Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Caledonian Canal is right on the hotel 's doorstep and nearby Loch Eil and Loch Linnhe provide opportunities for boat trips . |
| 2 | It 's obviously in the Treasury 's mind and that there will be a factor that is taken into consideration when they do their , er arithmetic er , er about the economy and in the run up to the budget if we can look that far ahead . |
| 3 | Such conduct is now conversion by statute but this is merely for the draftsman 's terminological convenience and has no effect on the concept of conversion at common law : for this reason , it must be kept separate in our analysis . |
| 4 | The balance should then be forwarded direct to the hotel , though if contacted some hotels do not require full payment in advance — this is entirely at the hotel 's discretion . |
| 5 | The emphasis is less on an individual 's inner resources than on the danger he or she poses to others . |
| 6 | It is obviously to the husband 's advantage in such circumstances to seek to persuade the first mortgagee to offer the wife a further advance of sufficient amount to repay the second charge . |
| 7 | It is obviously in the husband 's interest that the mortgagee receives a covenant from the wife to observe and perform the terms of the mortgage as this will put the mortgagee on further notice as to the primary responsibility notwithstanding that the husband is not released . |
| 8 | Bob is away on a day 's painting course today , so I am catching up with my letters before the Christmas deluge . |
| 9 | The index finger is thus under the ferret 's throat and the thumb goes round the top of the neck . |
| 10 | I mean , you might think ‘ well , what goes on in the staffroom does n't get round to the kids ’ but it does , it does , even if it is just through the teacher 's own attitude . |
| 11 | The length of the term that the landlord is prepared to grant , and the tenant to take , is usually outside the draftsman 's province . |
| 12 | For shares , capital gains and losses are only recognized when the share is sold , and this is directly under the owner 's control . |
| 13 | But while injury and age have taken their toll on the others , Kapil , at 33 , is still among the world 's most effective paceman . |
| 14 | ’ This is the , or at least an , autograph manuscript of Pippa , meaning that it is genuinely in the poet 's hand . |
| 15 | She 's always at the doctor 's with her leg . |
| 16 | But as the replies from Collingwood and Parris make clear , there is more to a tutor-organiser 's success than this : for success has to be measured by different criteria according to the context of the work . |
| 17 | One feels that anything to do with card indexes is more in a woman 's line . ’ |
| 18 | She 's a dreadful-looking woman , big , fat , and her voice is more like a man 's . ’ |
| 19 | The other major role of the sculptor is in the service of religion , where a high degree of interplay between artist and patron is not necessarily so important , making the sculptor 's situation into one which is more like the painter 's . |
| 20 | ‘ He knows more than anyone about the family assets , and he 's totally in the gang 's power . |
| 21 | First , there is an assessment ( sometimes negotiable ) about whether it is technically within the discharger 's power to do something about the ‘ problem ’ . |
| 22 | It is probably in the tenant 's interest for a fixed rent to be assumed . |
| 23 | It is clearly in an organisation 's interests to be as aware as possible of its weaknesses , both for major accidents , and , since a fair proportion of major accidents are spawned from minor mishaps which themselves cause losses , to invest in accident prevention , and strategies for managing safety . |
| 24 | The bolting is clearly against the BMC 's policy and I think it is extremely unlikely that the BMC 's committee of management will accept any kind of amendment to that policy . |
| 25 | Resistance to the elements is also in the Fiat 's favour . |
| 26 | The difference is part luck and part circumstance ; but it is also in the driver 's mind . |
| 27 | In addition Humphrey sees the aesthetic response as a ‘ pay of ’ for efficient and successful information processing ; it is a reward for the kind of mental activity that is really in a person 's own best interest . |
| 28 | The pressure — both economic and political — is now on the country 's other conglomerates , such as Anglo American-De Beers , to explain why they should remain in one piece . |
| 29 | ‘ The ball is now in the Government 's court . |
| 30 | The ball is now in the Commission 's court . |