Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun sg] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might explain Shell 's reluctance to commercialise or even patent the reaction . |
| 2 | I hope that , during this Question Time , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) will make Labour 's policy clear . |
| 3 | ( My dad never touched the pig , though I was sure this was conditioning rather than religious scruple , just as I would n't eat horse 's scrotum . |
| 4 | The decision will need parliament 's approval . |
| 5 | I would n't describe Rattle 's treatment as in any way unfeeling , merely that the various strands are shaped and honed with an unusual sensitivity to detail but at a relatively low emotional temperature . |
| 6 | Once she met the Queen she would not need fitzAlan 's protection . |
| 7 | This person might know Cab 's brother , for Goddess ' sake ! |
| 8 | I could look after Hepzibah , I could buy Druid 's Bottom , and we could all live there together . |
| 9 | The idea that punishment does and should demonstrate society 's abhorrence of the offence , and that this in some way justifies punishment , is quite a popular one . |
| 10 | He would buy Champ 's meal before his own . |
| 11 | managing director could not fund company 's litigation for one third of damages recovered net of company 's direct losses and legal costs . |
| 12 | Do you know dad 's salad . |
| 13 | A publisher would know Mother 's name , would n't he ? ’ |
| 14 | Just do n't knock Ant 's plate on the floor |
| 15 | She said no I think I 'll go home I 'll be alright , so I took her back home about eleven and erm erm I kept phoning her every hour on the hour just to make sure she 's alright , then I said I want you just to promise me one thing you 're not do anything silly , I 'm here , I do n't care what it takes , I 'm here , so she said alright then , so I said it 'll break mum 's heart it 'll break dad 's heart , |
| 16 | If they put another candidate in it 's does n't do Labour 's name any good does it ? |
| 17 | when I 've that poorly cat 's into that walking a can you smell cat 's wee in here , I 'm surprised |
| 18 | I would n't give Woman 's Realm houseroom . |
| 19 | Between the wars the idea of modern architecture was a heroic adventure which could actually improve man 's condition . |
| 20 | Secondly , they were scared that images of nudity would confirm society 's view of homosexuality as being essentially to do with sexual activity : the Dutch thought this ridiculous , and it confirmed their view of the British gay scene as far too conservative artistically , politically and sexually . |
| 21 | She said no I think I 'll go home I 'll be alright , so I took her back home about eleven and erm erm I kept phoning her every hour on the hour just to make sure she 's alright , then I said I want you just to promise me one thing you 're not do anything silly , I 'm here , I do n't care what it takes , I 'm here , so she said alright then , so I said it 'll break mum 's heart it 'll break dad 's heart , |
| 22 | tore is not that good — but he is quite fast and will improve oldham 's defence . |
| 23 | I mean alright , you can see mum 's point in one respect , because she works nine till six every day . |
| 24 | Although I could n't actually see Maté 's sneer , I felt it in the darkness . |
| 25 | I could see Sister 's point . |
| 26 | ‘ If , therefore , for any unhappy reason , counsel for the defence is unable to accept the assumption which stems from the fact that a particular statement has not been made available to him by the prosecution , it would become counsel 's duty to invite the judge to exercise the discretionary power which is given to him by the proviso to section 18 of the Evidence Law , ( c. 118 [ J. ] ) , by examining the statement himself and directing that it be used in such manner as the justice of the case demands . |
| 27 | But the bias towards defence and security ( which have historically been natural right-wing issues ) might well persist and offset Labour 's advantage as the incumbent government , unless the 1989 Year of Revolutions in Eastern Europe ushers in a new era of world peace and tranquillity . |
| 28 | I was so green I did n't know what was behind it and boasted that I could become Judge 's Baby when I got back to the dressing-room . |
| 29 | However , it could be argued , as has been done in the related literature on labour hoarding ( see Greer/Rhoades , 1977 ) , that establishments in a dominant market position might develop the organisational capacity to maintain more stable employment in the face of demand fluctuations , and WIRS does provide management 's assessment of sensitivity of output to price changes by competitors — a good indicator of the degree of market dominance . |
| 30 | The companies said Kalpana-designed EtherSwitch technology can multiply Sun 's server-to-server and server-to-network capacity by providing multiple dedicated 10Mbps connections to each Sun server or workgroup . |