Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [art] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | During night missions inside Iraq , the laser shines from the belly of the bomber , and is kept on target by the pilot or the weapons officer , with the help of electronics that compensate for the aircraft 's movements . |
| 2 | This is a case in which we distinguish between a person 's body as it appears to that person , and as it appears to others . |
| 3 | Its beginnings partly account for the novel 's loose picaresque form , recounting a series of adventures of Mr Pickwick and his friends ( Snodgrass , Winkle , and Tupman ) , although the initiation of Mrs Bardell 's breach-of-promise action provides a continuing plot-interest , and Mr Pickwick is transformed from the conventional comic figure of the early chapters by his connection with Sam Weller . |
| 4 | Studies have shown that equipment users rather than makers develop major process innovations ( thus stealing a march on their competitors ) and that small , imperceptible ‘ everyday rationaliza-tions ’ account for the lion 's share of productivity gains in an ongoing manufacturing business . |
| 5 | ‘ Cool as a nun 's kiss . |
| 6 | limp as a lobster 's claw , |
| 7 | ‘ Computerised control and an electromagnetic powder clutch make for the world 's first CVT with anti-lock brakes ’ |
| 8 | Although normally only architects qualify for the RIBA 's Gold Medal ( considered the world 's most prestigious award for architecture ) , this year it has gone to an Irish structural engineer , the fifty-six year old Peter Rice . |
| 9 | For information on the Government 's plans , send for The Parent 's Charter , Freepost ( BS528/81 ) , Bristol BS3 3YY ( 0800- 444242 ) . |
| 10 | Listen to what Gabe Mirkin and Martshall Hoffmann in The Sportsmedicine Book say about the athlete 's heart : |
| 11 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 12 | In view of his admission some weeks ago that this Government have imposed the heaviest tax burden in British history , will the right hon. Gentleman now apologise for the Chancellor 's wholly inaccurate statement to the House yesterday that the Government have been cutting taxes ever since 1979 ? |
| 13 | What does Peter Damian himself say of the Pope 's illness ? |
| 14 | Disciplined in ritual dance from an early age , there are now several young Balinese who rank amongst the world 's top competitive surfers . |
| 15 | IT 'S bitterly cold outside so you leap into the driver 's seat and switch the heating on full . |
| 16 | The women have their own staircase to the first-floor bedrooms , where they sleep under the housekeeper 's eye ; male servants have a staircase and rooms at the back , off the brushing room . |
| 17 | Thousands of shoppers who disagree with the council 's stance put their names to the campaign last weekend at a number of staged events organised by many of the county 's biggest retailers . |
| 18 | They also disagree with the Government 's view on the importance of nuclear power to combat the greenhouse effect , stressing that its contribution should not be overstated . |
| 19 | How do the Institute 's disciplinary arrangements interact with the Institute 's role as a regulator ? |
| 20 | Note has been taken of these and some of them appear in the panel 's revision . |
| 21 | Woolmer , Burgess and Norris also appear in the Overseer 's account for 1780 . |
| 22 | ( 3 ) The losses against which a recognised body is required to insure under this Rule are all losses arising from claims in respect of civil liability incurred in the practice of the recognised body by the recognised body or by any of its officers or employees or former officers or employees or by any solicitor or registered foreign lawyer who is or was a consultant to or associate in the body 's practice or is or was working in the practice as an agent or a locum tenens ; save that a recognised body shall not be required to insure against losses arising from claims of a type excluded , by the indemnity rules applicable from time to time to recognised bodies , from being afforded indemnity by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund . |
| 23 | The normal price for any given daily supply of fish , which we are now seeking , is the price which will quickly call into the fishing trade capital and labour enough to obtain that supply in a day 's fishing of average good fortune ; the influence which the price of fish will have upon capital and labour available in the fishing trade being governed by rather narrow causes such as these . |
| 24 | As the actual words and stylistic devices recede from the reader 's consciousness their place is taken by an illusion of actual experience , one which the reader shares without actually being involved in it . |
| 25 | So the ideal carp bait would be hard when on the hook and melt in the carp 's gut ! |
| 26 | A very clear definition of what you want from the historian 's text . |
| 27 | The article was not a news report , however , but one of those background features that appear on the women 's pages of quality newspapers after some well-publicized court case . |
| 28 | Qualities that might generate and recoup excellent work in the classroom ( including , for instance , risk-taking , creativity , originality , the valuing of independence and initiative , a questioning and critical approach , etc. , none of which appear on the DES 's own list ) might not most endear new teachers to their colleagues ; and qualities like ‘ tidy appearance ’ that may be essential for staffroom acceptance may be relatively unimportant to children . |
| 29 | Write your answer , name and address on a postcard and send to The Limit 's Donington competition , Daily Mirror , … … ( new address ) . |
| 30 | Then we report on the Group 's Drilling & Production Services activities in North America , which operate through Wood Group USA under the direction of Group director in Houston . |