Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun sg] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | Because , I mean , there you are , look , I mean for argument 's sake , now , well they have e e every Tuesday off or some Monday or Tuesday off do n't he ? |
2 | I mean for heaven 's sake , it is only a game . |
3 | ‘ If you ask me , it 's just change for change 's sake . |
4 | ‘ Change for change 's sake ’ is not our policy and as un-paid voluntary workers — going more or less flat out — we have little or no time to spare for non-essentials ! |
5 | Provide for seller 's spouse to renounce interest in property . |
6 | Reprieve for town 's pigeons |
7 | Forget about DOS 's weedy eight/three character limit , you can give a file a meaningful description , up to 68 characters long . |
8 | They want to see vehicles going slower through the towns , quite right , we put in half a million extra for this but I 'm disappoint with Labour 's negative attitude . |
9 | The talks culminated on June 23 with a brief " courtesy " meeting between Vassiliou and Denktash in Boutros-Ghali 's office . |
10 | Finds of pottery , obsidian tools and religious monuments testify to Teotihuacan 's widespread influence on Classic Maya life . |
11 | Walk through Life 's Circuit with an equal Mind |
12 | But if I 'm if I act as devil 's advocate , the fact that that inner route would pass through the greenbelt does not necessarily diminish the purpose of the greenbelt . |
13 | TREVOR FRANCIS last night predicted a record goals output for football 's first season under the new back pass law . |
14 | The doctrine of the Trinity thus becomes the universal dialectical process , while the dogmas of creation and incarnation speak of Mind 's projection of itself as Nature , and witness to the ultimate identity of Infinite and finite Mind . |
15 | Examples abound of empowerment 's potency for productive change . |
16 | Well I told you you 'll have to get some of that stuff that you put in cat 's litter trays to neutralize the smell . |
17 | Listen to Blur 's marvellous There 's No Other Way single and you 'll hear not only brilliant young musicians cutting free , but a producer who knows how to encourage his fellow workers and cajole them into producing their best in the studio . |
18 | Listen to offeror 's intention for the Name Group regarding : |
19 | Why do n't you hop up on to the examination couch and I 'll just take a quick listen to baby 's heart and take your blood pressure , then afterwards I 'm sure Sister will be only too happy to show you around our labour ward and let you take a look at the facilities we have available . |
20 | After washing , I put on Boot 's non-sting anti-perspirant . |
21 | Focus on world 's faiths |
22 | welcome to gardener 's world . |
23 | A wee tequila sunrise , a wee squint at Calum-beag 's new blue video . |
24 | Just look for dad 's car keys , I 've put them down somewhere . |
25 | I travel for travel 's sake . |
26 | But for many , travel for travel 's sake is not enough . |
27 | Beware of baby 's ‘ bedtime rotters ’ |
28 | Did my copious scribbles help or hinder — and you 'll see I now have my ‘ Apple ’ back after a saga which made Monty Python , Esther Rantzen and Bernard Levin 's saga about his mother and the North Thames gas board look like child 's play . |
29 | I recall with pleasure 's The World of Science ( 1958 ) , along with the delightful books of . |
30 | " I read in Goldsmith 's History of Greece , which is a very interesting book , then my attention is directed to Arithmetic which generally finishes the day 's employment . |