Example sentences of "['s] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And certainly precision — unless carried to the ultimate degree , as in Madame Saint-Ange 's Livre de Cuisine or Julia Child 's Mastering the Art of French Cooking — can be more misleading than vagueness . |
| 2 | Two of our testers recommend Rimmel 's Hide the Blemish ( £1.09 ) , having used it for years . |
| 3 | Rimmel 's Hide The Blemish ( 4 shades , £1.18 ) . |
| 4 | McAllister thought that when it was cooler , in the early evening , she might walk towards St Paul 's to see the sights there , and was content to sit , her feet on a tapestry-covered tuffet , finishing off her embroidery for the bazaar ; she was astonished to find how much she was looking forward to it . |
| 5 | After the catalogue had been sent to the printer , Sotheby 's asked the Oxford Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art to try thermoluminescent dating on two pieces . |
| 6 | The effectiveness of the micro in simulating experiments hinges on the children 's accepting the analogy with the true experimental situation . |
| 7 | This concept met resistance in Tehran , particularly as Iraq underlined its position with another offensive just after Iran 's accepting the principle of a cease-fire . |
| 8 | A written policy should therefore be established that recognises the potential for the abuse and fraudulent use of computerised data , and the appropriate actions to be taken in the event of an employee 's breaching the trust placed in him or her . |
| 9 | St Hilda 's depicted the changing of the water into wine at the wedding feast , with costumes , scenery and audience participation — spectators were surprised to be handed paper cups holding the ‘ miraculous ’ wine . |
| 10 | But Connors has taken no serious breaks from the game and its stylistic progress ; his game in itself has durable , idiosyncratic features ( whereas Borg 's became the prototype on which newcomers based their own playing patterns ) ; and he has been able to take his audience along with him through the very gradual decline in his competitive expectations . |
| 11 | IN 1891 , St Cuthbert 's became the third new church to be opened in Bradford in the space of four years . |
| 12 | After leading its sector in hectic growth , Saatchi 's became the largest ad agency in the world . |
| 13 | Gilman 's became the most impressive corporate collection of photographs ever assembled ( although mention should be made of the special achievement of the Canadian Centre for Architecture ) — but what is even more remarkable is the way the riches of the collection have been translated into the facsimile plates in this book , and thus into the great libraries of the world and the public domain . |
| 14 | As the company was a separate legal entity , and in the particular circumstances ( through its directing mind and will ) had consented to the husband 's drawing the cheques , it could not be said that he had appropriated the company 's property . |
| 15 | Vivoli 's sell the best ice cream in the world . |
| 16 | Next week 's begs the thought , however , of how many will go to church on St Valentine 's Day . |
| 17 | Questions set by the computer , which then supplies the answer for checking purposes after a randomly set time delay , seem to have a powerful motivating effect and are but one example of the effectiveness of the computer 's simulating the random elements which the pupil experiences in everyday life and work . |
| 18 | As compensation for Polly 's keeping the house , Preston had received the sum of twenty thousand pounds to put down on a small flat . |
| 19 | Three years before Humphrys 's arrival in Kabul , King Amanullah had launched the third Afghan war against Britain , which had ended in Afghanistan 's gaining the right to control its own foreign relations . |
| 20 | Only Russia 's has the power to print roubles . |
| 21 | Debrett 's has the answers |
| 22 | Unlike so many hotel kitchens , which are completely enclosed , La Rive 's has the unusual feature of being surrounded by windows , with a door on to a magnificent herb garden , where guests can only go at the invitation of the chef . |
| 23 | He was less tolerant of Romania 's cheating the USSR than Brezhnev had been . |
| 24 | As the Supreme Soviet debated the issue , 2,000 protesters against Ukraine 's signing the Union Treaty were attacked outside the parliament building by militia and by Soviet Interior Ministry " Black Beret " or OMON troops with batons and tear gas . |
| 25 | The presence at the negotiations for the first time of Armenia 's President , Levon Ter-Petrosyan , raised the possibility of Armenia 's signing the Union Treaty . |
| 26 | Leaders of deputies from the opposition nationalist organization , Rukh , did not carry out their threat to boycott the session of the Supreme Soviet in protest at Kravchuk 's signing the transitional plan for the new state structure at the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies on Sept. 2 . |
| 27 | Hurd declared himself " reasonably encouraged " by his discussions on security issues , although there appeared still to be difficulties over Kazakhstan 's signing the nuclear non-proliferation treaty . |
| 28 | A necessary precaution — she heard a voice she imagined to be John-William Dallam 's say the words-to discourage others of her kind from following her criminal example . |
| 29 | Students at Rachel 's oxford college St Hilda 's say the family 's feelings should have come first . |
| 30 | Organisations dealing with problems like Julie 's say the chances of getting the children back are slim . |