Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moran said : ‘ Director Jack Walker 's money has enabled the manager to put down a good foundation and if we can get Roy coming in alongside the likes of Alan Shearer , the club will really be going places . ’ |
| 2 | But to get them , Midland 's board has put a price on its business , and is left with no defence against a bidder prepared to offer more . |
| 3 | Whatever the fate of the Picassos , there can be no doubt that the Minister 's decision has altered the character of Dutch museums fundamentally . |
| 4 | If the husband 's shirt has lost a button , he says , ’ Mary , Mary , why is my shirt without a button ’ , to the Black ’ girl ’ not to his wife . |
| 5 | Where the defendant 's negligence has placed a person in danger and the plaintiff has attempted a rescue , the court will be slow to find the rescuer contributorily negligent . |
| 6 | When assessing the plaintiff 's conduct the court will make allowance for the fact that the defendant 's negligence has placed the plaintiff in a dilemma . |
| 7 | If there is uncertainty as to whether the defendant 's negligence has caused the damage , it has to be determined what degree of probability of damage occurring has to be established by the plaintiff . |
| 8 | A MYSTERY Santa 's honesty has saved a pensioner 's holiday of a lifetime . |
| 9 | Now Fergie 's mum has entered the fray . |
| 10 | Jan 's mum has acquired the status of a legend . |
| 11 | * The ( US ) Chemical Manufacturer 's Association has published a survey claiming that the release of toxic pollutants to the environment from the chemical industry was reduced by 35 per cent in the four-year period ending 1990 . |
| 12 | The Rambler 's Association has accused the Forestry Commission and the Ordnance Survey of entering into a " secret deal " to exclude details of public access to forest land from the Survey 's maps ( the definitive public maps on sale in Britain ) . |
| 13 | Initially , Moynihan 's intention was to use Minton 's striking looks to counterbalance the interest elsewhere . |
| 14 | The Lord Chancellor 's Department has produced a consultation paper proposing a new estate in land — commonhold — following a preliminary study of " condominium' legislation in other parts of the world . |
| 15 | It was insignificant prattle about birds , sailing and school gossip , but the last paragraph mentioned plans for a demonstration against the Education Secretary 's newly-announced plans to end the distribution of free milk to schoolchildren . |
| 16 | That body 's president has welcomed the formation of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ( NOCSA ) , representing all sorts of rival sporting associations , whose chairman , Sam Ramsamy — a veteran campaigner for the sports boycott — now wants to get South Africans back into international competition . |
| 17 | The Secretary of State 's response to the Region 's submission has accepted the need for these road proposals . |
| 18 | One of the 15 BBC management task forces investigating the Corporation 's future has recommended the scrapping of all sponsorship — including the £1.2m Lloyds Young Musician — damning it as covert advertising . |
| 19 | While Louise Newman 's cataloguing continues set the standard for European auctions , Christie 's Plc should be chastised for not producing a single owner catalogue that will become a standard reference . |
| 20 | A Lebanese chauffeur who denies Kim 's manslaughter has told the court that she had been taking cocaine and drinking whisky . |
| 21 | ‘ The children 's home has made a mistake , ’ he said unhappily , ‘ and sent a girl , not a boy . ’ |
| 22 | Even so Grimshaw 's work has outperformed the index with a climb of 500% since 1975 . |
| 23 | Is it ‘ My Dad 's Thribbler Has Got A Puncture ’ ? |
| 24 | Although the movie 's premise appears to stretch the limits of the imagination , Robbins 's performance is so assured that he deftly sidesteps moments when the plot could veer towards conspiracy paranoia . |
| 25 | The borough 's team hopes to maximise a mother 's chances of continuing to care for her children by providing independent counselling and advocacy to help her survive the investigation intact . |
| 26 | But Manchester 's team has remeasured the position of this star and find it does not coincide with the radio position after all . |
| 27 | Their men 's team has won the Peroni South title . |
| 28 | Their men 's team has won the Peroni South title . |
| 29 | Barker 's drama does deliver a message even simpler than his point about the importance of the national soul . |
| 30 | Unfortunately Ken 's recovery has suffered a setback after seeing us still in the title race with only fourteen-sixteenths of the season remaining . |