Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because if she ca n't make money from the senator 's charter , ’ he went on , ‘ I was thinking of offering her a job or two on my own behalf . |
| 2 | In 1906 the College became a school of the University of London , with recognised teachers and could prepare candidates for the university 's BSc ( Veterinary Science ) degree as well as carrying out its basic function of training candidates for the diploma of membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons . |
| 3 | Of course the additional work which such an outward-going policy requires will make demands upon the teacher 's time . |
| 4 | The goals would include development of the patient 's self-esteem through encouraging the positive aspects of personality , and helping the patient to communicate needs and feelings verbally . |
| 5 | These would include claims against the vendor 's professional advisers if they had been negligent in advising on the negotiation of the transaction . |
| 6 | Although the Kuwaiti army 's 6th Brigade had originally been chosen for the honour of liberating the city , it appeared that the Saudi commander ordered the Kuwaiti force to delay its advance , after US special forces attached to the Kuwaiti army had warned that returning Kuwaiti soldiers might seek vengeance on the capital 's 240,000 Palestinian inhabitants for the atrocities committed by the Iraqi forces . |
| 7 | The Rev Tom Barnfather , of St Herbert 's Church in Yarm Road , said the management committee will include representatives from the Citizen 's Advice Bureau , the probation service and the council . |
| 8 | Whatever about the apparent failure of Desmond and his executives , is it not absolutely extraordinary that John V. O'Dwyer , of Arthur Cox , solicitor to and main board member of the Smurfit organisation , apparently did not brief Michael on the Independent 's retraction and the specific references to UPH and Desmond ? |
| 9 | ( iv ) Sub-paragraph ( b ) ( iii ) above does not apply to the notepaper of a recognised body if a designation would merely repeat part of the body 's name . |
| 10 | A landlord who retains control over common parts of a building such as the stairs and puts an exclusion clause in the lease , can not exclude liability to the tenant 's visitors by virtue of this clause . |
| 11 | Schools and colleges which choose to make their own arrangements may welcome help from the department 's consultant . |
| 12 | The fact that his life is totally unrecorded until 866 need not suggest that Ermentrude 's own influence was limited , but shows that a royal marriage did not necessarily bring honours to the bride 's close kinsmen . |
| 13 | An existing right is one where the landlord can not unreasonably withhold consent to the tenant 's exercise of the right , or where the tenant does not need consent but must meet the landlord 's costs . |
| 14 | This , of course , is easier than finding provable hypotheses for which we may expect evidence within the earth 's crust . |
| 15 | I 'm sure the win will do wonders for the team 's confidence , but let's see what happens for the next 5 games at least before we make rash predictions . |
| 16 | ’ And he had gone off to brew up a kettle of some herbal concoction , which he had said would do wonders for the men 's aching joints after the long march . |
| 17 | Sales which should contribute £100m to the UK 's balance of trade every year should start next Spring . |
| 18 | The guardian must continue to perform his other duties but can not give instructions to the child 's solicitor . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , it was reported on Sept. 26 that the World Bank had authorized the creation of a special facility to grant concessional credit to help lower-middle income countries to re-settle migrant workers fleeing Iraq and Kuwait , and that it would advance disbursements from the Bank 's soft loan affiliate , the International Development Association ( IDA ) , to the poorest countries . |
| 20 | In the 1980s such asset-liability reviews are assisted by computerised accountancy systems which can present information on a bank 's total exposure by country or customer on a daily basis . |
| 21 | Whether or not this assumption is well founded turns on the rationality of stock markets and their ability to absorb and evaluate information about a company 's prospects . |
| 22 | A planned P7 microprocessor in the works at Intel Corp — reckoned to be almost , though not entirely , a RISC affair , designed with multiprocessing in mind and still some three years out — will finally break compatibility with the company 's current iAPX-86 CPU family , sources say . |
| 23 | GOOD drawing ability used to be considered important at school , not only as a skill that might give expression to a child 's aesthetic and artistic inclinations , but also one that would be useful in practical ways — in recording flora and fauna in nature study , for example . |
| 24 | Last winter , though , Mr Tomlinson started work on his biggest project yet — to build a 250hp tractor that could do justice to the farm 's ultra-high output Mengele SH4ON forage harvester . |
| 25 | ‘ But you ca n't make war without the Kha-Khan 's permission . ’ |
| 26 | Guarantees of product reliability , after-sales service , and delivery supported by penalty clauses can build confidence towards the salesperson 's claims and lessen the costs to the buyer should something go wrong . |
| 27 | That the party has little popular support , even within its own ranks , is shown by the fact that it is purging its own educated ‘ native ’ members who might voice discontent over the party 's subservience to Soviet Russia … |
| 28 | Doyle could see bruises on the man 's neck . |
| 29 | The group has invested heavily in building up its Mercury business in the UK and is also committed to the expansion of its PCN business but the disposal of between 10 per cent and 20 per cent of Hong Kong Telecom will allay concerns about the group 's funding requirements . |
| 30 | You might like to know that apart from COED CYMRU , the summer edition will feature articles on the WTB 's Tourism 2000 review , the Shell Better Britain Campaign , development pressures on the countryside , environmental education , opencast coal , an up-date on Carmel Woods , fresh thinking on forestry , and the effects of transport on the environment . |