Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many couples , this represents a real saving in tax , in consequence of a wife 's income no longer being aggregated with that of her husband . |
| 2 | How could she spend Roman 's money so lavishly when she had just parted from her lover ? |
| 3 | Then Monks said that he had all Oliver 's money safely now , but how funny it would be if the boy went to prison for stealing , after his father 's unfair will . ’ |
| 4 | Weston 's difficulty once again seems to stem from accepting too readily an undifferentiated view of ‘ possession ’ . |
| 5 | Gooch watched Akram 's bowling as closely as a surgeon at the operating table , the ball flashing across him at an acute angle against the backdrop of a dramatic dark-blue sky . |
| 6 | After a tendon transfer operation , for example , one can relearn to walk by ‘ moving ’ one 's foot outward instead of upwards ( although , because of the transfer , it then actually moves upward , as required for normal walking ) . |
| 7 | Instead , they drank sheep 's milk once more . |
| 8 | ‘ Very well , Miss Adams , I 'll give you the benefit of the doubt and concede that you do n't know why my sister needs her husband 's support so badly . ’ |
| 9 | But an effective dragnet takes time — and in Brazil 's case even longer since the tax-collecting department has been in shambles since Mr Collor 's days . |
| 10 | He might have said that because he did not think the interview/s with W took the Crown 's case any further . |
| 11 | But the tenth-century reformers based themselves , in Odo of Cluny 's case very consciously , on the monastic dispensations of Benedict of Aniane ( note the name ) , Louis the Pious 's great monastic adviser ( d. 822 ) . |
| 12 | She had written to the Mother General , she had put Eve 's case as persuasively as she could . |
| 13 | Confidently and calmly explain your predicament and write down the person 's description as soon as possible in case you decide to contact the police . |
| 14 | Susan Allen 's sister quite rightly asked why she was allowed to draw her gun from the armoury with such apparent ease . |
| 15 | However , Mark Hughes , who scored for the second game running , and Brian McClair intend to make Ferguson 's decision as hard as possible . |
| 16 | Andy Currier was eventually able to provide consolation at the other end , but departed for the sin-bin 30 seconds later after a foul on Bob Jackson , accompanied by Paul Hulme , who questioned the referee 's decision too vehemently . |
| 17 | Long after his death The Pilgrim 's Progress so universally found its way into the childhood reading of all classes that it came to be regarded as part of the heritage of all Protestant Churches in the English-speaking world . |
| 18 | 17.20 : Join Class Teacher and parent in meeting and discuss child 's progress so far and our hopes for the future . |
| 19 | They show the same combination as the ivory and Cheramyes 's statue almost geometrically rounded forms with an extraordinary sensitivity of handling . |
| 20 | Something else I 've left hanging rather dangerously in the air is another and rather different hint , and because of the close correspondence of their careers , the milestones along their way , Stephen Daedalus is merely another name for James Joyce , so that the portrait itself would be a blow by blow account of its author 's story so far , with the relevant identities politely concealed under pseudonyms . |
| 21 | Even close to major cities and towns where the passage of thousands of feet , hooves and occasional wheels had the effect of beating out a route 's direction very clearly , there was no local Department of Highways , or even a town plan to enforce legal limitations on the line of a particular road . |
| 22 | However , there may be some practical advice to be given to the party you are supposed to be advising , and you should certainly comply with the examiner 's direction as far as you are able . |
| 23 | Having taken care of the business ( an American priority ) she flashed the teeth in Kenneth 's direction once more and said : ‘ Lynne 's surgery will take about ninety minutes . |
| 24 | Further , the word ‘ communion ’ , a term again involving a verbal identification of Church and Eucharist , was so much used by the Council that it has subsequently been seen to express the Council 's ecclesiology most profoundly and has been made great use of in such documents as those of ARCIC . |
| 25 | Now , before we look at Campbell 's teaching more closely , let me mention another thinker who probably had some influence on him . |
| 26 | There 's no doubting the camaraderie in Joe Kinnear 's camp right now , as Jones points out , and that factor alone should again guarantee their Premier League status . |
| 27 | The secret policemen made themselves so hated by ordinary Iraqis that they now depend on the president 's protection almost as much as he depends on theirs . |
| 28 | Having an excellent harbour , Vancouver was a sportsman 's paradise so far as swimming , fishing , and boating were concerned , and while I have never claimed prowess in the water or in angling I have found pleasure on a boat , provided that boat was big enough — big enough that is , for me to sit comfortably on deck , preferably with a drink in hand , and watch the world go by . |
| 29 | Cotterell 's experience so far had been that RCO had virtually pre-written most of Carson 's material for him . |
| 30 | They 'd left Rune 's apartment almost immediately after breakfast . |