Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's nothing wrong with being emotional about a little boy 's death . |
| 2 | ‘ I should be grateful for the Financial Secretary 's guidance on these two points . |
| 3 | Claudia shook her head , grateful for the other woman 's offer . |
| 4 | I was grateful for the Foreign Secretary 's friendly reference to me at the Conservative party conference , and his acceptance of my expertise on one subject — even though it was only the cinema . |
| 5 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's kind personal comment and for his continuing support over many years for the policy of integrated education . |
| 6 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's opening comments , but not very grateful for his latter comments . |
| 7 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's first remark . |
| 8 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 9 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme . |
| 10 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's words about Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 11 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 12 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 13 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the overall agreement that we have reached . |
| 14 | According to one source , ministers supporting the project , who include Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology , have been forced to lie low after the Prime Minister 's outburst . |
| 15 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 16 | Cooper was interviewed by Rovers last weekend and emerged as favourite for the vacant manager 's job ahead of Port Vale 's John Rudge and ex-Southampton manager Chris Nicholl . |
| 17 | It became clear as the Prime Minister 's speech progressed that that is precisely the most that he is playing for . |
| 18 | Hopes were high for a pleasant summer 's day fishing , but unfortunately this was not to be : heavy wind and rain — and a stomach-churning eight foot swell — resulted in a lot of green faces and a fewer that expected number of fish being caught . |
| 19 | She seemed nervous at first , then almost resentful of the older woman 's presence . |
| 20 | For example , the capital letters of " How Do You Like London " might suggest a number of phonetic factors abnormal loudness , slow-motion delivery , stressing of every syllable — all expressive of the proverbial Englishman 's assumption that those who can not speak his language as a native are deaf or stupid , or both . |
| 21 | Somehow , they brought out in Gran a likeness to Jake and Adam , less in the features than in the look of the eyes , wide and clear like a passionate girl 's . |
| 22 | The painters downstairs , skylarking on the fringe of the main action , celebrate ( though they would be surprised to hear it ) the living life which was , I said , merely imposed on Notes from Underground , but which now surrounds both crime and punishment and makes the whole novel responsive like a touched spider 's web . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , there was absolutely nothing wrong with the older woman 's hearing . |
| 24 | When I took it over from Matt I realised that a wilderness was something different from the average person 's orderly life . |
| 25 | But now , when her mind travelled back , it was clear from the young man 's behaviour and some of the comments he had made that she had been suffering from myopia . |
| 26 | One thing is clear from the hon. Gentleman 's attitude : were there ever a Labour Government , there would be no review of programmes and there would be no assessment of the way in which help is given to ensure that it is cost effective or of how Government resources are deployed to ensure that the taxpayer gets the best value for money . |
| 27 | However , it was clear from the Special Commissioner 's decision that he had looked at all the evidence and asked himself whether in view of that evidence it had been reasonable for the inspector to form the view he had taken . |
| 28 | To Las Vegas or Monaco da da da money money money funny in a rich man 's world . |
| 29 | Four of Meryl Streep 's nine nominations have been won in foreign accents — British in The French Lieutenant 's Woman ( 1981 ) , Polish in Sophie 's Choice ( 1982 ) , Danish in Out of Africa ( 1985 ) and Australian in A Cry in the Dark ( 1988 ) . |
| 30 | Mugabe exhorts them to remember the sacrifices made in the war for the sake of Zimbabwe , but young people are seldom interested in a previous generation 's sacrifices — as he could have learned from history . |