Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she finishes speaking , the blunt colloquialism of Wilekin 's response emphasizes the facile and artificial nature of her self-portrait : ( " Dear woman , give over ! " ) |
| 2 | Our party is determined to let the nation 's money obey the natural law , starting with the law of supply and demand . |
| 3 | Clearly the main emphasis is on BR 's accounts providing the same information as must be provided by a PLC . |
| 4 | America 's satellites have the high ground to themselves . |
| 5 | Luckily , the Field Guide 's glossary explains the unfamiliar terminology and much of it is obviously useful . |
| 6 | Last week , in the wake of the civil suit lodged against Santa Cruz president Larry Michels for sexual harassment by three former executive secretaries at the company ( UX No 415 ) , SCO 's board issued the following statement : ‘ We are extremely distressed by the recent allegations made against the company and its president . |
| 7 | The machine manual should go into detail on this but Pat 's sketch shows the two possibilities for going wrong , and explains the correct way with notes on adjustment for a typical domestic machine . |
| 8 | News that Sir James Goldsmith and George Soros were speculating on the metal 's rise sparked the recent rally . |
| 9 | When Granny ( or Grandpa ) comes to live with the family in old age , it will be to everyone 's advantage to encourage the close bond between them and the children , since it always contributes much to their enjoyment of life , and consequently to the happiness of the whole household . |
| 10 | Harlot 's Ghost distils the uneasy , febrile , panicky essence of American Cold War paranoia and bottles it at a literate room temperature . |
| 11 | The scandal and accompanying crash came as a severe blow to Finance Minister Singh 's attempts to open the Indian economy to foreign investors , and in addition hurt many smaller , first-time investors attracted by the soaring bull market of the previous six months , of which Mehta was described by the Financial Times of May 18 as the " driving force " . |
| 12 | Manchester 's attempts to stage the 1996 Olympic Games are being hindered by British sport 's two-faced approach to South Africa , said Sam Ramsamy , chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee , at a civic reception in Manchester yesterday , writes Michael Morris . |
| 13 | About half the deputies who defied Gen Aoun 's attempts to block the presidential election are Christians like Mr Muawad . |
| 14 | The Comintern 's attempts to involve the Mexican Communist Party in Moscow 's decision to liquidate Trotsky resulted in violent convulsions within the party , with Valentin Campa and Hernán Laborde expelled . |
| 15 | Throughout the 1970s all of these elements were to feature in the Council 's attempts to find the appropriate balances under its Charter , and to handle the increasingly complex range of subjects and institutions . |
| 16 | But Ridley 's attempts to expose the lush cornfields of Fifties middle America as a stunted psychic wasteland are ultimately carried by his visual confidence and imagination . |
| 17 | There is anger here about Britain 's attempts to influence the present situation . |
| 18 | I suppose it 's too much to expect a senior Queen 's Counsel to work the same hours as ordinary folk , ’ Bragg said grumpily . |
| 19 | Dyarchy had always depended for its successful working on the exercise of tactful influence by the British governor and his officials , who had their reputations invested in preventing the resignations of their Indian colleagues ; but Irwin 's formulation took the controlling role allotted to influence much further . |
| 20 | Bregawn 's temperament got the better of him the following season , and on his racecourse appearances he displayed increasing sourness . |
| 21 | Mr Lamont 's stand means the Royal Family , including the Duke and Duchess of York will continue to escape the attentions of the inland revenue . |
| 22 | In short , Dobson 's case follows the erroneous interpretation which was endowed with authority by Lawrence and was therefore , in my respectful opinion , wrongly decided . |
| 23 | Coming so soon after the fiasco of Barricades Week , it opened up the prospect of new opportunities in foreign policy and reinforced a determination on de Gaulle 's part to liquidate the Algerian problem as soon as possible , even at the expense of major concessions to the FLN and its government-in-exile , the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic or GPRA . |
| 24 | Something more of the requisite independence could be achieved by Berkeley 's doctrine that ideas which are not subject to our own will are produced in us by God : the independence of a real thing , its having some continuity despite interrupted perception of it , could be explained in terms of a continued readiness on God 's part to excite the requisite ideas in us at suitable moments . |
| 25 | The approach may represent an attempt on Sotheby 's part to woo the ever-increasing number of bankrupt dealers to offer their stocks at auction . |
| 26 | Once Sipotai 's scouts saw the small party under Burun 's silver banner , they would forget everything else . |
| 27 | Most probably the boy 's sister had the same biochemical defect . |
| 28 | The rural life had denied her Jane Sharpe 's fashionable pallor ; instead Lucille 's skin had the healthy bloom of country weather . |
| 29 | Now , Alan Janes 's play matches the well-loved songs with equally well-loved dialogue in a K-Tel Golden Greats collection of Dramatists ' Reliables . |
| 30 | Irrespective of size , status or skills everyone was brought down to earth with a splash — the difference was that as Saturday 's play unfolded the seeded sides invariably proved to be the more adept in the art of ‘ aquaplaning ’ . |