Example sentences of "'s [noun] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pa 's response comes in the flat voice I know , and fear , ‘ Talk properly , James . |
| 2 | Moscovici 's defence refers to the destructive power of operational definitions to restrict intellectual advance . |
| 3 | Nead 's text takes in the conventional notions of feminine beauty , pornography and the tabloid press , the fine line between sexuality and the obscene and the recent reclamation of the nude by female artists . |
| 4 | As Seawitch rolled heavily Polly 's foot slipped on the wet deck and she stumbled backwards , pulling Nathan with her . |
| 5 | Many of the smaller radical politically active women 's groups reformed under the Irish Women United umbrella . |
| 6 | Here we have a repetition of the childhood in which the parent 's weakness contributed to the unconscious need for punishment . |
| 7 | In the evenings I taught my son , Branwell , and my wife 's sister looked after the youngest child , Anne . |
| 8 | This is arguably the fundamental point made by a famous set of attempted proofs of God 's existence associated with the medieval theologian , Aquinas . |
| 9 | Flack 's skin glistened in the white , gritty light , his thin face tight with fatigue . |
| 10 | Constructed layer by layer , Ostrowski 's canvases range from the sublime to the ridiculous , presenting many paradoxes in the process . |
| 11 | The other is that Mr Rabin 's decision to seal off the occupied territories — the closure is now in its second month — has made most Israelis feel a lot safer , and some of them a lot happier about giving up the territories altogether . |
| 12 | But Laird 's trade unionists are still bitter about the council 's decision to object to the proposed Point of Ayr gas terminal the development that could offer a lifeline to the yard if it wins approval . |
| 13 | Marxism 's inability to deal with the political interventions of other oppositional groups has meant that its History can no longer claim to subsume all processes of change . |
| 14 | It should only aim to record that which is necessary for accurate reporting of a pupil 's progress according to the agreed reporting format of the school as a whole . |
| 15 | All four versions include a skipper 's cabin accessed from the upper deck only and sandwiched between the anchor well and the forward bulkhead of the owner 's cabin . |
| 16 | Further exhibits depict the opening of the West , Whaling ( with a Captain 's Cabin reproduced from the last of the great Yankee whalers ) , Textiles ( with a fine collection of quilts and hooked rugs ) , Pewter , Glass and Silver . |
| 17 | I am dying , Egypt , dying , her mind gabbled when Dotty Blundell 's brassière fell to the dusty floor . |
| 18 | Perhaps surprisingly for a conductor who is also a singer , Jacob 's direction tends towards the fast and furious style of Handel interpretation , with dramatically accentuated rhythms and strongly articulated bass lines . |
| 19 | In many aspects the PAC 's proposals accorded with the present practice adopted by New Zealand ( see Glynn , 1985 , p. 127 ) . |
| 20 | Congressional criticism of Bush 's proposals concentrated on the limited additional funding provided ; Democrats proposed an alternative plan , calling for total spending of $10,100 million , the additional $2,200 million to be provided by across-the-board reductions in federal programmes . |
| 21 | Japan 's chip-makers head for the good life |
| 22 | Then she caught her breath lightly as Julius 's fingers delved into the soft warmth of her body . |
| 23 | Philip watched Lee 's fingers loosen on the studded collar and the dog break away . |
| 24 | Merrill 's fingers closed over the bulkier envelope containing her curriculum vitae and references . |
| 25 | Red-headed England 's Glory spilled across the bare boards of the floor . |
| 26 | THE number of deaths last year on Britain 's roads fell to the lowest level since records began in 1926 . |
| 27 | But Whitaker 's luck changed in the four rider Horsemaster final when he again looked likely to finish as a runner-up . |
| 28 | Tanagra tried to replace Thebes as informal hegemon of the league in mid-century , but it was on Thebes that Sparta 's plans centred in the First Peloponnesian War . |
| 29 | Georgia 's parliament appealed to the United Nations on Thursday , saying : ‘ The events of recent days in Abkhazia confirm Russia is expanding the scope of its undeclared war against Georgia . ’ |
| 30 | Dr Bailey believes that Infolink 's willingness to respond to the changing requirements of its customer base has helped the company to maintain a leading position in the credit industry . |