Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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| 31 | If hunting had once been in the red bitch 's blood it had long since been bred out and forgotten . |
| 32 | All the rest depend on this being present , for if a procedure is not appropriate to a particular patient 's condition it can not be judged quality care ( Shaw undated ) . |
| 33 | In all probability , however , in the modern solicitors ' partnership it will have been agreed to leave goodwill out of account ( see below ) . |
| 34 | In two weeks ' time it would be one year since he had first come to Iraq . |
| 35 | And I like to think in fifty or a hundred years ' time it will not be possible for any orchestra to play sloppily and claim that it is not possible to do better . |
| 36 | In two years ' time it 's planned it 'll be completely car-free . |
| 37 | Historically , the minimum subscription Association 's affiliated organizations and clubs has been set that twice the personal member 's subscription and after a period of two years ' grace it 's the Council 's wish that this balance is re-established so that the relativity returns to that which existed prior to the increase in subscriptions that was proposed at the A G M in nineteen ninety one . |
| 38 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
| 39 | In the Supreme Court 's opinion it was clear that the tipper ( Secrist ) had not breached his duty since he did not disclose the information with the purpose of gaining some direct or indirect personal benefit . |
| 40 | I du n no quite how erm er much er of other people 's conversation it 's picking up but it 's probably picking me up er |
| 41 | From my thirteen-year-old daughter 's account it is still as uncritical as it was in my own schooldays . |
| 42 | But pretty soon into the new model 's life it was clear that adverse press reaction was far from Ford 's biggest worry . |
| 43 | To face herself in a mirror without flinching : neat mid-brown hair that grew in orderly waves , a little longer than her father would have liked , almost to her shoulders , but not the shaggy bird 's nest it had been on Mars . |
| 44 | When they had gone to bed together on New Year 's Eve it had been like a revelation to him . |
| 45 | In Elizabethan days , rosemary shoots were tied with coloured ribbon , tipped with gold and given to guests at weddings to symbolize love and faithfulness , and on New Year 's Day it was a gift for guests , together with an orange stuck with cloves . |
| 46 | Then very shortly after her birth on New Year 's Day it was realised she had a heart problem . |
| 47 | They know that if an item has the Royal Navy 's endorsement it is bound to be of good quality . |
| 48 | And I think that drug taking has always been here , it will probably always be here , but in most people 's life it 's a transient thing , it 's a phase perhaps erm as animals we like to change our mental state ? |
| 49 | If a local authority wished to open a new senior citizens ' home it would seem unreasonable to burden the current year 's community charge/council tax payers with the full cost of an asset that might have , say , 50 years ' useful life . |
| 50 | Last year 's winner It 's time for Louise Nicholson to hand over her title |
| 51 | Because , after all , what happens that last year 's model it wears , y y , you 're a bit fed up with it ! |
| 52 | In next year 's Budget it is to be hoped he will take a further opportunity to reduce the differentials between Scotch and wine . ’ |