Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it beyond imagination , in these days of biological engineering , to conceive of a time when embryos will be implanted in a man 's body , and develop , and be born — perhaps by caesarian section ? |
| 2 | A man might be sacked at an hour 's notice , perhaps after giving years of service , yet received no compensation , no redundancy payment . |
| 3 | However , managers put a lot of time , energy and commitment into their artist 's careers ( as well as a substantial financial investment ) , so it would be unfair for the manager to be dismissed at a moment 's notice , just because the artist fancied a change of management . |
| 4 | He argued that consideration had to be given to a child 's quality of life . |
| 5 | Consideration might also be given to a country 's membership and relations with international agencies such as the IMF or World Bank . |
| 6 | They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came . |
| 7 | The Employment Appeal Tribunal has said that the weight to be given to an employee 's conduct ought to be decided ‘ in a broad , common sense manner ’ . |
| 8 | However , section 365(1) empowers the Secretary of State by regulations to ‘ make further provision as to the information to be given in a company 's annual return , which may amend or repeal the provisions of sections 364 and 364A . ’ |
| 9 | The Colonel was not normally one whose nerve or self-confidence could be shaken by a comrade 's torment — he had seen too much and , besides , a soldier in the field made his own luck — but sitting now in the darkness , hardly aware of the familiar sounds of a barracks coming to life , the hollow ring of that dead voice seemed to re-echo in his ears . |
| 10 | Desktop computers can be used as electronic mailboxes into which messages can be posted at a moment 's notice for a correspondent to return to . |
| 11 | The Behringer studio noise gate can be likened to a surgeon 's scalpel ; it 's a shining , finely-honed blade of a rack unit , innocent enough in the hands of the unwary , but capable of being used to lethal effect . |
| 12 | It is difficult to say whether or not a transfer of a house by the husband to the wife in , for instance , a " clean break " is " less in money or money 's worth than the value in money or money 's worth of the consideration provided " ( s339(3) ( c ) ) so there is always a risk that a conveyance or transfer following the court order or agreement may be attacked by a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy and the wife can not be absolutely safe until the five year period has expired . |
| 13 | Ronald Chalmers 's term of office as vice-chairman had been a year only , he said , and he had made it know that he did not want to be considered for an office-bearer 's position . |
| 14 | Alternatively , where access is available , steel strengthening plates can be added to a beam 's top and bottom surfaces to form flanges . |
| 15 | The circular saw is therefore one of the most labour-saving power tools that should be included in a d-i-yer 's toolkit . |
| 16 | The Companies Act 1985 , as amended ( ‘ the Act' ) provides , both for individual company accounts and for group accounts , that if in special circumstances compliance with any of the provisions of the Act as to the matters to be included in a company 's accounts ( or notes thereto ) is inconsistent with the requirement to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and profit or loss , the directors shall depart from that provision to the extent necessary to give a true and fair view . |
| 17 | Tenant farmers with a year 's rent arrears might be evicted on a fortnight 's notice . |
| 18 | ( i ) A member of staff ( including a partner or director ) other than a solicitor who holds a current practising certificate may only be named in a practitioner 's publicity , including stationery , if the status of that person is unambiguously stated . |
| 19 | It is , as was stated in Andrew Fortune 's thesis , a proactive rather than reactive approach , where customer service can be tailored to a customer 's needs . |
| 20 | It is also not inappropriate that the word has come to be applied to a person 's position in society , with the clear implication that ‘ getting above your station ’ is somehow wrong and dangerous . |
| 21 | What criteria must be satisfied before options may be written on a company 's shares and explain what these criteria are supposed to achieve ? |
| 22 | It is dependent not so much on the generous staffing levels of PNP Phase 1 ( though that obviously helped a great deal ) as on a combination of a degree of staffing flexibility and a basic preparedness to accept that this kind of role is important and needs to be built into a school 's staffing arrangements under whatever label is deemed appropriate . |
| 23 | In contrast , when , in the same month , three terrorists were charged with conspiracy to murder Tom King , former Secretary for Northern Ireland , armed not with weapons but with a magazine article on sniping , it was announced in mid-trial that significant changes were to be made to a suspect 's right to silence . |
| 24 | What is the highest score to be made on a side 's second innings ? |
| 25 | Substituted service may be made at a defendant 's place of employment or his bank or his former solicitor ( see Supreme Court Practice , Vol 1 , 65/4/16 ) . |
| 26 | Collections may be made following a child 's interest in say ‘ shiny ’ things or from the teacher 's suggestion , ‘ Let's collect things that are made of wood ’ or ‘ things with lines on ’ . |
| 27 | The paper does not specify how a decision can be made about a word 's identity during continuous speech . |
| 28 | An appeal may be made against a court 's decision to make or refuse to make an order pending appeal . |
| 29 | Families had to be barricaded inside a McDonald 's for 90 minutes when more than 100 demonstrators besieged the restaurant . |
| 30 | Whatever the medium a number of questions must be decided about an organization 's advertising effort . |