Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb pp] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we have a repetition of the childhood in which the parent 's weakness contributed to the unconscious need for punishment . |
| 2 | The second half was pretty hectic but Jackson 's confidence spread to the entire defence and the star-studded City forward line grew more and more frustrated as their celebration night went sour . |
| 3 | I also believe that the manner of Senor di Meana 's intervention demonstrated to the full that the Government are right to stress the principle of subsidiarity which holds that the Commission should not become involved in matters that can more effectively be dealt with by member states . |
| 4 | Indeed , this sexual labelling had less to do with actual sexual practices than with the extent to which young women 's behaviour conformed to the popular ideas of ‘ femininity ’ — for instance by the use of swear words or loud behaviour , ( this is more fully discussed in Sue Lees , 1986 ) . |
| 5 | ’ Women for Socialism ’ states that it is an ’ autonomous women 's organisation affiliated to the Labour Party ’ ( draft aims ) . |
| 6 | For that reason , a women 's organization linked to the revolutionary process is very important . |
| 7 | Last week Chen 's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors . |
| 8 | It was by this time not quite clear exactly which lands in the Company 's possession related to the original bequest . |
| 9 | At a news conference on his return from the Soviet Union , Byambasuren said that the two sides had reached a basic agreement on the terms of settlement of Mongolia 's debt owed to the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | The subsequent history of the town is confused ; by 1564 its trade was said to be in decline , and it sustained a further blow when William 's son retired to the fine house he had built at Shaw on the outskirts of the borough , leaving his men to sing ruefully : |
| 11 | The other has about him a ring of nostalgic failure ; in his time everything was good , but it ended in failure both personally ( for Fróthi was killed ) and ideologically ( for Fróda 's son returned to the bad old ways of revenge and hatred , scorning peace-initiatives and even apparently his own desires ) . |