Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [noun] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIR — Navaratnam et al and Smith et al reported that an anomalous molecular form of acetylcholinesterase ( AChE ) ( also called AChE-AD ) could be found in postmortem and antimortem cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) of patients with histopathologically proven Alzheimer 's disease ( AD ) but not in patients without AD . |
| 2 | As irony would have it , however , an examiner that I did have passed on to Rowse the information that , in the paper on Political Institutions , in which I did badly , I had vigorously attacked Rowse 's pamphlet on ‘ The Question of the House of Lords ’ . |
| 3 | The German supreme command had long foreseen Romania 's strategy , and two powerful armies had been quietly assembled to counter just this eventuality . |
| 4 | This is all logical enough given Fforde 's conviction that collectivism comes from ‘ areas other than the British Conservative party ’ , but Fforde seems to forget that the Conservatives were in power for fifty-five of the 100 years from the dawn of collectivism to the edge of Thatcherism , and must , therefore , have been at least partly responsible for some of Keith Joseph 's ‘ detritus ’ . |
| 5 | The idea had obviously caught Lisa 's fancy . |
| 6 | Manchester United , Liverpool , Forest and Villa had all won Europe 's champion trophy — with only Bayern and Hamburg from the Bundesliga being successful . |
| 7 | Now they are a slave nation under a new pharaoh , of a dynasty which has long forgotten Egypt 's debt to Joseph ( see Genesis 41 ) . |
| 8 | The fields of classical music , the avant-garde , pop , rock and ambient music have all felt Cale 's impact , and he has has zig-zagged between careers as a producer and A&R man and a composer of film soundtracks . |
| 9 | The Ras of Tigre , who had greatly facilitated Napier 's advance on Magdala , was suitably rewarded with firearms and cannon , with which during the troubled years that followed Theodore 's death he was able to overcome his rivals . |
| 10 | We have all done wrong out of malice , have known it was stupid and we have all shown Satan 's blindness in ignoring reality , in yet going ahead with our actions and following human passion instead of divine reason . |
| 11 | But Linda , a teacher and council adviser on education , says the idea of a so called mum 's army is ludicrous . |
| 12 | And the government 's so called mum 's army proposals for teaching youngsters are expected to come under fire at a meeting in Nottingham later today . |
| 13 | The government 's so called mum 's army proposals have come under fire at a meeting of teachers and councillors in Nottingham this afternoon . |
| 14 | Then , as if he had suddenly remembered Katherine 's presence , he turned to her , a little embarrassed . |
| 15 | His words were casual , hardly to be construed as a compliment , but reminded Robbie of something Caro had said recently , when Robbie had gloomily deplored Hugh 's defection , expressing the opinion that his new girlfriend was prettier . |
| 16 | An even younger generation is served by a greatly appreciated children 's church and a creche , both organized by Mrs Rosalynde Robinson and a group of helpers on Sunday mornings . |
| 17 | Mr Connolly said he had written to Mr Clarke saying he very much hoped Labour 's commitment to the retention of water services under local government control extended to returning those services to councils ‘ in the unhappy event of any form of privatisation or transfer to some hybrid organisation ’ . |
| 18 | Sir Martin has long fought BZW 's corner at Barclays . |
| 19 | Is not he ashamed at the remarks of his predecessor and of his ministerial colleagues who have constantly criticised Haringey 's education policy and have cut its revenue support grant ? |
| 20 | ‘ My dear Rose , ’ Theda said with a smile , ‘ you have so espoused Benedict 's cause that you imagine it is enough to tell me all his unfortunate history to make me realise what I already know . |
| 21 | OFFICIALS of an apparently doomed workingmen 's club have been given fresh hope that it could survive . |
| 22 | They have hitherto rejected Nauru 's claim , not least because an independent inquiry in 1986 set the appropriate compensation level at A$72 million . |
| 23 | This idea of the representative having a right , and even a duty , to exercise an independent judgement , with this independence being the core of what is held to distinguish a representative from a mere delegate , is a notion which has long survived Burke 's formulation of it . |
| 24 | We reached the much photographed Nape 's Needle and skimmed up the short , yet difficult , chimney of boot-worn rock . |
| 25 | Had she not heard Sarah 's cry of outrage the moment before she opened the carriage door and caught John in that position ? |
| 26 | ‘ Scuse me , but I think you 'll find the wine 's run out , ’ the speaker added , having just registered Loretta 's presence . |
| 27 | However , he had not forgotten Selkirk 's death and , when we were alone , constantly speculated on how the Scotsman had been murdered and what his enigmatic rhyme could mean . |
| 28 | Adjectives occurring postnominally with characteristic value are perhaps less frequently encountered , but they are still by no means uncommon ; we have already queried Bolinger 's view of the only river navigable ; and in the third example from ( 17 ) , it could hardly be claimed that the buildings were only adjacent on some particular occasion . |
| 29 | There are signs GM is preparing the necessary US filings and there is talk that it has already approached Jaguar 's union leaders . |
| 30 | The central government finally relinquished President 's rule on Oct. 17 and Bangarappa was sworn in as the new Chief Minister . |