Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [be] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WOMEN 'S talents were going to waste , said Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd . |
| 2 | Just then , the day 's takings were brought to Garvey by Davey of Carlisle . |
| 3 | Ashida 's views were conveyed to Washington but a decision was taken against separate peace treaties with Germany and Japan . |
| 4 | The principles established for the protection of married women providing security for their husband 's debts were extended to parents providing security for an adult child 's debts . |
| 5 | The whole tangled web of each other 's relationships was getting to breaking-point . |
| 6 | The body of one of the four , " Stompie " Moeketsie Seipei , was subsequently found on waste ground , and one of Winnie Mandela 's bodyguards was sentenced to death for his murder [ see pp. 36452 ; 37441 ] . |
| 7 | Prior to the ceremony the railway 's guests were entertained to lunch at the Raven Inn where W & L chairman Ken Fenton told the guests of the station 's history and paid tribute to the people and organisations who had helped bring the former Eardisley station building up from its former site . |
| 8 | These include passivity and intellectual slowness ( motivational deficits ) , a belief that one 's actions are doomed to failure ( cognitive deficits ) and the emotional component of depression . |
| 9 | Once the examiner 's powers are explained to directors they generally recognise the seriousness of their position and are grateful for the confidentiality . |
| 10 | Lists of stolen or lost traveller 's cheques are circulated to hotels and the cashier should consult these lists discreetly when dealing with traveller 's cheques . |
| 11 | On Thursday , Hamel 's gifts were brought to light before a sadly sparse audience . |
| 12 | Burma 's communications were knocked to pieces by the Allied air forces . |
| 13 | The saint 's relics were given to Vukovar by Pope Benedict XIV and brought from Rome in 1754 . |
| 14 | The second phase began in November 1988 when MDC 's boundaries were extended to localities embracing economic activity , entire communities and active local authorities . |
| 15 | Before any work commenced however , the region 's administrations were transferred to Burston in January , 1992 , which culminated in a new office being completed in July that year . |
| 16 | If mum 's thoughts are turning to summer holidays and bathing suits she might appreciate The Cellulite Diet which has tips on tackling any extra pounds . |
| 17 | A six-point retort to Microsoft 's claims was posted to computer journals in the UK by WordPerfect 's Windows product manager , Daniel Sumner . |
| 18 | June 6 is the date set for the final closure of St Mary 's hospital , Colchester , when the outpatient department will be transferred to Colchester District General and Severalls hospitals , two years after St Mary 's in-patients were transferred to Severalls Hospital . |
| 19 | The monarchists ' proposals were doomed to failure a priori because they did not take into account a number of crucial factors relating to the Caudillo . |
| 20 | For this reason , Edwards ' indicators were designed to measure in various ways the extent to which speakers have contact with black friends and neighbours and participate in black social activities . |
| 21 | The first two training colleges also had schools for deaf children attached to them , and teachers ' certificates were awarded to students who taught on the oral system to the exclusion of any other method . |
| 22 | AS THE political parties ' election campaigns grind into their final week , many peoples ' thoughts are turning to Easter holidays and plans to get away from it all-assuming they can still afford it , that is . |
| 23 | From 1987 , companies ' gains were charged to corporation tax as if they were additional income of an accounting period . |