Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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1 | But Rush is confident that any animosity has long-since faded and that his former boss is due for a hero 's welcome when he leads his side out at the ground he graced for 14 illustrious years as player and manager . |
2 | He saw not Alina , but something with eyes of blazing green ; her hair a long mane strewn with weeds , her dress a dripping shroud , her teeth sharp , her skin pale and scaly as a snake 's . |
3 | As a bright and promising student of Armchair Theatre Sydney Newman felt Verity Lambert was right for the Producer 's post , in spite of her distinct lack of years , being only twenty-seven at the time of her appointment . |
4 | His story mirrors the gifted boy in Jodie Foster 's 1991 film Little Man Tate , who became depressed about the world 's problems by the age of seven . |
5 | Nor can the horse hear so much when stabled , although some people try and overcome this deficiency by leaving a radio playing all day in the stable for the horse 's benefit . |
6 | An application for a warrant of further detention can be made up to 42 hours from the commencement of the detention clock , in a situation where the 36 hour period runs out at a time when it is not possible for a magistrate 's court to sit . |
7 | Providing that the castration is restricted to cutting off the testicles alone ( sometimes the whole kit would go ) , it is possible for a man 's libido and ability to indulge in intercourse not to be reduced at all . |
8 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
9 | In such a situation it is possible for the parent 's self control to snap and in a moment of aberration he may strike the child in a manner that is instantly regretted and most unlikely ever to be repeated . ’ |
10 | We have already noted the stage at which it will become possible for the buyer 's conveyancer to approve the contract . |
11 | These may be to make as large a profit as possible for the organisation 's owners , in the case of private enterprise , or to provide a service in the case of non-profit-making organisations or government departments and institutions . |
12 | It can also be quite revealing about the individual 's translation strategies and their views on the nature of the translating process . |
13 | WHY is everyone so upset about the BBC 's Eldorado ? |
14 | Condensed it sounded very little for an afternoon 's talking but simultaneously it was a surprising amount from a man who had started the day denying everything . |
15 | This remarkable volte face did little for the president 's public reputation , was the cause of much scathing comment in the media and , not surprisingly , a poll revealed that 86 per cent of Americans , ‘ had no confidence in the ability of the President to manage the economy ’ . |
16 | Renault is right about the Clio 's ride . |
17 | My hon. Friend is also right about the Opposition 's position on Trident . |
18 | The Communist Party , after its reversal of policy in October 1939 , tried to keep the idea of " Unity " alive through the People 's Convention . |
19 | The forlorn street scenes that ornament front and back , in black and grey monochrome , alleviated only by the red-brown used for the author 's name and title , return us to Minton 's scenes of devastation of the early 1940s . |
20 | So it is not merely marine deposits that are so incredibly persistent about the earth 's surface . |
21 | Generally speaking , we know all too little about the teacher 's perspective on pedagogy ; we make generalizations which are not based on anything in the way of reliable information . |
22 | But I sat in yesterday afternoon and I felt sorry for the man 's daughter who 'd been given a hymn the service . |
23 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply . |
24 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
25 | I am grateful for the Minister 's sympathetic response to my point . |
26 | The police are grateful for the brewery 's support . |
27 | We are grateful for the Group 's advice on these points , which will be duly considered , together with any comments on them . |
28 | Running for 147 kilometres between Loch Lomond , just north of Glasgow to the foot of Ben Nevis , near Fort William , it was opened by the Countryside Commission for Scotland in 1980 as the country 's first official long distance path . |
29 | Shirley Robertson has taken the slot in the Europe dinghy while Penny Way was pre-selected for the woman 's Lechner sailboard . |
30 | I refer to a legal framework that protects without stigmatising , which recognises and takes account of the needs of society in general , the needs of the families and carers , and the needs of the individual and which provides as equitable a balance as possible between the individual 's rights of autonomy and liberty and the right to have access to the best possible treatment , rehabilitation and care . |