Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rain spent a few minutes sympathizing with the psychic 's frustrations and then suggested that she try Maureen again , but with a specific request for a set of keys . |
| 2 | In the end he sent it , regretfully , to Paul , thus adding to the latter 's troubles . |
| 3 | No mention was made of the February 1992 US-sponsored Washington accord between the legislature and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide , providing for the latter 's return to power [ see pp. 38758 ; 38808 ] . |
| 4 | The shortfall was accompanied by a general reduction in Arab countries ' regular aid disbursements to Jordan , resulting in the latter 's appeal for more funds on May 28 , 1990 at the Arab League summit in Baghdad , the Iraqi capital [ see p. 37473 ] . |
| 5 | The passage below illustrates the stylistic interest of Golding 's novel : it deals with the prehistoric struggle for survival between homo sapiens and Neanderthal man , resulting in the latter 's extinction . |
| 6 | ‘ [ T ] he constructive trust in the insurance cases acts as a deterrent , discouraging the beneficiary who would be motivated to kill the insured by already in-place financial rewards flowing from the insured 's death . |