Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it is to most fish 's advantage to grow to their maximum size as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | It was Marje 's decision to confess to her secret relationship with the dashing newspaper lawyer . |
| 3 | There is also a certain problem in taking women 's freedom to dispose of their own sexuality as an indicator of their influence and power in general , as is tacitly suggested by both Morgan and Engels . |
| 4 | Throughout the dispute Kenneth Clarke , the Secretary of State for Health , declared the government 's determination to adhere to its original offer of a 9 per cent increase over 18 months ( up to 16.3 per cent for the most highly qualified personnel ) . |
| 5 | American industrialists , critical of the performance of the occupation , had urged a reversal of policy so as to increase Japan 's capacity to stand on her own feet and not to receive excessive subsidies from the United States . |
| 6 | In 1989 , when Miss T. was 17 or 18 , she moved from her mother 's home to live with her paternal grandmother . |
| 7 | Sometimes it was Ruth 's job to look after them both , though not often , since Edward had his own governess , Miss Fitch , who was omnipresent and jealously guarded her position . |
| 8 | The proposal to harmonize VAT rates is one which cuts across the UK 's wish to cling to its fiscal sovereignty . |
| 9 | It was her father 's habit to refer to his approaching death as a sort of cosmic joke . |
| 10 | This allows the description of Mariana 's surroundings to relate to her own mental condition . |
| 11 | But then William had had to build the castle because he had permitted the defeated Harold 's widow to remain in her own hall . |
| 12 | At an even deeper level medicine destroys a people 's ability to deal with their own vulnerability and weakness in an autonomous and personal way by attacking traditional cultural values , routines and rituals which allowed individuals to make meaningful the universal human experience of pain , suffering and death . |
| 13 | Self-confidence describes the dog 's ability to act on his own initiative and to face stressful situations without becoming fearful . |
| 14 | Although certain forms of severe mental handicap can lead to a limited life-expectancy , medical skills are improving considerably ; for example , it is common for Down 's adults to live into their fifties and sixties . |
| 15 | It was November and the nights drawing in , and they went after tea , telling the nans they were going to a friend 's house to play with his electric trains . |
| 16 | The steering committee has opted for quality , downplaying the innumerable replicas from the painter 's workshop to focus on his extraordinary evolution from provincial artist to one of the great protagonists of Venetian art . |
| 17 | The emotions have been likened to a musical instrument and it is a man 's task to play upon its uttermost strings . |
| 18 | I give space for others , and allow others ' plans to come before my own . |
| 19 | Overall , the studies suggest that the children 's adjustment following divorce is related first to consistent and on-going relationships with both parents ; and secondly , which is central to our discussion , to the parents ' ability to co-operate in their respective parenting roles , that is , co-operation without rancour or conflict . |