Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Death being a fairly serious matter , a body can not be disposed of until a doctor 's certificate as to cause of death has been received by the registrar . |
| 2 | There is the issue of whether a household 's resources really are shared equally between husbands and wives . |
| 3 | The main concern with cash is to ensure that the method and arrangements for payment are clearly stated in the sale agreement and that the purchaser has adequate notice of whether a banker 's draft or telegraphic transfer is required . |
| 4 | Irrespective of whether a horse 's bad habit is associated with anxiety or expectation , it is often best dealt with by avoiding the situation in which it appears ; until the horse 's anxiety or expectation is reduced , and a new habit of desirable behaviour has begun to form . |
| 5 | The question of whether a plaintiff 's claim is time-barred by the Limitation Act does not fall to be considered until the point has been pleaded by the defendant , at which stage , if appropriate , the plaintiff may make an application for a direction under s33 ( Kennet v Brown [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 582 ) . |
| 6 | It had become part of each morning 's routine , almost as if a night 's absence — or a weekend 's — simply served to burnish his attractions . |
| 7 | Cornelius 's voice was suddenly harsh , as if a pupil 's essay had revealed a deficiency of logic . |
| 8 | The hotel and its newly dug garden are protected from the winds and passing cows by a handsome new stone wall made in the old way — using the enormous smooth round boulders that litter the fields as if a giant 's child had grown bored with a game of marbles . |
| 9 | There has , for instance , long been a debate over whether a zebra 's stripes make it easier or harder to see . |
| 10 | The conference also suggested that the standard requisitions on title be amended to include a reference to whether a seller 's solicitor was also acting for the lender in the redemption of the mortgage . |
| 11 | Under the provision of the Companies Act 1989 the Secretary of State has powers to seek a ruling from the courts , under a new civil procedure , on whether a company 's accounts comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 . |