Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] 's " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was no mention of the agency in the Queen 's Speech , which set out the government 's legislative plans for the new 18-month session of Parliament following the re-election of the Conservatives on 9 April . |
| 32 | Other authorities fill out the Moroccan 's picture : ‘ The houses are built of stone and brick , and the roofs are of wood , ’ noted the Arab geographer al-Umari in his encyclopaedic Masalik-ul-Absar Fi Mamalik-ul-Amsar ( ‘ The Visions of the Kingdoms ’ ) . |
| 33 | Again , send off for the school prospectus and find out the school 's aims and objectives . |
| 34 | The only rider to this is the prolonged use of steroids and drugs which have an effect on the body 's immune system as these damp down the body 's ability to react and often render subsequent homoeopathic treatment difficult . |
| 35 | Turn off the pump 's power supply first . |
| 36 | Turn off the pump 's power supply before attempting this . |
| 37 | If this fails to work , turn off the radiator 's isolating valves , and undo the valve couplings so you can drain it completely , ready for replacement ( see below ) . |
| 38 | If this fails to work , turn off the radiator 's isolating valves , and undo the valve couplings so you can drain it completely ; remove and replace it . |
| 39 | Clean up the City 's environment , starting with the streets |
| 40 | To make matters worse it was generally believed that the spirit of the child would remain in the body of the mother , and so for three days after the actual birth the mother had to sit by a wood and bamboo fire and sweat out the child 's spirit so that the child should be completed and the mother freed from what was now an alien spirit inside her . |
| 41 | So , before lifting the spade , take a length of rope or hosepipe and mark out the pool 's shape on the ground . |
| 42 | It is tempting to buy a small unit of Wolf Riders and use them to race ahead of your army , move around the enemy 's flanks , and maybe to attack his war machines before he has a chance to use them on your main force . |
| 43 | Oxford City Stars take on the city 's University team . |
| 44 | Confidently and calmly explain your predicament and write down the person 's description as soon as possible in case you decide to contact the police . |
| 45 | A trust migrates through the resignation of the UK trustees and their replacement by non-UK resident trustees who also take over the trust 's administration . |
| 46 | Charlie thought he saw a faint smile come over the colonel 's face . |
| 47 | In this system one individual worker , employed by an agency responsible for community care services , is appointed to assess the needs of an individual client , plan a comprehensive set of services for the individual , coordinate the various services and follow up the individual 's progress over time . |
| 48 | When cool , take out the calf 's foot … . |
| 49 | BRITAIN 'S youngest and most unusual building society , the Ecology , is hoping to raise £250,000 from savers prepared to ‘ invest in the alternative ’ , and take out the society 's fixed one-year conservation bonds . |
| 50 | The only stipulation the Newcastle makes is that borrowers take out the society 's Homecover buildings and contents insurance . |
| 51 | These preparations absorb or block out the sun 's harmful ultra-violet rays . |
| 52 | Follow round the Bear 's curve and you will come to Arcturus in Boo¨tes , which is a lovely light orange and is actually the brightest star in the northern hemisphere of the sky . |
| 53 | However , he calmed down beautifully when Jeanne called , and posed delightfully ( just check out the video 's cover shot ! ) . |
| 54 | Now , work out the employee 's contributions : |
| 55 | They are caused by the giant plates which carry the continents bumping and grinding into each other as they float around the Earth 's molten centre . |