non-Communist politician , Winfield Wolk , said he feared ‘ things could happen like in China ’ , where Mr Gorbachev 's arrival in May provoked a hunger-strike on Tiananmen Square . |
| 18 | Instead , James Norris , an American and the person who had put forward Barbara Ward 's name in the first instance , found himself having to deliver a special address , and in Latin , at six hours ' notice . |