Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pluto ( since discovered to be a ‘ double planet ’ ) is far too small to create the perturbations in Neptune 's orbit that started off the search in the first place . |
| 2 | He realised first that a muon in the vicinity of a hydrogen atom would orbit 207 times nearer to the central nucleus than would the electron , and so the muon would get inside the electron 's orbit and take over the electrical attraction of the proton ; it is an atomic ‘ excuse me ’ dance routine . |
| 3 | The pellet went right through the cat 's neck and came out the other side , leaving a gaping wound . |
| 4 | The Champagne houses were naturally outraged at the government 's ineptitude and drew up a vociferous protest , signed by eighty participants , condemning the publicity given to the ministerial communiqué . |
| 5 | I snuffed Armstrong 's engine and dug out the OS map I 'd bought . |
| 6 | Adam reached to a shelf behind Miranda 's desk and picked up a case of cosmetic samples . |
| 7 | They thought that was a bit steep for a quarter of an hour 's work and sent back the bill with a request to itemize it . |
| 8 | Tom quickly checked that the blacks were firmly on Willie 's window and disappeared down the ladder , holding a squirming Sammy in his arms . |
| 9 | Included are a water wheel , water float , his very own magnetic brave diver who dives from Bathtime Bear 's nose and slides down a shoot into the water . |
| 10 | Sister Annunciata caught the priest 's eye and held up a packet of tea , but he shook his head and pulled aside the blackout curtain at the foot of the circular staircase . |
| 11 | However , Victoria 's weekly bath was a ritual , a ceremonial , absorbing all Aunt Margaret 's attention and taking up a great deal of time , and Melanie was by herself in the kitchen , which was warm and smug and complacent since its work was finished for the day . |
| 12 | She whispered Amyas 's name and handed over the letter . |
| 13 | He laid the palm of his hand across Elisabeth 's forehead and pressed back the curls that tumbled over her brow . |
| 14 | He ignored Sir Ralph 's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller 's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath . |
| 15 | This could be exacerbated by considering the possibility , not as remote as it might seem , that either party to the above dispute between the convert to utilitarianism and the Samaritan might in fact be convinced by the other 's argument and take up a different moral stance . |
| 16 | The animal with an emerald on its leg tugged at Midwinter 's sleeve-lace and picked up the baton again and staggered about with it . |
| 17 | We reached the much photographed Nape 's Needle and skimmed up the short , yet difficult , chimney of boot-worn rock . |
| 18 | With 800–900 of Switzerland 's 2300 professors due to retire before the end of the decade , the Swiss have taken a leaf out of Britain 's book and set up a scheme for appointing ‘ new blood ’ assistant professors at the rate of 300 in each of the next two four-year planning periods . |
| 19 | ‘ Er , if I might just interject , ’ Mojo 's agent removed the pen from his client 's hand and screwed back the top , ‘ I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses . ’ |
| 20 | Vic Noodle kicked off married life and the new season by pawning his wife 's jewellery and bringing in a clutch of new signings . |
| 21 | The lamp could be hooked onto the front of a miner 's cap or hung on a wooden roof support while he was working . |
| 22 | Beowulf says that he would like to sail for Hrothgar 's land and take up the fight against the monster . |
| 23 | The structural adjustment policies of the government , designed to reduce the budget deficit and the country 's debt and to build up the depleted foreign exchange reserves were supported by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) . |
| 24 | By contrast Marx and Engels saw the proletariat 's mission as breaking down the restrictions of capitalism which held back the full development of technology ; and they rejected as utopian any form of transition to socialism which was not brought about by a genuine ( and almost certainly violent ) social revolution . |
| 25 | For many months opinion polls had showed high popular support for Markovic and his government , overwhelmingly a reflection of their success in rescuing the economy by wiping out Yugoslavia 's hyper-inflation and bringing in a convertible dinar [ see p. 37194 ; p. 37541 ] . |
| 26 | The Social Democrat parties on both sides of the inner-German border agreed in early January 1990 that £72 billion would be needed to replace the brown coal generators which provide 70 per cent of East Germany 's energy and clean up the water and sewage systems . |
| 27 | Athelstan took the key and the pomander , left the priest 's house and walked down the length of the church to the derelict hut beyond . |
| 28 | He touched his wife 's arm and pointed down the lawn beyond a stone fountain to the six low-level stucco buildings radiant in their pristine whiteness . |
| 29 | Matthew went into Ruth 's office and picked up the receiver . |
| 30 | She saw the quick remorse in Rose 's face and stretched out a hand to her . |