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 SLEEPY staff at The Times were left red-faced by a prankster 's naughty note .
4 But not really frightened , buoyed up always by a child 's invincible courage , the courage that comes from a sense of immortality .
5 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 ) .
6 Some people feel they have been put off sex by a parent 's clear disgust .
7 — coin ; notes issued by a nation 's central bank ; bank balances maintained by banks with the central bank .
8 If the interim profits are verified by a bank 's internal audit department , then they will be included in tier 2 capital .
9 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 .
10 And equally they can recall the lasting resentment caused by a teacher 's blatant unfairness , or by a public humiliation .
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