Example sentences of "by a [noun] 's [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's too easy to be seduced by a computer 's apparent ease of use in desktop publishing , ’ he declares . |
| 2 | These consist of gold and foreign exchange deposits held by a country 's central bank which can be used to finance imports in the event of an export shortfall . |
| 3 | That is , R&D done by rivals adds to information generated by a firm 's own R&D activities , and both are useful , non-competing inputs which expand the knowledge base from which the future innovations of all firms emerge . |
| 4 | SLEEPY staff at The Times were left red-faced by a prankster 's naughty note . |
| 5 | But not really frightened , buoyed up always by a child 's invincible courage , the courage that comes from a sense of immortality . |
| 6 | As followers of these pages will know , this project was at one time to have been directed by a America 's leading connoisseur of chaos , lunacy and bad taste , John Waters ( who made Pink Flamingos and Hairspray ) . |
| 7 | Some people feel they have been put off sex by a parent 's clear disgust . |
| 8 | — coin ; notes issued by a nation 's central bank ; bank balances maintained by banks with the central bank . |
| 9 | If the interim profits are verified by a bank 's internal audit department , then they will be included in tier 2 capital . |
| 10 | AN SAS hero survived daring undercover operations during the Gulf War — only to be killed by a mate 's tragic blunder on a peacetime exercise . |
| 11 | And equally they can recall the lasting resentment caused by a teacher 's blatant unfairness , or by a public humiliation . |