Example sentences of "of [adj] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The music melody continues with HOT STUFF an outrageous new musical which celebrates the era of 70 's glam-rock . |
| 2 | Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited ( ‘ Anglo ’ ) and De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited ( ‘ De Beers ’ ) by virtue of Anglo 's interest of more than one third of the equity share capital of Minorco and JCI , and De Beers ' interest of more than one third in the equity share capital of Anglo , are also taken to have an interest in these same shares . |
| 3 | I have enclosed a copy of MAS 's brochure , which provides more information about their services , and the most recent edition of KPMG 's quarterly Deal Watch publication , which gives details of the International Network . |
| 4 | Because the flow of companies coming to the market is outside of MAS 's control , we can not give the acquiror any assurances as to how many opportunities will be identified within a certain timescale . |
| 5 | In line with the Group of Eight 's decision in December 1988 to offer fair treatment to Latin American debtors , Brazil in January 1990 proposed that debtor countries with payments imbalances or shortages of hard currency ( such as Bolivia , Ecuador and Peru ) should convert their debt into local currency to pay for Brazilian imports and to finance cross-border ventures , and also offered them the possibility of buying back debt at a discount . |
| 6 | In light of cancellation of 5029 's programme of Northern running in the early part of 1992 , investigations are currently under way to put together a limited number of trips ( including , a short visit to the National Railway Museum , York ) . |
| 7 | Continuing Pictish-Northumbrian military confrontation was a part of the background , therefore , of Osred 's reign . |
| 8 | The nobleman Berhtfrith subsequently attributed Osred 's victory over his enemies at Bamburgh to the decision of Osred 's party to do justice by Wilfrid ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 60 ) and the indications are that Wilfrid came to an understanding with Osred 's party following his rejection by Eadwulf . |
| 9 | I guessed it was the shock of Froggy 's death , and the tension of caddying for one of his contracted professionals . |
| 10 | Apart from having to go over the unpleasant details of Froggy 's death yet again , I had a nasty feeling that Inspector Drew 's bright and suspicious eyes masked darker ideas about my role in Froggy 's murder . |
| 11 | There was a better than average crowd watching us and a fair number were Press photographers who were intent on getting pictures of the unwitting discoverer of Froggy 's body . |
| 12 | Without any preamble , except the customary offer of a cup of tea which I declined , the Inspector began to take me in painstaking detail through my account of my discovery of Froggy 's body . |
| 13 | By disposing of Petromed 's investment portfolio , we have reduced the cost of the acquisition by about $300 million . |
| 14 | Also , these two and three other agricultural colleges offer full-time post-degree and post-HND courses , generally of one-year 's duration , in such subjects as agricultural marketing farm management and farm mechanization . |
| 15 | It will run the same version of Concurrent 's RTU Real-Time Unix as the existing models . |
| 16 | Comprising five large paintings , fifteen drawings and several early works , it is the first exhibition of Willing 's art since his death in 1988 . |
| 17 | It seems he wanted to preserve the evidence of Elfed 's attitude to him . |
| 18 | If an author is unaware of another 's work , or of its relevance , it will not be cited . |
| 19 | Our lives begin with the influence of another 's heart upon us . |
| 20 | And they kill from spite : they despise the colour of another 's skin and resent the way another worships God . |
| 21 | There is also a simple desire to enhance one 's own well-being by widening the contrast with another 's distress ; and this too attracts towards his viewpoint , since it is only in awareness from other personal or temporal viewpoints that one 's well-being is experienced as relative arousing envy of another 's happiness or nostalgia for one 's own in the past . |
| 22 | It would be unrealistic to assume that any assessment process based solely on one assessor 's judgement of another 's competence would always be regarded as completely valid and reliable . |
| 23 | Is n't that terrible ? ’ as though speaking of another 's transgression . |
| 24 | Third , it must strike an appropriate balance between the interests of the various parties involved , without putting in jeopardy certain fundamental commitments , such as , for example , the protection of the individual and the absolute prohibition on the taking of another 's life . |
| 25 | A deep sense of another 's ingratitude invaded her — she found this foolish light-minded bird quite detestable in her desertion , in her stupidity and folly , in her lack of recognition of the comfort and safety arranged for her own good , contrived and given with heartfelt care and love . |
| 26 | Squatting is nothing less than the seizure of another 's property without consent . |
| 27 | Many were originally instinctive and , to that limited extent , occur naturally in animals : we normally make way for others in the street , keep promises or apologise , treat people politely and respect the sense of another 's property . |
| 28 | The contrary arguments are these : ( a ) If the crux of theft is the dishonest appropriation of another 's property , the intention permanently to deprive seems otiose . |
| 29 | Someone might say : it is a principle of personal morality that if someone shares in the gains of another 's action he must also share the responsibility for wrongs that other person does . |
| 30 | If a right of action be denied to the child it will be compelled , without any fault on its part , to go through life carrying the seal of another 's fault and bearing a very heavy burden of infirmity and inconvenience without any compensation therefor . |