Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suspect that S.A.S. casualties ( like those of other special forces ) suffered from the peculiar problem that many of those wearing the regiment 's badge were on the strength of another formation . ’ |
| 2 | During the mid-sixties the strongest pressures on the profession 's practice were in the area of conveyancing . |
| 3 | The main office entrance and the entrance to the Foreign Secretary 's residence were from the court . |
| 4 | A retired senior army officer and the mother of a director of Barclay 's Bank were among the victims . |
| 5 | The most striking successes of Roh 's presidency were in the field of foreign relations , particularly his policy of establishing formal relations with communist regimes previously allied to North Korea . |
| 6 | Many of the disputes in which the English Catholics were involved during Petre 's lifetime were about the place of lay power in an increasingly clericalized church or , as John Milner , bishop of Castabala [ q.v. ] , one of Petre 's most bitter critics , put it , ‘ whether the nomination of our Pastors shall be with Lord Petre or the successors of St Peter ’ . |
| 7 | Stinging , biting , their incessant attentions to warm-blooded creatures always raised the question as to their purpose — as if man 's comfort were at the heart of the purpose of creation . |