Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government Actuary 's Department prepared a document in 1980 which sets out a suggested basis for making the calculation and this was supplemented ten years later by recommendations from a committee of industrial tribunal chairmen . |
| 2 | Her new husband 's job required a move south , and in 1985 Marian left the practice she had built up and moved to Sussex . |
| 3 | God 's wrath cast a shadow upon the earth , and the fallen angels settled on the darkened world like vultures on a dying prey . |
| 4 | So there 's white wine I 'll put these two in the fridge , so there 's sparkling orange and there 's Sainsbury 's Cascade put a Kiri er what does Karen have , Appletise |
| 5 | ‘ Claire 's father married a farmer 's daughter . |
| 6 | A jury awarded the widow £100 damages and the Queen 's Bench discharged a rule to enter a non-suit . |
| 7 | The Castle Ashby sale in 1980 of Lord Northampton 's collection marked a watershed in the collecting of Greek vases . |
| 8 | The movement 's critique proclaimed a uniqueness and originality for its discoveries to which it was never entitled and which served only to reinforce the self-deluding image of its own power and influence in the world . |
| 9 | The peseta plunged in hectic trading as Spain 's government requested a devaluation of its currency within the ERM . |
| 10 | One day in September , Flora 's doctor received a call from someone who claimed to be from the Family Health Services Authority , asking for details from his files , suspicious , he gave nothing away . |
| 11 | The annual frog-jumping contest in America 's midwest suffered a plague of imposters this year . |
| 12 | Landlords did n't acknowledge the writ , so in January Debbie 's solicitor requested a judgment in default for the full amount plus interest and court fees , a total of £2,453.24 . |
| 13 | It can not be denied , however , that Ramsey 's death cast a shadow over all our activities . |
| 14 | She sang along with the radio as she drove up through Gloucestershire and crossed into Wales by way of Abergavenny and Brecon , then took the road north towards Builth Wells , to the wooded hills south of the town where Penry 's house occupied a vantage point above the River Wye . |
| 15 | The defendants ' reply incorporated a disclaimer , namely that the report was ‘ without responsibility on the part of this bank or its officials ’ . |
| 16 | I know what it was erm the Empire Stores ' man brought a parcel for Jackie when she was out and when |
| 17 | This obscure conflict is thought to have occurred about 470 ; and the temple-builders ' dump overlaid a statue-base signed by the Aeginetan sculptor Onatas who is known to have been active in the years after Plataea . |
| 18 | Furthermore , a shareholders ' agreement required a majority of 75% for many important matters which allowed the 20% shareholder ( with its 26% of voting rights ) a veto over most major decisions . |