Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] and [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spilsby was the birthplace of Sir John Franklin , and Wainfleet , once notorious for its smuggling associations , is the home of the well known Bateman 's Brewery and also the birthplace in 1484 of William of Waynflete : founder of Magdalen College , Bishop of Winchester , Provost to Eton , Lord Chancellor to Henry VI and tutor to Edward , Price of Wales . |
| 2 | I settled in pretty quickly , though suffering a bit from culture shock and more from the realisation that I was semi-illiterate in the Thai language : I had the ability to communicate verbally but at a child 's level and almost no ability to read . |
| 3 | There was a moment 's hesitation and then the woman said , ‘ This would n't be Joe , would it ? ’ |
| 4 | The team uncovered a diary belonging to Hitler 's valet and later a will which was authenticated as signed by Hitler . |
| 5 | Erm , it 's up to the magistrate 's clerk and sometimes the first |
| 6 | She went to do a lady 's hair and then the lady said well if you , could you just sort of trim my husband 's . |
| 7 | Yet I do not doubt that Aristotle and St Paul have done more to frame the Prime Minister 's mind and therefore the destiny of her Government than any thinkers who have been dead for less than 1,900 years . |
| 8 | She said she had no close relations to bother about on her husband 's side and only the Evans on hers . |
| 9 | Gilbert tried to scream , but his mouth was clamped shut by Rohmer 's grip and only a ululating , muffled howl vibrated from his throat . |
| 10 | Yet Leicestershire also has many parishes where the village has disappeared from the landscape , leaving perhaps only the manor house or squire 's hall and sometimes a forlorn and decaying church . |
| 11 | He studied her a moment , remembering what her cousin , Yin Wu Tsai had said : that she had been born with a woman 's body and yet a man 's soul . |
| 12 | His father died when he was three years old , leaving his mother to support and bring up seven children , providing for her family by opening a greengrocer 's shop and later a modest boarding house . |
| 13 | The employee 's spouse and even the children as well may be invited to the counselling sessions . |
| 14 | In England and Wales someone acting , for example , for an incapacitated relative may simply open an account in the relative 's name and legally the account is held by that relative . |
| 15 | In spite of it being claimed that Sunday was the Lord 's day and therefore a day of rest , all in all it was one of the most tiring days of the week . |
| 16 | The wider geographical remit fundamentally altered the nature and characteristics of MDC 's area and accordingly the challenge and tasks the Corporation faces . |
| 17 | The trustees of the seller 's pension scheme are not under the seller 's control and so the seller may not be able to procure payment of a transfer value equal to that agreed . |
| 18 | This would not only reduce its political significance but it would allow for yearly increases ( though broadcasters have been quick to point out that the general rate of inflation is below the industry 's rate and so an increase would still leave a shortfall which can only be made up by savings ) . |
| 19 | Windsfield straight into New Invention and every Wednesday night , first it was the cows that would come and then the sheep and they 'd got to walk to the abattoir at Bloxwich , and erm sometimes the cows were so heavy with milk that er a lot of people in New Invention had free milk and then if the , if the sheep would be here there and everywhere you know and then with mother living where there was an entry dividing four houses er and a well straight at the top , and a. a big old-fashioned er tap for the cold water , there were n't any taps laid in kitchen in er what are the outhouses it was a communal tap erm sometimes the sheep would get out of hand and they 'd run up the entry hall and all round mother 's yard and then the cows would go around , but er it , it to me I felt sorry about it , because especially in the summer er erm the poor things were so hot and to walk all those miles , now they 're carried are n't they and they used to every Wednesday every Wednesday of the year the drivers would er the men must have been absolutely tired out , well although they 'd be used to it would n't they , but it was miles to walk from Wolverhampton the cattle market to Blox straight to Bloxwich and er that was another event that erm it , we , it , we used to have . |
| 20 | I notice that yet again the Lord President 's list and presumably the Prime Ministers does n't include the standard of telling the truth about tax . |
| 21 | JOHN MOWLEM 'S HOUSE , 2 Victoria Terrace , was one of the four houses newly erected in the lower High Street by his brother-in-law , Robert Burt , who lived with his family at number one , later Burt 's Restaurant and now the White Horse Inn . |
| 22 | Hopefully , these opinion-formers will champion the act 's cause and gradually the public will be interested enough to find out more . |
| 23 | Reading a rightwing paper never had any significant effect on this aspect of Thatcher 's image and only a small effect on Kinnock 's image in the Pre-Campaign Wave , though its influence grew steadily thereafter : in the first fortnight of the campaign press bias was a little more influential than anything except partisanship and in the second fortnight it was far more influential than anything except partisanship ( Table 8.6 ) . |
| 24 | Mitch leaned forward and yelled into the count 's ear and instantly the small plane banked and screamed downwards like a stone from a catapult . |
| 25 | In Manchester , there was open speculation that Bobby Charlton , probably the most famous player in United 's history and also a director , was being lined up to take over the chairmanship after a Midani bid . |
| 26 | I 'm put in the guard 's van and sometimes the guard does n't even come to see if I 'm alright . |
| 27 | In 1969 , nearly one third of Spain 's freight and almost a quarter of Britain 's still went by rail . |
| 28 | You might get the baddie 's view and then the goodie 's . |
| 29 | ‘ I opened the door of my personal assistant 's office and then the safe , ’ said Coun Wood . |
| 30 | Now the audience 's concentration began to guide him : his inflections were simple , his rhythms true : this in turn increased the audience 's interest and so the two-way current began to flow . |