Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Green 's molecules consists of a central tungsten atom to which are attached two five-atom carbon rings ( cyclopentane molecules ) and two hydrogen atoms . |
| 2 | Pa 's response comes in the flat voice I know , and fear , ‘ Talk properly , James . |
| 3 | Where a claimant 's income rises above the ‘ needs allowance ’ , tapers are applied so that , as income rises , the size of benefit falls in direct relation to the excess income over the needs allowance . |
| 4 | Suppose the firm 's income consists of a 50 per cent chance of £2000 and a 50 per cent chance of nothing . |
| 5 | Moscovici 's defence refers to the destructive power of operational definitions to restrict intellectual advance . |
| 6 | Ackroyd 's Wilde complains of the ‘ sordid ’ interpretations of his conduct which had influenced the outcome of his trial , while himself , on other occasions , interpreting his conduct as sordid . |
| 7 | Nead 's text takes in the conventional notions of feminine beauty , pornography and the tabloid press , the fine line between sexuality and the obscene and the recent reclamation of the nude by female artists . |
| 8 | The reader 's relationship to Proust 's text switches from the closeness , produced by paraphrase and quotation , of listening to the text speaking for itself , to a more removed perspective from which de Man and his reader stand back from that text and speculate on a general rule about language . |
| 9 | As the attacker 's foot lifts from the ground , the defender is immediately warned that a kick is coming . |
| 10 | This is quite understandable if the non-specified version of the infinitive 's support corresponds to a " generalized person " : since this person is the virtual sum of all persons ( first , second or third ) , if to snow is not explicitly referred to it , the infinitive is felt as having a possible reference to " me " or " you " , which corresponds exactly to the impression produced by the sentence above and explains why it does not make sense . |
| 11 | The applicant 's case depends on the evidence and opinions of Miss Massiter … |
| 12 | But the whole point of the question is whether Grant 's case applies to a misdirected letter of acceptance . |
| 13 | Nozick 's case rests on the view that so long as one is not acting for the reason that one 's action will favour one of the parties or hinder the other , but for a valid independent reason , then one 's neutrality is intact . |
| 14 | FoE 's case rests on the fact that levels are above the standards laid down by the European Commission . |
| 15 | FOE 's case hinges on the " undertakings " made by water suppliers as part of the privatization process , under which the government allowed them a period of grace in which to bring water quality up to legal minimum standards . |
| 16 | Is it really any more rational to deny rather than affirm — am I , for example , sure that I mean by God what a religious person does , because if I do not then my dismissal of God 's existence rests on a logical non sequitur . |
| 17 | There is no question that Leapor 's play concludes with a reaffirmation of patriarchal values . |
| 18 | Claude Simon 's fiction provides for the possibility of retrieval , if we accept the mimetic claim that the form of the novel must be dictated by the incoherence and instability of memory and perception : in Le Vent ( 1957 ) , L'Herbe ( 1958 ) , La Route des Flandres ( 1960 ) , Le Palace ( 1962 ) and Histoire ( 1967 ) , the fragmentation and discontinuity of reality is conveyed in the narrative syntax itself . |
| 19 | The first thing someone familiar with Christine Brooke-Rose 's fiction notices about the novel is that it reads almost like conventional science fiction . |
| 20 | The muted colours of Pavlos 's objects derives from the relation of the many cut edges to the printed colours of the paper , which are only visible where it has been spread open . |
| 21 | The Transport and General Workers Union 's decision comes amid a row with Labour leader John Smith over plans to limit union votes on party matters . |
| 22 | Blyth 's decision comes as a surprise because of their opposition to the pyramid during the Eighties , while Northallerton 's letter is indicative of their ambition to progress beyond the Northern League . |
| 23 | Olivetti 's decision comes despite the fact that it is the controlling shareholder in Acorn Computer Group Plc , originator of the ARM RISC now owned by its Advanced RISC Machines affiliate . |
| 24 | To all Americans , the fear of facing illness and expensive hospital bills is a constant nightmare ; in these tightly-knit mining communities , Pittston 's decision reaches into every family . |
| 25 | Moon 's orbit moves toward the quadrature . |
| 26 | Mr Mathew 's story begins with a death , that of his elder brother , Theobald , in July 1983 , who left a will stating that his £1 million estate should be split among his four younger brothers . |
| 27 | Luke 's story closes with the centurion pronouncing the innocence of Jesus : |
| 28 | The general 's cuirass appears as a support beside his left leg . |
| 29 | Perhaps surprisingly for a conductor who is also a singer , Jacob 's direction tends towards the fast and furious style of Handel interpretation , with dramatically accentuated rhythms and strongly articulated bass lines . |
| 30 | The fourth of Ashby 's proposals consists of the introduction of special incentives to employers , both in the private and public sector , to take on to their payrolls those who have failed to find work , even though they have done everything asked of them — are actively seeking work , registered for a job , been a member of a Job Club and been on an ET course . |