Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Havel 's decision to seek further term |
| 2 | One 's inability to make better speed on a scrambling descent seems as paradoxical as it is frustrating . |
| 3 | The unanimous decision was intended to signal the Council 's willingness to establish closer relations with those East European countries embarking on political reforms . |
| 4 | At once Bathsheba 's heart felt lighter . |
| 5 | Only Ebenezer 's heart grew heavier , and his steps dragged and faltered . |
| 6 | Mungo 's heart pumped harder as he held his breath . |
| 7 | Jezrael 's heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of panic . |
| 8 | Percy 's breathing became heavier . |
| 9 | Both groups had significantly lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and shorter abdominal length than controls , and cases with extended Barrett 's oesophagus had lower sphincter pressure than cases with limited Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 10 | The Signature 's neck feels glossier , and the action at the bridge has been better set up so that the strings lie well above the ashtray 's sides ; otherwise both guitars are very playable , with good , low nuts and buzz-free actions . |
| 11 | Labour 's bid to delay further debate on the Bill ratifying the treaty was defeated by 319 votes to 313 , a Government majority of only six . |
| 12 | The threat of removal elsewhere , if one 's condition gets worse , is one that hangs over the heads of vulnerable elderly people in both private and local authority residential homes in many cases . |
| 13 | Cameron III 's condition got worse , and his uncle Todd recommended specialists . |
| 14 | By renting accommodation they can enjoy a short-term lease contract while saving for a deposit to be laid down on a property when the market 's future becomes clearer . |
| 15 | Testing revealed the car 's promise , but BRM 's future looked rockier than ever in 1961 . |
| 16 | ‘ Are you sure you should n't see a doctor ? ’ asked Apricot , as Rhoda 's cough grew nastier . |
| 17 | On July 17 President Saddam Hussein denounced the UN as " an advertising agency " of the USA and indicated his government 's determination to obstruct further weapons inspections . |
| 18 | The report 's publication followed further technical problems during the latest flight of the space shuttle Columbia . |
| 19 | A Hirst return , of course , would push Nigel Clough further out of the picture , while Parker 's return offers further options in defence , particularly at right-back where Lee Dixon is under pressure . |
| 20 | Moreover , as the urban/industrial complex becomes ever more predominant agricultural resentment will become less vocal and the rural sector 's capacity to oppose weaker . |
| 21 | Bearing in mind the continuing need to protect British interests and to support friendly states in the Middle and Far East , they recommended that steps should be taken to build up RAF Transport Command 's capacity to provide greater strategic and tactical air mobility . |
| 22 | Whereas Duke 's challenge was reminiscent of the four presidential bids between 1964 and 1976 by the racist Alabama governor George Wallace , Buchanan 's campaign contained older resonances of the isolationist movement of the 1930s as championed by Charles Lindbergh . |
| 23 | In what amounted to a fledgling display of player-power and a dress rehearsal for the player 's campaign to secure greater freedom of contract , the Scots players argued bitterly with the Chelsea board . |
| 24 | But while the melancholy air and the mannered , somehow archaistic appearance of much of the work of his so-called ‘ blue period ’ remind one of some of Gauguin 's painting , it was not until several years later , in the work executed during the year preceding the Demoiselles , that Picasso 's work became bolder and more direct , in some cases one might justifiably say more primitive , in appearance . |
| 25 | Gordon Mitchell 's admirable technical accuracy involves the eye , but the lyricism innate in the best of Brenda Lenaghan 's work makes greater appeal . |
| 26 | The pro-Gamsakhurdia forces , who organized strikes and demonstrations and a media and transportation blockade of the East , were demoralized by their leader 's failure to make further public appearances , and ultimately lacked the necessary firepower to hold out against superior forces . |
| 27 | This technique may be used when the Bank is keen to produce a change in interest rates faster than that which could be obtained by waiting for bill offers to respond to an initial rejection of bids by the Bank : it was used more frequently in 1988 and 1989 , especially as a method of signalling the Bank 's desire to see higher short term interest rates . |
| 28 | While some described it as an important strengthening of the rights of children , others saw it as a willingness to overturn natural family links in order to pander to a child 's desire to acquire richer parents . |
| 29 | And how your pony 's eye darkened larger |
| 30 | For example , a buyer might say ‘ Competitor X 's product offers cheaper maintenance costs ’ , to which a salesperson might reply ‘ Yes , but these cost savings are small compared to the fuel savings you get with our machine . ’ |