Example sentences of "[noun] 's [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British also had financial interests , were the principal users of the canal , and remembered Napoleon 's threat to India . |
| 2 | They had finished in 1815 , with Napoleon 's banishment to St Helena . |
| 3 | HISTORY tells us that a large part of Napoleon 's attraction to Josephine pertained to smell . |
| 4 | In one place Shakespeare stretches the hypocrite 's resourcefulness to the limits , when an aside about the wisdom of the young Prince meant only for the audience — ‘ So wise , so young , they say do never live long ’ — is overheard by the Prince himself — ‘ What say you uncle ? ’ — forcing Richard to improvise brilliantly : But this superiority of wit places the audience in any uneasy position : if we laugh with the deceiver we could share his dehumanizing of the dupe . |
| 5 | But over the past year the Conservative Association 's contrubtion to party coffers was precisely nothing . |
| 6 | But over the past year the Conservative Association 's contrubtion to party coffers was precisely nothing . |
| 7 | Central Council thanks all those Branches and individuals who worked so hard to ensure that the Association 's contribution to this Appeal was so substantial . |
| 8 | Many Bank Assistant members who saw the Association 's Submission to the Labour Court commented that it contained a case which was irresistible . |
| 9 | The grounds for the action were specified in the Library Association 's statement to the local authorities in 1986 , and such legal action was obviously contemplated by the Library Association . |
| 10 | If we were to take the Ramblers Association 's argument to its logical conclusion , every train on the east coast main line would be preceded by a man on foot , carrying a red flag , in case someone wanted to walk in front of the train . |
| 11 | On Dr Spencer 's application to the FPC for consent to use the deputising service , the committee agreed to renew consent subject to the condition which involved a limit of 15 calls per thousand patients per month . |
| 12 | 8 ) , ever since the end of the eighteenth century most of the movements of social criticism have been based upon a theory of society ; and on the other side , every major social theory which attempts to provide a new intellectual framework for understanding political life embodies at the same time a particular orientation to the important political issues of the age , whether in the form of Marx 's allegiance to the working-class movement , Max Weber 's identification with the German bourgeoisie and nationalism , or Durkheim 's commitment to the ideas of the Third Republic in France . |
| 13 | The horse 's response to being dragged to water takes the form of a typical pre-linguistic prototype of human choice . |
| 14 | Very often , a horse 's resistance to infection can be weakened by the constant pressure exerted during training , competition or hunting . |
| 15 | However , such treatment does nothing to alleviate the causes of such a bad habit , and no doubt increases the horse 's anxiety to even higher levels . |
| 16 | The grey is trained by the rider 's mother Angela , who attributed the horse 's fitness to working on ‘ the only hill in Cambridge ’ on Val Banks 's land at Harlton . |
| 17 | Gibraltar was discussed in talks between the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary Douglas Hurd and the Spanish Foreign Minister Francisco Fernández Ordóñez in London on Feb. 12 , 1991 , and again during Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez 's visit to London in May 1991 [ see p. 38201 ] . |
| 18 | Also dealing with the early nineteenth century , British Journey : Karl Friedrich Schinkel edited by David Bindman and Gottfried Riemann , studies the great German architect/designer 's visit to England and Scotland in 1826 as recorded in his important journal . |
| 19 | ‘ Not surprisingly , the committee was not impressed with the DoH 's response to local authorities ’ concerns ’ , Harris said . |
| 20 | As George Graham indicated upon his side 's accession to the title , they would need more composure and sophistication to match Liverpool in the longer term . |
| 21 | Newport9 Bridgend4 AN EXCELLENT display by Newport 's pack , the highlight being Kevin Moseley 's line-out work , starved Bridgend of possession at Rodney Parade and cleared the home side 's path to the Schweppes semi-finals . |
| 22 | Lothar 's supporter Angelbert who wrote a lament over the fallen , may have had Bernard in mind when he attributed his own side 's defeat to the last-minute defection of certain " commanders " . |
| 23 | It seems , once again , that Sussex are the last in the queue , yet not the least indelible of the summer 's memories will be Franklyn Stephenson 's contribution to that win over Durham at Horsham . |
| 24 | However , the extent to which products like PageMaker , Ventura , Harvard Professional Publisher or Ready , Set , Go will impact on a dealership 's day to day customers is not at all clear . |
| 25 | A problem that arises in the Timor Gap case is that , although the circumstances of Indonesia 's invasion of East Timor in December 1975 are well known , there has been no authoritative judicial determination of its illegality , or of the legitimacy of Portugal 's claim to be the continuing administering authority . |
| 26 | The report referred to " the failure , negligence , complacency and indifference noted on all levels of the services that had planned the visit [ Boudiaf 's visit to Annaba ] , organized its schedule and guaranteed the security of the President " . |
| 27 | Grätzel has turned this precise , and expensive , physicist 's approach to solar energy conversion on its head . |
| 28 | Further to Neil 's Memo to you of the 24th June , I am sorry to say that Newport Borough Council came back to us saying that they could not meet with us on Friday 24th July after all . |
| 29 | Mitterrand 's visit to Soviet Union |
| 30 | French President François Mitterrand 's visit to Israel and Jordan in late November demonstrated the French government 's desire to increase its involvement in the peace process . |