Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absorbed by loving considerations of her tastes , Mitzi did not notice that Elisabeth was not replying , and her attention was drawn to her companion only when the peculiar noise of the latter 's choking was sounding right round the Hall . |
| 2 | Commenting on these provisions in a case in which , through no fault of the plaintiff , process had failed to reach a defendant in France until some two months after the leaving date , a Dutch court said that ‘ the Convention subordinates the interests of plaintiffs in enforcing their rights as quickly as possible against foreign defendants to the latter 's interest in having an opportunity of defending themselves ’ . |
| 3 | ( b ) The social importance of the accused 's conduct does not depend on such an intention . |
| 4 | Uncritical testimonials to the postmodern 's attractions are ten a penny , and conservative denunciations thereof not much scarcer . |
| 5 | Large regional studies of children 's smoking habits during the 1960 's and 1970's showed that more boys smoked than girls and that boys started earlier [ 3 ] . |
| 6 | It was probably through the patronage of John Prideaux that Calandrini came into contact with James Ussher [ q.v. ] , later archbishop of Armagh , whom he assisted in his scholarly activities during the latter 's three-year stay in London . |
| 7 | The value placed on these men is most clearly stated in the Treaty of Andelot , where Guntram and Childebert II settled the question of the succession and dealt with various matters which had arisen during the early years of the latter 's reign . |
| 8 | The central event of the former 's pontificate can hardly fail to be seen as Humanae Vitae in 1968 , central because its publication marked a watershed separating the first years of enthusiasm , of an optimistic post-conciliar implementation in which Rome and leading Catholic theologians were still working more or less hand in hand ( as they had done in the latter years of the Council ) from the far more contestatory and unsure later period . |
| 9 | Authentic Soul of the 60 's and 70 's led by Dave Barnard and featuring Steve ( Love Affair ) Ellis , 3 singers , horns , rhythm , keyboards — the works — unmissable . |
| 10 | Currently playing Alison Steadman 's shy daughter , Little Voice , she is the talk of London 's theatregoers for her virtuoso role in Jim Cartwright 's new play The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice at the National 's Cottesloe theatre . |
| 11 | Being in a position of power , his stupidity does not just affect him , nor just his family , but a whole kingdom , showing the universal not only the domestic significance of the old 's relationship to the young . |
| 12 | Casting aside Pennzoil 's claims that it had no intention of launching a bid , Chevron moved into top gear to protect itself against a takeover which could be worth $35billion and would revive memories of some of the biggest corporate battles of the 1970 's and 80's . |
| 13 | Following the drilling of deep boreholes in the 1960 's and in 1978–79 which had confirmed the presence of sandstones with good reservoir characteristics in several areas below the thick basalt cover , there was an urgent need to establish whether usable seismic data could be obtained from below the basalts . |
| 14 | Like movement in general , movement of coal from the Forth increased pace through the 1800 's first by sail and then by steam . |
| 15 | It also underlined the growing importance of the Royal 's UK banking operations . |
| 16 | The permissive society of the 60 's and 70's was not yet dreamed of . |
| 17 | Reports indicated , however , that the decision to convene the latest meeting , which followed talks in Tehran between SAIRI and the Iraqi National Congress ( INC — sponsor of the Vienna conference ) , had been prompted by SAIRI 's growing concern over the INC 's high profile among Western governments . |
| 18 | The subject of an after-life was also being discussed by those two indomitable ladies Ella Bembridge and Dotty Harmer in the latter 's cluttered kitchen near Lulling Woods . |
| 19 | His ultimate conversion , after long and courteous discussions which added cubits to Gandhi 's stature , provided a timely justification of the latter 's claim to leadership . |
| 20 | This indigenous dimension is widely recognized as an important element in the paraprofessional 's value and effectiveness . |
| 21 | Mr McInally said that forensic tests had revealed liquid petrol on the accused 's shirt and jeans . |
| 22 | In a further development on Dec. 12 the New York Times reported on a plan put forward by the US Army Chief of Staff , Gen. Carl Vuono , called " Strategic force for the 1990 's and beyond " , which envisaged a cut of one-third of US forces in Europe by 1995 , from 305,000 to 200,000 . |
| 23 | This machine gives the computer digital information about the last 's freeform surface . |
| 24 | The second is nothing but a single-engined airliner with a 737 's rate-of-climb and rate-of-descent capabilities , able to mix with Dash 8s or ATRs along the airways . |
| 25 | He 'd been posted to the Far East in the 1930 's and as a police office , he was captured at the fall of Singapore and imprisoned in the Japanese death camps . |
| 26 | If you like to sensational style of the 40 's and 50's , then you 'll love this . |
| 27 | Yesterday afternoon he and Naseby , with Auguste hovering in the background , had crawled over Sir Thomas 's suite of rooms and interrogated every single member of the Imperial 's staff on duty the previous evening . |
| 28 | The Pennsylvania Central built a holiday pavilion with a high cupola at Cape May , New Jersey , while half-timbering , so often associated with holiday architecture , was the dominant feature of the Southern 's Asheville resort in North Carolina . |
| 29 | An invention which is properly exploited by a small business may have a dramatic impact on the employer 's turnover ; a larger business , on the other hand , may be able to generate a far larger sales income with the same invention but ultimately produce an insignificant effect on the latter 's overall liquidity . |
| 30 | As a new appreciation of the Arctic 's importance has evolved , the littoral states have tended either to exclude non-Arctic states from activities in the area , or to offer them less-favoured treatment . |