Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [noun] 's [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foster fully supports the International Agreement signed in Montreal to eventually phase out society 's dependence on these products which have important uses in refrigeration , air-conditining and foam-blowing . |
| 2 | We may therefore sum up Robertson 's order in respect of Yugoslavs as follows . |
| 3 | Tomorrow I 'll clean out mam 's bedroom for you . ’ |
| 4 | Later , in the chapter on modern French structuralism , we shall see how Saussure 's concept of the linguistic sign can lead to theories of the non-linguistic aspects of literature as well as of its language . |
| 5 | Annie considered that Ann Butler should step in and make up Sarah 's mind for her . |
| 6 | Patten promised last year a paper that would set out Britain 's agenda for the environment to the end of the century . |
| 7 | ‘ But right now , if you do n't mind , Giles , I think Cavell should meet Penny Seu Chen so that they can sort out Maria 's schedule for the next few days , as I doubt if Maria has had time to familiarise herself with it yet . |
| 8 | I 'll sort out Francis 's stuff in the Abacos . |
| 9 | The State Department believed that the US must either take on Britain 's role as protector of Near Eastern states from Russia , or witness a major advance for Communism . |
| 10 | We would have only McGurk 's word for what happened subsequently if I had not positioned my ear by the keyhole of his office . |
| 11 | Why do we have just Alastair 's Letter from America : why not have letters from Moscow , from Paris , from Tokyo , from Peking . |
| 12 | However , there is more than a chance that Brewer will take over Gary 's role as captain , and Alan 's place on the blindside of the scrum . |
| 13 | Motorola Inc 's semiconductor chief James Norling is moving to Europe to head up Motorola Europe , Middle East and Africa , succeeding David Bartram , who is retiring June 30 after 32 years : Thomas George , executive vice-president and assistant general manager of the Semiconductor Products group , will take over Norling 's post on April 1 . |
| 14 | It is potentially hugely divisive given the Scottish party 's left-wing sensibilities , but less so if working-class traditionalists like Clarke can go down Smith 's route to modernity . |
| 15 | Diane White will explain how Zanussi 's range of combination ovens , cookers , microwaves and fridges can make light work of Christmas cooking . |
| 16 | We shall write up Newton 's equation for the case when the force is provided by an electric field and friction is present |
| 17 | We will encounter here Williams 's emphasis on the city as a ‘ front ’ region : a romantic place representing a better life over the horizon is common . |
| 18 | And yet , without showing prior use , how could the prosecution explain why Coleman 's application for a passport in that name had alerted the passport office to a possible violation ? |
| 19 | Destabilisation of the German economy could kill off Europe 's hope of getting out of the recession . |