Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If scientists can make all the dye 's molecules react photochemically , and make a product that absorbs in a different part of the spectrum , the material will now appear transparent in the region that the dye molecules originally rendered opaque . |
| 2 | Is everybody like that though , is to mean here 's Jan , where 's Jan 's contract go too ? |
| 3 | If they make Æthelred 's activities appear considerably rosier to us than they did to contemporaries , this at least does something to explain how the king in whose name these high-sounding utterances were issued could be charged by his subjects in 1014 with hateful practices and injustice . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , Charles 's activities have not to my knowledge been examined , certainly not with such thoroughness , from this angle before . |
| 5 | The bank 's accounts have just revealed that its intangible assets have shrunk alarmingly . |
| 6 | The British Government 's accounts adopt very high levels of aggregation . |
| 7 | CHILDREN 'S programmes do n't usually have a strong appeal to adults , but one that does is Wail of the Banshee , running on Mondays on ITV at 4pm . |
| 8 | Wallace , Edward II 's forces , Mary Queen of Scots , Bonnie Prince Charlie and Cromwell 's cavalry have all crossed the river here . |
| 9 | Even if the bidder 's shareholders do not include ABI members , the bidder might consider providing an open offer and clawback to its shareholders as a matter of best practice and good shareholder relations , provided underwriters are agreeable . |
| 10 | As reported in the October issue of Wood News , TESL 's operations revolve around a system called MERCAD [ Measurements Electronically Recorded Computer Automated Draughting ] . |
| 11 | But that mother 's milk come back often . |
| 12 | Water Newton 's defences enclose c. 18 ha ( 44 acres ) ; this is comparable with Caerwent and larger than Caistor-by-Norwich and Carmarthen , all civitas capitals . |
| 13 | It was Horne 's ability as a writer , editor , and speaker , that brought the partnership 's discoveries to the public , for Peach 's talents lay elsewhere . |
| 14 | Apted 's definitions do not seem to take into account the student who goes directly to the shelves and looks for a book for an essay topic . |
| 15 | Authoritative and instructive as they are , the speeches in Gillick 's case do not deal with the principles which should govern the exercise of this court 's jurisdiction in the present case . |
| 16 | There was a secret , suspect taste for girls of rather better background than oneself : hypergamy — marrying upward — a Fifties custom extensively explored in Osborne 's play Look Back In Anger . ’ |
| 17 | The weakest form occurs when state officials act on their own preferences in situations where society 's preferences do not diverge from theirs . |
| 18 | The tax 's defenders point out that only between a third and a half of church members pay the levy , and then only in proportion to their incomes . |
| 19 | But the bay 's defenders do n't want to wait until their estuary is a disaster before they act . |
| 20 | Michael Smith 's maternal grandmother was to become an important part of his life many years later , but this stay was cut short by his mother 's decision to-marry again . |
| 21 | Less frequent rhythms in the earth 's orbit produce more dramatic climatic changes and form the basis of some of the relative dating techniques . |
| 22 | Subject to the importance of the property assets as part of the business acquisition , it is advisable that the purchaser 's solicitors carry out a full investigation of title to establish that the purchaser will acquire the property assets free from any adverse encumbrances , obligations or restrictions . |
| 23 | True , we have seen the evil of fur coats ( those in Lynne Truss 's story bite back rather than coset the wearer ) , but we have yet to heed Helen Simpson 's caution that even New Men may well be beasts in gourmet cook 's clothing . |
| 24 | Princess of Wales 's sons drive off to Sandringham |
| 25 | and may your mother 's sons bow down to you . |
| 26 | Patrick Benson 's illustrations match both the humour and the tenderness of the words . |
| 27 | This year 's Fellowships have now been awarded , funded by the G.R.W. Fox legacy , and as in the past they reflect a wide variety of interests . |
| 28 | Now the differences between Porter 's and Kaplan 's proposals become more clear . |
| 29 | The ASB 's proposals build on and develop those of the Accounting Standards Committee published as ED48 in 1990 . |
| 30 | No tax system can take account of everything , but many commentators feel that Labour 's proposals do little more than transfer money between different sets of people without taking account of the responsibilities that each has to carry . |