Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In BR 's defence they say railways all over Europe suffer the same problems . |
| 2 | But I think Freud would have also gone on to say that he had very good reason for resenting Wilson , because he blamed Wilson personally for the unjust peace , after er Versailles , but er , was indirectly , many people would argue , going to lead to the Second World War , and er , so Freud 's defence I think would be , this man really was responsible . |
| 3 | ‘ In approaching the wife 's defence I have regretfully come to the conclusion that the judge has overlooked two critical points of distinction between her case and that of the husband . |
| 4 | After preparing for our morning 's activities we got on the coach and were taken to the suitable sites arranged for rock climbing and cycling . |
| 5 | Upon his death Charles 's eldest son assumed responsibility , and anxious evidently to enlarge the sphere of the firm 's activities he took an " option " or " take-note " from the Honourable John Pennington Bart. , Lord Muncaster , which issued liberty to " … search for and get lead and Copper Ores & any other ores within the Manor of Little Langdale & Tilberthwaite ( save and except in certain parcel of Ground under a lease to Wilson & which Ground & Premises are to be reserved for the sole use & purpose of the said Wilson … |
| 6 | Artistically they felt out of their depth here , but when it came to spending the town 's money they knew a lot more than Herr Busacher did . |
| 7 | but she said I want , no , Keith had three thousand we ought to have it and erm , I said it 's mum and dad 's money it 's got nothing to do with you , you 've got kids , we 've had that money |
| 8 | With Lissa 's money I picked up his tabs . |
| 9 | She says er no then she afterwards I says well do n't forget to get Kath 's money she said tell her I 'll phone her and I 'll be up about half past six , I 'll have to go and draw me money . |
| 10 | D. A. A friend of mine was posted to a beat in Allerton and one summer 's afternoon he saw a young lad — about fifteen years of age — getting into a car . |
| 11 | He so detested the word ‘ Enterprise ’ , with its ring of commerce , that at Poindexter 's trial he scolded the prosecutor every time he used it . |
| 12 | During the farmer 's eulogy I had been distractedly scratching the cow 's tail and had soiled my hand in the process . |
| 13 | Foresters ' Hall In a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to Mrs. Burden of Juniper Green Primary School 's Board she states that she will do her utmost to ensure that the site retains its present planning use . |
| 14 | Foresters ' Hall In a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to Mrs. Burden of Juniper Green Primary School 's Board she states that she will do her utmost to ensure that the site retains its present planning use . |
| 15 | However , when he grabbed Richard Baxter 's cloak it came away , and before he could do any more harm a couple of by-standers restrained him and hauled him off to the magistrates . |
| 16 | When I heard about Elsie 's foot I decided that I wanted to write about her to explore how she coped with her disability . |
| 17 | I 've stolen Mr 's thunder I think . |
| 18 | In Lawrence 's essays it goes along with that familiar stance of hard-earned adjustment whereby sickness is always someone else 's problem — the masses , the modern world , women , homosexuals , whoever . |
| 19 | ‘ Despite the victim 's slimness she looks agile and strong . |
| 20 | The Sergeant was a meaty slab of a man , of fifty years ' service , ruddy-faced as though surfeited with a Marine 's haemoglobin-plus blood ; and through one Lyman 's earlobe he wore an alien foetus pendant . |
| 21 | He seems to have taught for a while , but already politics called him , and with his father 's support he took ship for France . |
| 22 | We would wish to stress again , with the district council 's support I suspect , that that overshoot really it 's to sites within the urban area , as in windfall sites in general planning terms we have seen to be acceptable er in planning terms , but we would wish to stress that part part of that approach has been a continuing resistance to development on greenfield sites on the edge of the the urban area . |
| 23 | With the trunk 's support I slid down to kneeling , leaning head and left shoulder against the bark . |
| 24 | especially with the management 's support you get . |
| 25 | Rather language acts as a substitute for the thing , or in Derrida 's formulation it acts as a supplement . |
| 26 | In Whessoe 's case they offered shareholders one new share for every four already held at a price of 185p to raise funds to purchase the Californian-based Varec . |
| 27 | But in Fiona 's case he stressed : ‘ Our understanding is that any relationship that might have taken place did not com-mence until he was not a client of the service . |
| 28 | After hearing of Mr Hindmarch 's case he had contacted the firm , which agreed to send on the units . |
| 29 | In Peter 's case he has put down a marker for next year , when he will still be young enough to try . |
| 30 | In the light of the quite different issue which was before the House in Gillick 's case I venture to doubt whether Lord Scarman meant more than that the exclusive right of the parents to consent to treatment terminated , but I may well be wrong . |