Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Pierre Mauroy , an ex-prime minister and party workhorse , will stay on as the party 's first secretary . |
| 2 | They are designated by local authorities which must then pay special attention to any applications to demolish or build anew within the area 's boundaries . |
| 3 | George Bush could now cash in on the country 's post-war confidence by launching another war on the black home-front . |
| 4 | The school ca n't market successfully without the staff 's active commitment to the idea . |
| 5 | Elsewhere there are Breughels ; walls covered with Delft tiles ; a medieval belfry with 366 steps from which you can gaze down on the town 's steep , red tiled roofs ; holy blood brought back from the crusades . |
| 6 | Whilst the White Paper acknowledges that local policy objectives and resources must be a key context in planning and delivery services , the government appears to be clear that at the point of assessment , decisions must be needs-based and ‘ should not focus only on the user 's suitability for a particular existing scheme ’ ( DoH , 1989b , p. 18 ) . |
| 7 | The teacher needs to be open to , and supportive of , the student who has an alternative view to present , even if it does not fall squarely within the teacher 's own disciplinary expertise . |
| 8 | A noisily closing door made them glance up at the ship 's sunlit bridge . |
| 9 | To that individual 's horrified disbelief , the animal then proceeds to rub around his or her legs and may even jump up on the person 's lap . |
| 10 | The gubernatorial trial balloon may well fall back in the Speaker 's face because , quite simply , there is not enough air in it . |
| 11 | This is why I would quarrel mildly with the book 's title The Art of Sketching . |
| 12 | Road builders will benefit most from the government 's largesse . |
| 13 | Though she found it hard to judge his age , he had a look of unabashed power that only years of experience could brand on to a man 's face . |
| 14 | ‘ We have invested a lot of money in people , offices and warehousing over the last two years ; and this will only show through in the company 's profits in 1994–95 . ’ |
| 15 | That , then , was the concatenation of circumstances that lay behind the events of Thursday night : Bill Muggeridge noticing the ring on the kitchen calendar ; Toby winning a victory over the headmaster on Monday night which made him chary of challenging him again on Wednesday ; Mr Crumwallis deciding that , on balance , a public schoolboy who was on the staff would do more for the school 's prestige than a young local , however personable . |
| 16 | Although these initial estimates are somewhat crude , either way the available results strongly suggest that use of a valid selection test can contribute susbstantially to an organisation 's profitability . |
| 17 | Bristleworms of all sizes should always be handled with forceps ; those fluffy white spines can break off in the fishkeeper 's skin . |
| 18 | Tensions must be released otherwise resentment will surface later in the group 's development . |
| 19 | And when they get back from their parades and their barbecues , the scions of Washington will head straight for the president 's health-care package , which Mr Clinton would like to sign into law at Christmas . |
| 20 | You should land ready to fight and watch out for the opponent 's foot sweep . |
| 21 | The most common varieties of this system ( commonly used in other member states of the European Community and in some elections in Northern Ireland ) are the single transferable vote system ( under which primary votes of the least successful candidates are progressively redistributed to the more successful ) and the list-system , under the simplest variety of which votes are cast not for particular candidates , but for parties , the ‘ list ’ of whose candidates will benefit proportionately to the party 's overall vote . |
| 22 | Rose Hill could do well in the women 's event now that last year 's champion from Denmark , Connie Hansen , has decided not to take part this time . |
| 23 | And we may refer again to the CDA 's first Annual Report . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , such activities can contribute significantly to an organization 's public image . |
| 25 | Yeah I mean we did insert actually in the Chairman 's statement a cautionary note about the credit announcement because two years ago we had a similar increase which in fact by the time we got to the end of the year had disappeared so we view it with a lot of caution is the answer if you ask me to be more precise I ca n't because we 've never really had a set of tax increases the like of which we face now any other questions ? |
| 26 | STUDENTS on a part-time MSc computer course to start next year at Kingston Polytechnic will get their own microcomputers so that they can work away from the polytechnic 's classrooms . |
| 27 | However , those of a more robust spirit will thrust directly into the opponent 's attack , staking all on a combination block and counter . |
| 28 | The group will report directly to the bank 's chairman and chief executive , Andrew Buxton , who has recently faced calls from shareholders and others to split his two top management roles in the light of the bank 's massive £242 million pre-tax loss last year . |
| 29 | This can then interface directly with the company 's automated manufacturing facilities to provide the complete computer-base engineering environment . |
| 30 | If it is true , I repeat that it does not square up with the Government 's protestations about their concern for safety . |