Example sentences of "by a [adj] [noun] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The centrepiece of Joseph Ettedgui 's latest emporium is this complex glass stair held together by a delicate spider 's web of steel rods , split pins and steel rings .
2 Sick cattle or children are thought to have been harmed by a Dark Elf 's arrow , as Collins wrote :
3 So love is formed by a dark ray 's invasion
4 AN AMERICAN woman tourist drowned in Venice 's lagoon after her gondola was capsized by a passing ferry 's wake .
5 But colonialism , the tensions caused by a feudal economy 's reaction to capitalism and finally the effects of capitalism itself have all been imposed on a social structure which can be traced much further back .
6 The reason for Dizzy 's locking of the door behind them became apparent within a minute , when Alina heard a hesitant tap on the other side followed by a young woman 's voice calling Dizzy 's name .
7 David introduced her to the warden , then they made their way to the residents ' common-room where Rachel was given a rapturous welcome by her new friends , in particular by a young Down 's syndrome woman called Belinda whose delight at seeing her again was only too apparent .
8 Books : Love makes the world go round — says a Prof Dr Anthony Daniels is baffled by a Freudian philosopher 's hymn to love
9 Even in Germany , the social disqualification of middle-class origins might still have to be purged by a reserve officer 's commission — hence , in part , the wide acceptance of the military tone of German society .
10 Even if the government backs legislation ( and even more so when it does not and the Houses find themselves confronted by a Private Member 's Bill ) no Bill will ever be passed which offends against the deeply held beliefs of Members , unless amended to accommodate them .
11 Among full-time male workers , fewer than 20 per cent of those with gross earnings of £75.00 a week or less were covered by a current employer 's scheme , compared with 80 per cent of those with gross weekly earrings of more than £150 .
12 Each level is accompanied by a thorough Teacher 's Book with detailed lesson plans , teaching suggestions , and solutions to all the puzzles .
13 This is a departure from the soul-searching that has gone on since Hayes v Malleable Working Men 's Club and Institute [ 1985 ] ICR 703 , of trying to find a useful comparative male illness ( prostate operation ? arthritic hips ? ) to emulate a medical condition comparable to the inconvenience caused to employers by a female employee 's pregnancy .
14 Such printer 's inscriptions form a study in themselves , varying greatly in length and detail and often being attractively arranged in the shape of a diamond , a wine or hour-glass , etc. , and accompanied by a majestic printer 's device or coat of arms .
15 Rokeya looked like a figure in a strangely exposed photograph , silhouetted , caught , highly defined by the light , like a prisoner running from a concentration camp , cruelly and horribly revealed by a roof-top guard 's spotlight .
16 It explains the number of dealers greeting the dawn on the M4 , to be in the queue outside The Bath Antiques Market each Wednesday , followed by a hard day 's trawl of the shops .
17 He was also working for the Department of Archaeology and the Museum and , greatest profit of all , teaching English to the daughter of a rich immigrant Hungarian Jewish family who paid him , for just two lessons a week , more money than his poor father had earned by a hard week 's slog in the docks .
18 After selection by a local Children 's Panel Advisory Committee , new members are confirmed by the Secretary of State for Scotland .
19 Tommy 's mouth-organ , rusty and falling apart , seven pounds eleven shillings and sixpence in back pay , followed by a German officer 's helmet .
20 This was made even more attractive by a leading bank 's guarantee to buy the properties back after five years .
21 Some graves have been found showing that bowls of food were buried with the body — this was to provide for the journey to the Underworld , which many people believed was made by a dead person 's spirit .
22 I saw one man being struck by a mounted officer 's baton , picked up by some shocked onlookers and given first-aid ; I heard a policeman say to another : ‘ I 'd shoot the whole fuckin' lot . ’
23 I would imagine that the site had at one time been occupied by a large merchant 's house as four of the houses were built over a medieval cellar .
24 The day began with lively classes given by Jean Parmiter and Joan Gatfield ; these classes were followed by a tasty Ploughman 's lunch when members were joined by our President , Lady Braithwaite and her husband , Sir Franklin .
25 The 1980 Green Paper , The Taxation of Husband and Wife , had as a central proposal the scrapping of the married man 's allowance to be replaced by a single person 's allowance each for husband and wife .
26 Two days ago , on St Patrick 's Day , L-Cpl Dickson was killed by a single sniper 's bullet , 500 metres from Forkhill .
27 ‘ So modern is this piece , ’ wrote The Stage , ‘ that part of the tale is played out on a giant ‘ TV ’ screen which is but one of the wonders provided by a futuristic Merlin 's time and talking-brain machine .
28 Taplow , standing on a high stool , was already tied to the stake , his arms and legs tightly pinioned , head and face partially covered by a white fool 's hood .
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