Example sentences of "'s [noun] [be] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government 's response was a new scheme , introduced in 1997 after two years of negotiation and dispute with the POA , called ‘ Fresh Start ’ , under which prison officers can opt to work either 39 or 48 hours per week without overtime but with an improved basic salary . |
| 2 | To the right of Walker 's Gully is a steep wall with a series of exposed ramp/grooves running diagonally across it . |
| 3 | Peri 's prologue is a strophic solo with instrumental ritornello ; scene I ends with a 12-bar ‘ madrigalian ’ chorus of nymphs and shepherds ( composed by Caccini in both operas ) which serves as refrain to brief solos by two nymphs and a shepherd , and the other scenes have similar finales , those to 2 and 4 also by Caccini . |
| 4 | Apollo 's cloak is a dark purple , the Muse 's dress a lighter red-brown . |
| 5 | Further evidence of the effectiveness of 1 Squadron 's operations was a single day in February 1956 when seven of the eight Lincolns carried out two bombing sorties , dropping 196,000lbs of bombs in the 24 hour period . |
| 6 | Green 's text is a major work of scholarship and an important contribution to our knowledge of Cubism , one lacuna in which is now filled with the publication , in this catalogue and by Christian Derouet , of the missing correspondence from 1915 to 1920 between Gris and Leonce Rosenberg , the artist 's dealer during that period . |
| 7 | Benson 's text is a welcome addition for those who treat female patients with various urogenital and anorectal complaints , and it should appeal to a broad range of readers , from medical students to subspecialist physicians . |
| 8 | Close by Philip 's foot was a rotten log . |
| 9 | The group 's co-ordinator in Wales , Margaret Minhinnick , said : ‘ David Bellamy 's support is a tremendous boost . ’ |
| 10 | Davout 's tent was a few paces distant , lit by an enormous watchfire and guarded by a pair of sentries . |
| 11 | On balance , it is probably safer to use AJR procedure if there is doubt about whether one 's case is a public law case or not . |
| 12 | The probable cause in this child 's case was a viral infection . |
| 13 | New York 's X-Clan are a new kind of militant rap , based on action as well as words . |
| 14 | If my maternal brother is all sweetness and light , my father 's sister is a real dragon — a cold , formally distant aunt with whom no liberties are possible at all . |
| 15 | This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet 's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict . |
| 16 | WRESTED FROM obscurity and restored to something approaching its original state , Orson Welles ' 1952 film of Shakespeare 's play is a visual feast and an aural dog 's dinner . |
| 17 | Czartoryski 's Goluchow is a good example of the problems facing the altruistic grandee . |
| 18 | SCOTVEC 's decision is a forward step , designed to reflect the changing picture in vocational education and training . |
| 19 | The Court 's decision is a strong reaffirmation of the need for a State 's consent to be bound by a treaty to which it is not a party , and a denial of any automatic acceptance of a lawmaking regime . |
| 20 | The court decided that the leaflet was not sufficiently misleading to justify finding in the Borough 's favour ; but implicit in the court 's decision is a further decision that the court had jurisdiction to decide the issue of legality — in other words , that the decision to distribute the leaflet was amenable to judicial review . |
| 21 | King Husayn 's decision was a major blow for Israel 's Labour Party . |
| 22 | The Rev Donald Trotter of The Holy Trinity Parish Church in North Ormesby , said the council 's decision was a huge blow . |
| 23 | Faldo 's disqualification was a simple case to administer . |
| 24 | The mouse 's saviour is a ripe wheat grain . |
| 25 | In fact at one stage I thought this lack of drama might make poor reading , however , as I progressed I realised that the Club 's story was a neat piece of social-history entwined with personalities and tested by problems . |
| 26 | The Lincoln 's driver was a uniformed constable who climbed into the sunlight to open the car door for Billingsley . |
| 27 | The Committee 's proposals are a distinct improvement on the anomalies of the 1861 Act , but they leave these four issues open to doubt . |
| 28 | Changing somebody 's hours is a little bit different but |
| 29 | Croatia 's referendum was a joyless affair . |
| 30 | Lee revealed that Keegan 's presence was a major factor in his decision to join Newcastle . |