Example sentences of "'s [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Larder , who quit as Great Britain 's assistant coach to take over the Chemics , will go to any lengths to help Goulding build on that promising beginning — and bring more success to Widnes in the process . |
| 2 | THE week 's news was dominated by Chancellor Nigel Lawson 's failed attempt to stave off a rise in bank base rates . |
| 3 | The novel 's apocalyptic ending takes on a universal dimension by being implicitly compared to a nuclear holocaust . |
| 4 | David 's lively face took on an expression in which regret and determination were almost equally mixed . |
| 5 | With Michelle Pfeiffer 's rubber-clad Catwoman whipping up a frenzy at the box office , S&M has never been so chic . |
| 6 | Such a compelling clash would also put the gloss on the remarkable atmosphere which was generated during Saturday 's Royal Bank international with Wales , Scotland 's 20-0 victory setting up the tantalising finale to the season . |
| 7 | Admired and rejected , the primitive rite is also linked with the city ; the isolated last line of the poem 's second section summons up the field and its dancing , leading to a juxtaposition with the urban world which follows . |
| 8 | Robert Naish was surely surprised at the apparent ease with which he not only achieved support but in so doing effectively acquired the Committee 's crucial agreement to buy out the bondholders ! |
| 9 | When Lubbock was returned to Parliament in 1881 , he persuaded Gladstone 's Liberal government to take up the cause . |
| 10 | Lady Bailey 's large face took on a set expression . |
| 11 | I believe that Bourdieu 's conceptual framework opens up the social-scientific study of postmodernism in several ways . |
| 12 | It is a picturesque favourite of visiting party leaders : those present remember fondly Sir David Steel 's manful attempt to smile over a plateful of cockles during the 1987 election . |
| 13 | And the rabbit catcher 's great grandson carries on the village tradition , which has been enhanced with the arrival of Capt Tim Forster and his Grand National successes . |
| 14 | After evaluation , the child 's key worker draws up a ‘ renurturing ’ programme to promote attachment or work on grief or identity . |
| 15 | The 24-year-old sweeper will lose three days ’ wages for deserting his father 's electrical business to take on the infinitely more difficult job of shoring up the leakiest defence in international soccer . |
| 16 | A day 's casual work takes on an extra meaning . |
| 17 | EDUCATION Secretary John Patten 's relentless attempt to turn back the school clocks continues this week with the release of the proposed new children 's reading list . |
| 18 | Pasta imperfect : Batchelors ' knitting noodles patronise female readers ; while Sainsbury 's Italian job serves up a healthy portion of human appeal , wit and authenticity |
| 19 | The major 's puffy face took on a look of deep suspicion . |
| 20 | Mala 's vigorous snort stirred up a few echoes , but no one looked around . |
| 21 | In several instances , the parents gradually became aware that something was ‘ wrong ’ : the user 's physical appearance deteriorated over a period of time ; household and personal items were unexplainedly missing from the home ; the user began borrowing heavily and often from parents and siblings . |
| 22 | GRAHAM Gooch 's double dream flowed down the Grace Road drains yesterday as Leicester clinched a NatWest final with Northants on September 5 . |
| 23 | The roots of the UK 's industrial decline go back a long way , certainly more than a century . |
| 24 | Britain 's first attempt to draw up a national balance sheet was in England in 1362 , under Edward III . |
| 25 | At sea the ship can appear enormous , and even minor landing craft travelling at a brisk trot were a hazard to canoes , for the minor LC 's blunt bow pushed out a small wall of water . |
| 26 | In spite of the Jockey Club 's apparent determination to play down the doping cases and its hushing up the Flash of Straw investigations until now , it does seem that there is a sinister element at large in British horse racing . |
| 27 | Suddenly , Harry 's increasing breathlessness sparked off a coughing bout . |
| 28 | Clarissa 's long blonde hair is her strongest feature — she maintains it with Clairol 's Loving Care to hold back the grey . |
| 29 | The white car with its half glimpsed driver 's familiar face accelerating up the Julians ’ drive haunted her . |
| 30 | For a few seconds Folly 's vivid imagination conjured up a fantasy in which the girl she had rescued had been named by a father desperate for a son … |