Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let a wee thought just peep in a man 's mind at dawn on the Mull of Oa and it 's all the gossip at the Butt of Lewis by noon . |
| 2 | If the employer failed to comply with an order to reinstate , the maximum special award is the greater of £20,100 or 156 weeks ' pay without there being any limit on a week 's pay . |
| 3 | By fundamental barriers we mean those difficulties , which usually arise from a person 's personal circumstances such as lack of money or having to look after dependants . |
| 4 | like if you ever work in a children 's ward you can always tell the children that 've been hospitalised for a great length of time cos you can do anything with them |
| 5 | In developing work in the classroom one 's own expectations and experiences often interfere with a child 's progress and it is important to be aware of this and exercise self control . |
| 6 | In Britain we often listen for a person 's accent . |
| 7 | ‘ In London , many landlords now ask for a month 's rent in advance . |
| 8 | Vets often wonder after a patient 's recovery just how much credit they might take . |
| 9 | A perceptive observer , a sensitive and powerful draughtsman , his works here accrue from a year 's study at Thornton Greyhound Racing Stadium , near Kirkcaldy . |
| 10 | Environmental uncertainties for a corporation are so numerous as to defy classification , but none the less , there are five important sources of problems which potentially interfere with a corporation 's ability to achieve its goal(s) easily without bending , evading , or breaking legal regulations . |
| 11 | and then go for a paratroopers ' |
| 12 | As with doctors , there are always nurses whose personal strengths are such that they can openly and lovingly respond to a patient 's pain , grief and distress without needing defences . |
| 13 | It is questionable , however , whether the provisions actually add to a victim 's opportunity for compensation and it has been argued that the procedure differs little from that required for any civil action except that the funds are preserved . |
| 14 | But , alas , I too operate in a man 's world . ’ |