Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [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 | Here we have a repetition of the childhood in which the parent 's weakness contributed to the unconscious need for punishment . |
| 6 | In the evenings I taught my son , Branwell , and my wife 's sister looked after the youngest child , Anne . |
| 7 | This is arguably the fundamental point made by a famous set of attempted proofs of God 's existence associated with the medieval theologian , Aquinas . |
| 8 | Flack 's skin glistened in the white , gritty light , his thin face tight with fatigue . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I am dying , Egypt , dying , her mind gabbled when Dotty Blundell 's brassière fell to the dusty floor . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Red-headed England 's Glory spilled across the bare boards of the floor . |
| 18 | But Whitaker 's luck changed in the four rider Horsemaster final when he again looked likely to finish as a runner-up . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The SPD 's willingness to talk with the Eastern bloc , whilst maintaining the Western alliance , seemed a more realistic policy . |
| 22 | He went on to tell his uncle about Stella , and Lucy 's willingness to assist with the next day 's barbecue for the rafting party . |
| 23 | The loss of Simpson makes Oxford 's fight to stay in the second division even harder . |
| 24 | Even worse , if they 'd fancied a bottle of Bell 's whisky to toast in the New Year , it would have cost them £23.04 , almost twice the UK price . |
| 25 | The case of City of London Corporation v Fell [ 1992 ] 2 EG 172 came to the surprising conclusion that unless the lease provides otherwise ( eg by providing that the original tenant 's obligations will remain in place during a statutory tenancy ) , where the lease has been assigned and the present tenant is holding over , the original tenant 's liability ends on the contractual term date . |
| 26 | Children 's talk indicates to the gifted teacher the intellectual and perceptual level which each child has reached . |
| 27 | Linfield 's search extends throughout the British Isles and the League of Ireland but until the championship is completed it will be impossible for them to open negotiations with certain players . |
| 28 | Frankenstein 's monster stood outside the shattered door . |
| 29 | The buyer 's carrier went to the cold store with a delivery order . |
| 30 | The Halifax 's surge contrasts with the 9 per cent profits setback to £564 million at its rival , Abbey National . |