Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun pl] [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is difficult to decide how much nitrogen and phosphorus is too much ; the EPA 's scientists have n't settled on the outer limits of acceptability . |
| 2 | So he played gently enough not to make the hammers of Stein 's pianos bounce up and hit the strings again . |
| 3 | However , any conclusion that Portugal 's rights have indeed been violated must imply that Indonesia was not a proper party to the treaty , which must therefore be invalid . |
| 4 | Having lain unnoticed for a number of years , Patinkin 's insights have recently been elaborated and refined in the works of Robert Clower and in the writings of what may loosely be called the French Keynesian School , the most prominent member of which is Edmond Malinvaud ( see Malinvaud , 1980 and 1985 ) . |
| 5 | The subjects of Picasso 's paintings have just such a measured look . |
| 6 | Environmentalist 's killers break out |
| 7 | For instance , in American factories ( I visited Peavey a couple of years ago and many , if not most of Yamaha 's processes apply there , too ) there 's a far higher proportion of musicians involved — people who know why guitars work and who are actively interested in the fact that they 're producing musical instruments and not simply ‘ product ’ . |
| 8 | Although Hector 's dolphins do not feed extensively on commercial fish species , they , too , move into the sheltered waters of the peninsula 's bays to breed during the summer . |
| 9 | Pakistan 's judges have not in the past stood up to presidents . |
| 10 | And I said he finally managed to pluck the guts up to tell me last , plucked the courage up to tell me last night and Andy 's eyes light up and I just said erm and I said |
| 11 | Not all Sue 's students go on to start up their own enterprise , but that does n't worry her . |
| 12 | I know that Steven 's parents understand how glad we are to do whatever we can for our daughter , and their son . |
| 13 | Ann , in 1913 , would have been the same age as Edward 's mother and , from family hearsay , Ann 's sentiments resemble closely the practical , optimistic piety of Mary Elizabeth Thomas . |
| 14 | Mr Ishaq has also been at work on the Sindh assembly , in which Miss Bhutto 's supporters make up the biggest group . |
| 15 | Hungary 's allies do not mind that it criticises Romania , which is relocating Hungarian.speakers and razing their villages . |
| 16 | Mercedes 's offices have recently been searched by state prosecutors , acting on anonymous tips that Daimler illegally exported weapons-carriers to Iraq and that a senior manager had evaded tax . |
| 17 | And also Nottinghamshire 's teachers explain why they think parents should n't be allowed to teach in primary schools . |
| 18 | NEC 's PABXs have over 30% of the Japanese market , putting the company in the number one spot . |
| 19 | Beethoven 's sketchbooks reveal how often his first visionary ideas were modified — chopping and changing until at last they fall into shapes of full significance . |
| 20 | Now that we have become accustomed to reading about , if not to eating , such unconventional combinations of foods as duck foie gras with turnips in a sweet-sour sauce composed of wine vinegar , sugar , sherry and port , plus the odd 30 grammes of truffles ; paupiettes of crayfish garnished with leaves of Brussels sprouts ; lobster mould with a sauce of carrots and port blended in turn with a sauce américaine , Pomiane 's innovations do n't sound very audacious . |
| 21 | While Smith can claim to have the votes of some left-wingers ( all but one Scot , at any rate ) , Beckett 's nominations come almost exclusively from the right . |
| 22 | RICHARD 's eyes roll up in his head and he passes out . |
| 23 | Like the Egyptians , Syria 's men come under direct Saudi command , and the Saudis express confidence that they will obey whatever orders are given . |
| 24 | Khartoum 's soldiers have already broken through Cdr Riek 's front line once in mid-March , moving south on Col Garang 's position . |
| 25 | Her conclusion , which mark Shearman 's photos support fully , is that she 's relaxed and ready to run against all comers . |
| 26 | Borland 's competitors have often tended to adopt a less flexible approach to licensing , making corporate licences available only to those with many thousands of users , as opposed to Binder 's 1,000 to 1,500 population . |
| 27 | Salisbury and Phil Tufnell ( 0-132 ) never taxed the Indian batsmen , while England 's batsmen have only intermittently coped with the Indian spinners in both Tests . |
| 28 | Anil Kumble , India 's leg-spinner , has taken more wickets ( 50 ) in the last six months than all of England 's bowlers put together — 43 in four Test matches . |
| 29 | England 's backs have far more pace , and they 'll cope much better . |
| 30 | England 's champs set out on the glory trail with a warning to keep their cool |