Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , the Court declined to make any order on the originating summons and the Revenue 's application to strike out the summons would be dismissed . |
| 2 | May I have your Majesty 's order to take out the soldiers and destroy them ? " |
| 3 | Is the Secretary of State aware that in London there is a majority in favour of Labour 's proposal to set up an elected police authority for the Greater London area ? |
| 4 | In a similar ‘ misunderstanding ’ the signal from a security guard 's walkie-talkie closed down a major generator at a production plant . |
| 5 | Neighbours of the site are being asked to send their comments on the plans to a Government inspector who will decide whether to uphold Sedgefield District Council 's decision to turn down the extension for the social club . |
| 6 | Campaigners have welcomed Cleveland County Council 's decision to carry out a road safety study taking in Sappers Corner and Truro Drive on the A689 on the outskirts of Hartlepool . |
| 7 | The Council 's initiative to set up a multi-professional group to address the borough 's drugs problem was well conceived for it allowed , for the first time , the information and concerns picked up by various parties in relation to heroin to be pulled together . |
| 8 | GORDON Rushton , the Ffestiniog Railway 's General Manager , said : ‘ The first point is that FR is simply following the terms of the High Court judgement and the second point is that Gwynedd County Council 's application to take over the lease was rejected by the court . |
| 9 | Clarks Yard is soon to be put on the market as part of Darlington council 's bid to spruce up the three historic yards between High Row and Skinnergate . |
| 10 | That second 's contact touched off an alarming ripple inside her and she moved away quickly , seeking refuge in trivia . |
| 11 | This is Digital Equipment 's attempt to take on the Intel Pentium chip . |
| 12 | Government sources declined to confirm or deny the contents of the list , but MPs believe some of the services will almost certainly figure in the Queen 's Speech setting out the legislative programme for the next session of Parliament . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's no mistake , Miss Stanley , ’ the girl 's voice came down the line . |
| 14 | The girl 's voice took on a whine as she flew yet again to the defence of her man . |
| 15 | Just as she had said , the porter 's wife opened up the main door and the inner gate from her room and then poked her head out . |
| 16 | If the Scoutmaster says a novelty plastic umbrella stand is pure elephant 's foot or if the vicar 's wife passes off a gold-plated tie-pin as the real thing , they can be held to account under law . |
| 17 | Subsequently qualifications which indicate the holder 's ability to carry out the elements defined in the job description are identified . |
| 18 | The difference was exacerbated by Parliament 's refusal to pay off the army 's arrears of pay . |
| 19 | Manville had every faith in the Russian 's ability to dig out the vital weakness in Vologsky 's make-up which would turn him into a traitor . |
| 20 | I compare the Government 's record to the experience I once had of helping to redecorate a pensioner 's home to brighten up the dingy gloom . |
| 21 | The High Court also refused the taxpayer 's application to strike out the Crown 's appeal against the Special Commissioner 's decision by using its discretion under RSC Ord 18 , r 19 ; there was no plain and obvious case for so doing . |
| 22 | The taxpayer 's motion to strike out the Crown 's appeal therefore failed . |
| 23 | He knelt down by a familiar mound and after a moment 's hesitation yanked out the cross that he had placed at the head of the grave . |
| 24 | It can be disconcerting at auction if the vendor or agents acting on the vendor 's behalf bid up the price from the floor in the early or even later stages of the auction . |
| 25 | The military 's policy brought about a greater disparity in landholdings and by 1977 , the large estate was back , since there were 1,512 estates of over 80 hectares that year ( Castillo and Lehmann 1982 ) . |
| 26 | Or a man with her husband 's build parading down a Paris runway in Calvin Klein 's latest skivvies . |
| 27 | In October 1973 , the NIRC fined the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers £100,000 for contempt of court when they refused to obey the court 's order to call off a strike . |
| 28 | The trick is to use the person 's name to conjure up a picture in your mind . |
| 29 | There are only five exceptions : accusations of a crime punishable by imprisonment , suggestions that the plaintiff carries a contagious disease ; adverse reflections on a person 's ability to carry out an office , business or profession ; slanders on the reputation or credit of tradespeople ; and words imputing unchastity or adultery to a woman or girl . |
| 30 | They also identify the concept of patterning care to take advantage of a person 's routine to send in a helper ‘ when it gets dark ’ to prepare a light meal before bed . |