Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] an [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man might be sacked at an hour 's notice , perhaps after giving years of service , yet received no compensation , no redundancy payment . |
| 2 | They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Whatever the medium a number of questions must be decided about an organization 's advertising effort . |
| 6 | However , the deliberate positioning of the doors outside the fences which they straddled could be seen from an agriculturalist 's point of view , to assist the separation of animals from domestic areas . |
| 7 | Cambridge and Norwich can be reached within an hour 's drive . |
| 8 | Our medieval law of guardianship was concerned mainly with infants who were heirs of land ; and though the ‘ guardian in socage ’ — the nearest relation of the infant to whom the infant 's land can not descend — has not been abolished , the practice of settlement and of appointing trustees in whom the land , or at least powers over it , are vested , renders rare the occasions on which the very limited powers of such or any kind of guardians can be exercised over an infant 's land . |
| 9 | His language and style can indeed be compared to an artist 's brush , quivering with fever and emotion . |
| 10 | The statements will be accompanied by an auditor 's certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 of the Grant Offer Letter . |
| 11 | The collar is ringed with spring-loaded spikes and can be slipped over an enemy 's head , breaking his neck and killing him instantly . |
| 12 | Selection committees have tended to be influenced by an applicant 's knowledge of the constituency , his or her stature and delivery of speech , and whether there are the makings of a good " constituency member " ( one who will represent diligently the interests of constituents ) or , in some cases , of a national figure . |
| 13 | Children 's artistic sense is innate and should not be cramped by an adult 's vision or formal teaching . |
| 14 | This screen allows diary notes to be put against an employee 's record . |
| 15 | The consultation also showed widespread support for the proposition that the law should not allow trade union dues to be deducted from an employee 's salary without his or her individual consent . |
| 16 | Individual attitude change can be reinforced by an organisation 's commitment to positive attitudes . |
| 17 | Such a metaphor denies the dynamic character of performance which , for instance , can be changed by an audience 's response . |
| 18 | Ethnicity , like social class , presents problems of definition , but can reasonably be described as an individual 's sense of belonging to a distinctive group whose members share a common history and culture . |