Example sentences of "[noun sg] ['s] [noun pl] [vb base] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , it should n't , it should be noted that the er land owners are prepared to pay for a fairly expensive footbridge on their land to cure the problem and er I hope that this Council 's initiatives follow through and a twenty five year old problem gets cured . |
| 2 | The word ‘ fatuous ’ reminds us of the title , meaning idiotic — Owen then asks the reader , why did the sun 's rays labour over waking up earth ? |
| 3 | The sun 's rays dry up the moisture which amphibians , such as frogs , toads and newts , need . |
| 4 | Drug baron 's limousines go up in smoke |
| 5 | The Museum 's displays take up the story of Britain 's canals in 1793 — the height of canal mania — the year when more proposals for the building of canals were put before Parliament than ever before . |
| 6 | When governments refuse to legislate , as in Britain , sport 's organisers dream up complicated schemes to prevent touting . |
| 7 | A. T. The worst part of the job was after passing the Sergeant 's exam and waiting for twelve to thirteen years to get promoted — you 'd have the Chief Constable 's Orders come out and you 'd see people who had passed years after you being promoted and you 'd think that I 'll do my thirty years like this . |
| 8 | Subject to the importance of the property assets as part of the business acquisition , it is advisable that the purchaser 's solicitors carry out a full investigation of title to establish that the purchaser will acquire the property assets free from any adverse encumbrances , obligations or restrictions . |
| 9 | Five seconds later , the weapon 's fins nip out . |
| 10 | During the final stages of an attack the weapon 's sensors lock on to the target ship 's radar or sonar signals and the Telemine homes in on them . |
| 11 | The tax 's defenders point out that only between a third and a half of church members pay the levy , and then only in proportion to their incomes . |
| 12 | If you were good friends with another lass , you would get each other 's names put on . |
| 13 | 7.6.6.1 the Term will absolutely cease but without prejudice to any rights or remedies that may have accrued to either party against the other including ( without prejudice to the generality of the above ) any right that the Tenant might have against the Landlord for a breach of the Landlord 's covenants set out in clauses 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 |
| 14 | The beetle 's ripples bounce off any object breaking the surface of the water , and the whirligig can avoid such obstacles by sensing the reflected ripples . |
| 15 | Then she saw the woman 's arms reach out from the doorway and pull the man back to her , and take him with her into the shadows again . |
| 16 | We both push and heave and the man 's shoulders scrape over the rim ; his arms drag up and over as Andy pushes , grunting , feet slipping on the old leaves and soil . |
| 17 | The fact that so many of hierarchy 's problems show up in the form of individual misbehavior has led to one of the most widespread illusions in business , namely that a company 's managerial leadership can be significantly improved solely by doing psychotherapeutic work on the personalities and attitudes of its managers . |
| 18 | Aldridge had found the lights shorted out , the cruiser 's batteries run down , and the two children lying just under the surface of the water inside the big sliding gates . |
| 19 | Charlie 's departure is the first of several , and this event is succeeded by the announcement of a further theme when the rabbi 's thunderings pass over the heads of his congregation and the writer notes : ‘ in later years I would wonder how different my life might have been if a few people , those closest to me , had been frightened — just a little . ’ |
| 20 | In the original DES document in which the proposals for the schools were outlined the overall aim was said to fit in with the Government 's aims set out in their document Better schools , ‘ to improve standards ’ being the key phrase . |
| 21 | It 's a pretty filthy day again today Mick , it 's er it 's raining , it 's windy , it 's cold , it 's the middle of November , it 's gon na cost er the supporters a bit to come tonight , er only two and half thousand came to the first game , how anxious are you that County 's supporters come out in their numbers this evening ? |
| 22 | The report 's authors point out , however , that such social changes are not essential . |
| 23 | And this summer 's shorts come in so many different shapes there are enough styles to suit practically everyone |
| 24 | Clock 's fingers whizz round to 1.45 . |
| 25 | He jabbed the Englishman twice in the ribs again , watched him fight to control the pain , watched his victim 's eyes drift back into focus . |
| 26 | and may your mother 's sons bow down to you . |