Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A knowledge of the telescope 's direction will then give the positions of the sources typically to within half an arc minute . |
| 2 | A resident 's assessment could also take the form of an attempt to quantify the pecuniary benefit of owner-occupation . |
| 3 | ‘ People think we are mad to take on Desert Orchid , especially as Norton 's Coin will probably need the run , but we have nothing to lose . |
| 4 | It is , of course , highly unlikely that anyone who diverged too far from the Party 's orthodoxy would even reach the TOEFL examination room let alone be awarded a government scholarship . |
| 5 | Fines of at least £50,000 were being widely predicted yesterday and there was speculation that Wimbledon 's punishment might even top the £75,000 Chelsea had to pay last year after crowd trouble at Stamford Bridge . |
| 6 | It 's a sad turn of affairs , for while the CCS 's proposals lack any real imagination for dealing with the problem of how to square conservation and recreation interests in sensitive areas , by imposing a broadly English national park model , Mr Lang 's announcement will certainly stifle the real debate once more . |
| 7 | The child 's behaviour may then cue the adult as to how successful was the initial interpretation . |
| 8 | Valentine 's Day will also mark the fourth anniversary of the fatwa , or death sentence , imposed by the late Ayatollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie . |
| 9 | The builder 's surveyor will either check the information supplied by the sub-contractor or measure the work carried out during the payment period , usually weekly , but occasionally for longer periods of up to a month . |
| 10 | The builder 's surveyor will normally remeasure the work executed by labour and material sub-contractors , who may agree the measurements on site or alternatively submit a formal invoice or payment request for the builder 's surveyor to check and approve . |
| 11 | Any ruling in Mansell 's favour could only affect the size of his $50,000 ( £31,500 ) fine , Balestre added . |
| 12 | We hope that in response to the Motion calling attention to the Wolfenden Committee 's recommendations which Lord Arran is to move in the House of Lords on May 12 , Her Majesty 's Government will now recognise the necessity for this reform and will introduce legislation . |
| 13 | A few extracts from Val 's letter will quickly indicate the problem : |
| 14 | First , as we have already noticed , Althusser 's account must somehow explain the enormous variety of beliefs and judgments , many of them damaging to the status quo , that are found in capitalist societies ( and others , for that matter ) . |
| 15 | The bank in the importer 's country will only release the documents when the importer has paid the bill or agreed a date for future payment . |
| 16 | An Asian diplomat said Wang 's death would seriously weaken the hands of hardline ideologues in the Communist Party . |
| 17 | In McShane ( 1977 ) a woman was convicted of an attempt to counsel her mother 's suicide by repeatedly encouraging her to take an overdose , and it was shown that the mother 's death would greatly alleviate the defendant 's financial problems . |
| 18 | The prominence of a luminal neutrophil chemoattractant in active Crohn 's disease may partly explain the observation that treatments directed towards altering the luminal milieu ( elemental diets , total parentral nutrition , and diversion surgery ) are consistently as effective for active Crohn 's disease as they are ineffective for patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 19 | Nov' 1993 The Queen 's Speech will broadly reveal the content of the Bill for local government reform |
| 20 | The working man 's shoe must also set the right tone . |