Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Seawitch rolled heavily Polly 's foot slipped on the wet deck and she stumbled backwards , pulling Nathan with her . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | These rather artificial bridges from one group of questions to another are useful for keeping the candidate 's mind focused on the right area of response and for helping the interviewer see his/her way through the prearranged structure of the interview . |
| 4 | Jack 's glance fell on the tiny computer screen , which seemed to be going crazy — flashing up numbers , graphics and a kind of blue fuzz , each image speeding into the next . |
| 5 | ‘ As William Waldegrave 's recent White Paper highlighted , the country 's future depends on the effective exploitation of science and technology . |
| 6 | This month 's gallery concentrates on the varied forms of Loricarid catfish . |
| 7 | The Bank of England is , of course , free to respond as it chooses to any such bids or offers but , as well as being concerned to finance the government 's borrowing needs on the best possible terms , the Bank has a publicly-expressed interest in the liquidity of the gilt-edged market . |
| 8 | Taliesin laughed , and Fael-Inis said , ‘ Why did you accompany Fergus and Fribble ? ’ and Taliesin glanced involuntarily to where Fergus 's body lay on the velvet-covered couch beneath the window that looked out on to the forest . |
| 9 | This year 's festival focuses on the Norwegian composer , Edward Grieg , as 1993 also marks the 150th anniversary of his birth . |
| 10 | The plaintiff 's husband rode on the offside step of a dust-cart . |
| 11 | He has also fought in vain against the Queen 's head appearing on the new $5 bill . |
| 12 | THIN BLUE LINE : Mr Major , with a policeman at his shoulder , leaves Downing Street after yesterday 's Cabinet meeting on the economic crisis |
| 13 | Dungannon 's Eddie Sinton finished fourth in the 600 newcomers race , won unexpectedly by Mark Flynn , after Belfast 's Chris Richardson 's motor stopped on the last lap when he was in an unassailable lead . |
| 14 | It was a wonderful drive on an afternoon balmy enough to warrant lowering the electric windows and we cruised along to Mahler 's music playing on the six speaker sound system , through some of the most beautiful countryside we have ever seen . |
| 15 | It was a wonderful drive on an afternoon balmy enough to warrant lowering the electric windows and we cruised along to Mahler 's music playing on the six speaker sound system , through some of the most beautiful countryside we have ever seen . |
| 16 | Jessop 's critique rests on the following grounds . |
| 17 | Within a gang , each member 's wage depended on the overall productivity rate , so that low-productivity members were not popular . |
| 18 | Alexander 's resolution led on the one hand to the arrest of liberally orientated nobles in Tver " and on the other to the last of his propaganda campaigns in the countryside . |
| 19 | I looked past Robin-Anne to where the moon 's path gleamed on the long waves , and then I glanced forward and saw another belt of silver , but this one diffuse and hazy , showing where the first crepuscular light seeped over the world 's grey edge . |
| 20 | Baroness Hooper 's letter states on the first page with regard to student loans : ‘ Students are not obliged to take up a loan if they do not need to do so and indeed Jeffrey has not availed himself of the facility . ’ |
| 21 | Press accounts of the IAEA 's report based on the preliminary findings of its sixth inspection team [ see p. 38451 ] indicated that there was conclusive proof of an extensive Iraqi nuclear weapons programme , the hub of which was located at an installation in Al Atheer , about 60 km south of Baghdad . |
| 22 | In Colin Gregg 's film based on the autobiographical novel by Joseph Ackerley , the great divide comes between the gentleman ( Alan Bates ) and the players ( Gary Oldman , Liz Smith , Max Wall and Frances Barber ) . |
| 23 | Later on they had seen the coypu man 's van parked on the front driveway of one of those houses . |
| 24 | Yesterday 's visit centred on the caring sector at the college which involves the training of nursery nurses , volunteer care for the elderly , nannies and auxiliary nurses . |
| 25 | Margaret 's family lived on the top floor . |