Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Distributing next year 's maintained payment between the two new companies has clearly not been an easy task and question marks must remain over the board 's decision just to split the 1993 payment straight down the middle with the promise that each company will not pay less than 27.5p a share . |
| 2 | Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's decision not to support the French proposal to fix the conference date in Strasbourg highlights his concern that the question of European monetary union and the inevitable transfer of powers from West Germany 's Bundesbank to the new European central bank would get caught up in the German general election next autumn . |
| 3 | Supporting the Chancellor 's decision not to raise the basic rate of income tax , he said : ‘ Despite the size of the PSBR , I am glad he introduced a neutral Budget . |
| 4 | Lamont 's decision not to tax the Royal Family is disgraceful and I do n't know how the Queen can sleep at night when her subjects are struggling in misery . |
| 5 | There was no doubt at all that her mother 's clip exactly matched the right-hand side of the clasp on the doge 's cloak . |
| 6 | Morley 's hypothesis obviously worried the anti-drug establishment . |
| 7 | And Barnsley 's advantage could have been cut from five to two points had Keegan 's side not lacked the creative nous to topple them . |
| 8 | Discovery then leads to a loss of self , not a confirmation of identity , and Slothrop 's fate only represents the characteristic direction of thy forces operating within the novel : to reduce human beings to ciphers , units , or commercial entities . |
| 9 | Again , there is no real need to comment — except that it is the media planner 's job both to discourage the creative group from trying to produce massive , spectacular ads when the budget is minimal , and to keep them aware of new ideas and ways of using the media . |
| 10 | EXETER 's meeting tomorrow offers the main hope of a resumption to jumps racing as freezing conditions continue to cause havoc around the country . |
| 11 | IF 80 minutes of dynamic non-stop dance , combined with reverberant rock music seems like an irresistible combination , then head for Glasgow 's Tramway fast to catch the stunning new show from the Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs — Chummlees and Fanshaws to you and me — as conjured out of choreographer Lea Anderson 's febrile imagination . |
| 12 | The early pre-emptive presence of the blue helmets is an earnest of the world 's desire not to see the Bosnian war repeated in Macedonia . |
| 13 | In 1444 he was officially entrusted with the care , maintenance , and teaching of the eight chapel children : the creation of Plummer 's post probably reflects the growing use of treble voices in part-music as well as in plainchant . |
| 14 | The government 's refusal fully to implement the Disabled Person 's ( Services , Consultation and Representation ) Act 1986 leaves users dependent on the good practice of service providers , without clear cut rights to assessment or explanation when services are not provided . |
| 15 | But Asquith 's refusal greatly strengthened the Unionist position . |
| 16 | Brucan 's announcement also prompted the immediate resignation from the NSF of Romania 's best-known former dissident , Doina Cornea . |
| 17 | Before speaking to her he has pondered the question of committing suicide to absolve himself from the responsibility of avenging his father ; and Ophelia 's behaviour only emphasises the apparent pointlessness of trying to oppose Claudius , who could easily destroy him . |
| 18 | It might be thought that the actor 's art also reflects the continual struggle between participants in a social situation to share their private worlds through public media of language and gesture , what Arthur Brittan ( 1973 ) refers to as ‘ negotiation of meaning ’ . |
| 19 | BM 's price also undercuts the new Saver Fare announced last week by bitter route rival , British Airways . |
| 20 | Hassan 's smile nearly severed the upper part of his head . |
| 21 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 22 | A chronicle source confirms Langland 's remark about bread being made from materials other than grain , namely beans , peas and vetches , but it should be noted that this year , 1439 , saw a great dearth of corn , and the chronicler 's comment probably reflects the unusual nature of the food , at least in his eyes ; we do not know how far this view would be general and how far it was that of a man whose conditions were normally more affluent . |
| 23 | Then there was the mass impression : the city 's rituals and festivals — the visit of a monarch , the launch of a warship from the Mersey shipyards , or the personage of Her Majesty 's Inspector annually reviewing the assembled ranks over tea and buns for the dignitaries of the Watch Committee . |
| 24 | The Allied force 's superiority gradually gains the upper hand in Europe , North Africa and Italy . |
| 25 | Robert Dunlop 's performance certainly lifted the Euro races onto a different level , and Jeremy McWilliams ' full-blooded riding in the Superbike races saved them from becoming a nonentity . |
| 26 | Whilst only an hour 's journey away lies the stately city of Aberdeen with its excellent restaurants , theatres and stores altogether a refreshing diversion when you want a brief reminder of city life … before returning to the secluded haven of your own lodge . |
| 27 | Navarro 's participation also marginalized the remaining left-wing guerrilla forces , who reportedly impeded voting in some towns . |
| 28 | The exceptional moment when the spirit of Brahms materialised came at the beginning of the andante where Pauline Dowse 's cello solo evoked the inner stillness of the composer — all moonlight , warmth and swaying tree tops . |
| 29 | Glyn 's training suddenly got the better of him , but Jenna had no time to reply — the Frenchman did that smartly . |
| 30 | In addition to giving detailed reports of several research studies , Buckland 's book also contains the best survey of the literature of stock logistics in academic and special libraries . |