Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | England 's bowling simply presented little threat . |
| 2 | It is certainly a surprising omission on Banfield 's part not to take full account of the importance of patronage and clientelism in their own right as determinants of political action . |
| 3 | When he publicly questioned Truman 's decision not to use Chinese Nationalist troops in Korea , Truman decided the pretensions of his Caesar had gone far enough . |
| 4 | LEADING Liberal-Democrat MP David Alton will quit at the next election in protest at the party 's decision yesterday to back pro-abortion policies . |
| 5 | Wordsworth 's accent frequently struck Southern ears as harsh : even though suburban gentility had not yet forced all regional speakers to conform to the colourless vowel-sounds of the Home Counties if they wished to be socially acceptable , and even though Coleridge , like Sir Walter Raleigh before him , spoke broad Devon all his life without being taken for a peasant , it is clear that Wordsworth 's accent did contribute to a general impression of roughness . |
| 6 | However , Mr Hurd 's pronouncement yesterday removes that incentive , leaving the Labour move almost certain to fail . |
| 7 | In some other countries , however , McDonald 's can probably achieve higher margins given its ‘ status ’ symbol or its near monopoly . |
| 8 | But such appeals run into the one constant of American policy : Mr Clinton 's determination not to put American ground troops in Bosnia unless to enforce a peace treaty . |
| 9 | Hunter 's committee clearly thought that Vial on his own could not conduct the course , while Morton 's committee appear to have accepted Vial 's claims regarding appointments which apparently he had never held . |
| 10 | The clock 's chime also stirs other things into action , as explained below . |
| 11 | Cayley 's work soon encouraged many mathematicians to invariant theory , described by Sylvester as " the essence of modern algebra " , and so many invariants were found that , to bring some order to the subject , minimal systems of invariants were sought in terms of which all others could be expressed . |
| 12 | But Emil Nolde 's work also registered several failures : the girl 's head in oils on the title page of the catalogue , for example , and several over-valued flower watercolours . |
| 13 | Ullman 's work also casts some light on our kingfisher cartoon . |
| 14 | Well I think it 's it 's a hiccup , nothing more , but I think the trend is clearly established , and it 's very much agreed , it 's recognized in the Labour Party , that the world outside has changed , women are now half the workforce , women are now half the college and university graduates , women 's work now represents forty percent of our G D P , so we have to increase women 's representation to recognize the world has changed . |
| 15 | Adding ICL 's business immediately swells annual turnover to somewhere around £250m , putting the company into the number one spot in the UK , ahead of P&P Plc . |
| 16 | For example , although MFI 's flotation undoubtedly represents robust management performance , two refinancings were necessary ; so will the original investors make much of a return ? |
| 17 | The huge opencast Dixon 's site currently occupies this area . |
| 18 | We acknowledge that individuals drawn to WFS 's conference possibly had genuine intentions , but we have no confidence that the aims , objectives , and structure will set the path for building a women 's movement . |
| 19 | And still , where Fergie 's behaviour merely offered dire warnings — Never misbehave ; Never give in to self-indulgence ; Never , ever , buy bikini bottoms two sizes too small — Diana provided hope . |
| 20 | Mr Afo 's organisation also demands that Congress grant blacks the five southern states of Georgia , Alabama , Mississippi , Louisiana , and South Carolina to be established as a separate nation . |
| 21 | Which MP 's friend simply loved Minced Morsels ? |
| 22 | In an untypical display of linguistic diarrhoea , Mr Head 's character finally managed several sentences all in one go this week . |
| 23 | The Moon and everything that is on our planet 's surface mutually attract each other . |
| 24 | With the weight of John 's head slowly reducing one leg to numbness , I decided to try and explain it to myself . |
| 25 | Irina 's news now drove these matters from his mind . |
| 26 | But God 's grace speedily shatters such dreams . |
| 27 | The British Midland ATP aircraft carrying fifty nine passengers iced up and plunged thirty five hundred feet from the sky above Cowley last year.The pilot eventually regained control , but the official report into the incident concludes that the airline 's advice NOT to apply full power to get out of such a dive , was inappropriate . |
| 28 | Implementing the Patient 's Charter also poses many contradictions for both parties . |
| 29 | Those who operate according to total ignorance about the women 's movement also pay scant attention to social class and race as critical concerns in the content and teaching and provision of what passes as adult education . |
| 30 | The closest starting point for a trip to the Grand Canyon is Las Vegas , though Los Angeles at about a day 's drive away has more choice of low-cost fares . |