Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [to-vb] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loss of Simpson makes Oxford 's fight to stay in the second division even harder . |
| 2 | Even worse , if they 'd fancied a bottle of Bell 's whisky to toast in the New Year , it would have cost them £23.04 , almost twice the UK price . |
| 3 | In Australia , W.G. Grace captained Lord Sheffield 's side to defeat in a three-match series , while Walter Read led England in the solitary Test at Cape Town ( Harry Wood scored the first Test century by a wicketkeeper and England won by an innings ) . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's every lad 's dream to play in the All Ireland final and now that we have got this far we want to make sure and win . |
| 5 | Like most players it was always McGurk 's dream to play in an All Ireland senior final , but there was the danger it would remain simply that , a dream . |
| 6 | Darwin 's reluctance to publish in the 1840s can easily be understood in terms of the still active controversy over Lamarckism and Chambers ' Vestiges . |
| 7 | In fact , it was reincarnation of sorts that helped lang 's career to rise in the late 1980s . |
| 8 | I am also often told that it is not good for a curate 's career to stay in the same area or parish ! |
| 9 | Oxford 's Mark Carlsson was the first casualty crashing out of heat eleven … then it was Troy Butler 's turn to tumble in the last race … |
| 10 | By and large , those who approved of conscription when it came did so because they believed that it was everyone 's duty to serve in the armed forces in any case . |
| 11 | The policy of the solicitors ' governing body is encapsulated in Rule 1 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 ( and of earlier editions ) : A solicitor shall not directly or indirectly obtain or attempt to obtain instructions for professional work or permit another person to do so on his behalf , or do anything in the course of practising as a solicitor , in any manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the following : ( a ) the solicitor 's independence or integrity ; ( b ) a person 's freedom to instruct a solicitor of his choice ; ( c ) the solicitor 's duty to act in the best interests of the client ; ( d ) the good repute of the solicitor or of the solicitor 's profession ; ( e ) the solicitor 's proper standard of work ; ( f ) the solicitor 's duty to the Court . |
| 12 | Such a contract usually emphasises the director 's duty to act in the best interests of the company . |
| 13 | Lendl , who won his third successive Open title in 1987 , retired against Australian qualifier Neil Borwick while trailing 4-6 6-4 3-1 and became the record fifth men 's seed to lose in the first round this year . |
| 14 | It was the brothers ' intention to disappear in the ensuing melée . |