Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [adj] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thucydides ' praise of Archelaos , written not long before the latter 's death in 399 , tells how he built forts and straight roads , and reorganized the army , both infantry and cavalry arms , doing more for it than all his eight predecessors put together . |
| 2 | Thereafter they practised together until the latter 's death in 1852 , and it is not always possible to distinguish the work of one from that of the other . |
| 3 | Yes , Jack had certainly cracked in the pro-am , and had been given a sharp reprimand by the tournament director , Oliver Moreton , no doubt much to the latter 's enjoyment . |
| 4 | However , as they are waiting , Sammy 's estranged brother , Lenny Dodds ( John Kay Steel ) , a rich , sensitive television arts executive from London , appears in a bid to reconcile his relationship with his elusive and hostile brother , much to the latter 's chagrin . |
| 5 | Crucial to the conviction was evidence from Pederick , who had , at his own trial , admitted planting the bomb and further claimed at Anderson 's trial that he had done so on the latter 's instructions . |
| 6 | The balance between the Bank 's traditional operations and those of the IFC should be shifted further in the latter 's direction ; that is why the IFC 's capital increase ought to go ahead . |
| 7 | The cars were later used separately by BBC and ABC TV , notably for the latter 's Holiday Town Parade in 1961 . |
| 8 | I was lucky I went straight into a trusty 's job , and I could work at weekends as well , and I earned good money : £2.63 a week . |
| 9 | Therefore the prosecution should try to provide corroboration for her allegation at the investigation stage , even regarding the accused 's identity ( R v Midwinter ( 1971 ) 55 Cr App R 523 ) . |
| 10 | In a small lounge , polished and dusted five times today by the Imperial 's housemaids , four committee members were awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Wales , Sir Thomas and , oddly , Gwendolen , who had inexplicably not yd arrived . |
| 11 | You can not expect to be taken seriously with a bovine 's milking tackle perched on your bonce . |
| 12 | The element of ‘ mens rea ’ — that is to say , what was actually in the accused 's mind at the time of the assault — is of utmost importance . |
| 13 | No penalties , the ball safely in the stand-off 's hands , no injuries — surely the perfect scrum-half dummy ! |