Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [be] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any manager who does handle the artist 's money is taking a foolish risk , as well as letting themselves in for an enormous amount of unnecessary work . |
| 2 | The focus-puller 's girlfriend is having a baby and he wanted to call headquarters in Caracas to see if there was any news but Vic said no . |
| 3 | Loretta speculated to herself that Bridget 's nerve was becoming a little less steady now that her own involvement in the affair was taking on a more practical aspect . |
| 4 | In Flanders , the count 's peace was becoming a meaningful concept , at fair times at least . |
| 5 | Members of the Women 's Institute are holding a domino drive in Newbiggin village hall on Thursday February 27 at 7.30pm . |
| 6 | The success of the European women 's circuit is producing a new breed of amateur golfer — young , super-fit , full-time players who travel the world in pursuit of their sport . |
| 7 | Medirace 's business was researching a range of potential anti-cancer products including Contracan . |
| 8 | Members of Aycliffe Young People 's Group are holding a Mother 's Day dinner at St Francis church on Saturday , March 28 , at 7.30pm . |
| 9 | Everybody 's shop was making a lot of money and we just could n't bear the thought of us all getting like the rest of the industry . |
| 10 | Harley 's ball was lying a mere few inches from an out-of-bounds fence and was therefore unplayable by a right-handed golfer . |
| 11 | It 's 10am and the Mary Chain 's crew are having a quiet breakfast on the sun-drenched veranda of the hotel . |
| 12 | The writer 's kitten is spending a lot of time , and not a little of his owner 's patience , in developing a set of skills specifically to enable him to find and to cope with living prey . |
| 13 | Discussing the seeding of players in the men 's singles at Wimbledon one year , peter West remarked of one of the hopefuls , ‘ Jimmy Connors 's wife is expecting a baby and there was some doubt about his entry . ’ |
| 14 | I phoned the fire brigade , but as the station officer 's wife was having a baby in the fire engine on the way to hospital , rescuing dogs was not too high on their list of priorities . |
| 15 | Ianthe 's smile was becoming a little forced now . |
| 16 | Taking into account only those items bought from a wholesaler , Chadwick 's undertaker was making a 175 per cent profit on his original outlay . |
| 17 | 9 Jimmy 's father is making a table top to have an area of 16m . |
| 18 | The immaculate receptionist 's manner was fraying a little , discomfort with the situation showing like the edge of a petticoat . |
| 19 | THE NATIONAL RAILWAY Museum 's library is pioneering a new method of making their extensive negative collection available to the public . |
| 20 | There were also unconfirmed reports that West Germany 's KWU was studying a resumption of work on the two reactors ordered by the Shah 's government in 1976 and suspended after the revolution . |
| 21 | As Diana 's life was taking a new direction , her sister Sarah was in crisis . |
| 22 | The grapes that hung over mine host 's door were turning a dusky shade as the juice ripened in their skins . |
| 23 | The comprehensive schools which endeavour to fit the young people of Looe , Liskeard and Saltash for today 's society are continuing a tradition that has lasted since John Buller of Shillingham , near Saltash , set out partially to remedy ‘ … the great and deplorable corruption of the present age , both in principle and practice . ’ |
| 24 | LONDON IRISH WOMEN 'S CENTRE is holding a series of ‘ Irish Sundays ’ for children in preparation for a St Patrick 's day celebration . |
| 25 | The burden of sharing Roquelaure 's secret was proving a hard one to bear . |
| 26 | The feeling only lasted a second , but from the way Tanetoa , Belial 's Samoan cook , flinched , some thirty feet away , Bernice guessed that Legion 's voice was doing a little travelling . |
| 27 | Mr Robinson said the minute 's silence was becoming a ritual . |
| 28 | And while Mr Stevens 's bride was keeping a round-the-clock at his hospital bedside , burglars ransacked their home . |
| 29 | The victim 's widow is considering a private prosecution after Elliot was acquitted of murder . |
| 30 | The health ombudsman 's officer was investigating a case of a terminally ill woman who was moved from her ward in the King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor every weekend for 10 weeks because the ward was closed at weekends to save money . |