Example sentences of "'s [adj] [noun sg] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's repressive response played a role in building sympathy for the students . |
| 2 | Even allowing for some massaging of programmes into ‘ serious ’ categories , ITV 's progressive seriousness saw a halving of its ‘ entertainment ’ schedules . |
| 3 | The Colonel 's vain attempt to get a word in was so sharply smothered and he looked so rattled that Clarissa sat down again . |
| 4 | Nathan 's persistent questioning indicated a desire to know more about her . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've been such a help , ’ she said , brushing aside Loretta 's half-hearted attempt to make a contribution . |
| 6 | Westerling 's rash adventure provided a starting point . |
| 7 | Mr Spalvins holds a crucial 20 per cent stake in Bell Resources and asked Australia 's High Court to appoint a receiver to the company . |
| 8 | LIFESPAN 's Offline system provides a method of freeing online space while keeping information secure yet easily accessible , by transferring modules to suitable offline media . |
| 9 | McCaw Cellular Communication Inc reported that it sold about 14.5m newly issued shares of Class A common stock to AT&T Co for $400m as part of AT&T 's negotiated attempt to win a 33% stake for $3,730m and acquire an option for voting control of wireless phone company . |
| 10 | The second stage in the hacker 's social downfall involves a disturbance of normal habits . |
| 11 | Hopes of the Economy Minister , Domingo Cavallo , for quick progress in talks begun in January over the Argentina 's foreign debt received a setback in mid-February when creditor banks rejected his requests for a 40 per cent cut in the country 's US$31,000 million commercial bank debt , under the terms of the 1989 Brady debt reduction plan [ see pp. 36541-42 ] . |
| 12 | The country 's foreign ministry issued a communique on its Sovereignty Reaffirmation Day . |
| 13 | Potentially dull , but Yamaha 's bass ad included a chess set ( class , intelligence ) and a harmonica ( roots ) . |
| 14 | It will study , for instance , how the Earth 's magnetic field forms a shield . |
| 15 | Only three weeks ago , Benidorm 's public prosecutor demanded a year 's imprisonment and a fine if the MP were to be convicted on a charge of obstructing the police . |
| 16 | Rosie handed the doll to her new employer , who when she saw the doll 's broken face flashed a look of pure hatred at the child before her . |
| 17 | But his new lease of life has saved Blackburn manager Dalglish from dipping further into Walker 's personal fortune to reinforce a position once regarded as Rovers ' weak link — but now recognised as a pillar of strength . |
| 18 | Macmillan 's personal example inspired a generation of liberal historians : Margaret Hodgson ( Ballinger ) , Cornelius de Kiewiet , J. S. Marais , and ( Dame ) Lucy Sutherland [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | The Bill 's blatant unfairness drew a torrent of criticism from a range of sources , including the Law Society , the Bar Council , the Commission of Racial Equality , the UN High Commissioner for Refugees , and church leaders such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Basil Hume . |
| 20 | Lush 's Miki Berenyi takes a breather after another skirmish in the war against preconceptions and , erm , Kylie … |
| 21 | The bank is also putting cash behind a research centre for industrial automation at Durham University ; and it has financed a study to determine whether ideas emanating from London 's Imperial College have a chance of leading to commercial products . |
| 22 | For the first time , the World Health Organisation 's annual assembly passed a resolution condemning female circumcision . |
| 23 | The SPOA 's annual report claims a decline in industrial relations has been encouraged by senior management . |
| 24 | However , both are in some ways representative of towpaths generally in that ( a ) these canals pass through some areas of concentrated population — Scotland 's Central Belt having a total of over two million , and these canals pass right through it — and ( b ) parts of the towpaths are urban and others completely rural . |
| 25 | It was the first general strike call made by the 45,000-member union , and on June 15 about 17 of 32 members of the MWU 's national council signed a communiqué denouncing MWU general secretary Mohammed Ould Rahdy for launching what they claimed was a politically motivated strike . |
| 26 | This month 's Mega Disk features a trio of top programs for you to enjoy . |
| 27 | On Aug. 3 the party 's parliamentary group passed a vote of confidence in his leadership " without opposition " . |
| 28 | This year 's diverse shortlist includes a dentist , a trading standards officer and a bakery , as well as a clutch of magazines and television producers . |
| 29 | The religious divisions in Sussex came to a head when Mary Tudor 's brief reign brought a return to hard-line Catholicism . |
| 30 | The Committee under Hope 's tight control produced a Report which effectively left the choice of architect for the new Foreign Office between Scott and Banks and Barry . |