Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] 's [noun] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actual achievements during Sleight 's presidency were few . |
| 2 | The other curious thing about Saturday 's picture was that , alone among the Darlington mourners , Jonesey was n't in formal dress . |
| 3 | A striking feature of Peckham 's approach is this willingness to cross cultures and boundaries , perhaps due in part to his early career in France . |
| 4 | A fundamental tenet of Adler 's theory is that human actions are motivated by feelings of inferiority of some kind . |
| 5 | It is unfair to Moniz because he probably would have developed the technique of prefrontal leucotomy anyway and it is unfair on Jacobsen because the substance of Jacobsen 's work was that frontal lobe removal produced a severe cognitive deficit which no-one would wish on another person . |
| 6 | The end of Thérèse 's story was that Antoinette had been found out . |
| 7 | The strange brooding power and expectation in some of Moore 's statues is this emotion , carved and chiselled into stone . |
| 8 | If he is in combat with Grom the fury of Eltharion 's blows is such that he gains +1 on his rolls to hit and +1 on the strength of his hits . |
| 9 | The burden of Frankenstein 's thought is that man 's concern is to set nature to rights . |
| 10 | One of Bernstein 's arguments is that subject specialization , |
| 11 | But perhaps the best measure of Paul 's ability was that , although he never sought publicity or acclaim , he was voted Palace 's Player of Year for two consecutive seasons , both of which were spent in Division One , in 1979–80 and 1980–81 . |
| 12 | The end result of Henry 's policy was that ruined castles were to be seen throughout his dominions , visible reminders of the Old King 's power and the penalties meted out to rebellious lords . |
| 13 | The question was , whether the presumption of James 's abdication was enough to allow the scrupulous to transfer their allegiance to William and Mary . |
| 14 | How strange this seems , for Toscanini 's five commercial recordings of Tchaikovsky 's music are all remarkable , and suggest a strong compatibility between composer and performer . |
| 15 | The liberating message of Luther 's theology was that salvation could be obtained only by faith , not by works — faith in a God whose love for humanity had been demonstrated in the person of Christ . |
| 16 | By turning a blind eye to the activities of moderate Puritan laymen and clergy while at the same time dealing harshly with Presbyterian extremists , king and archbishop ensured that the first fifteen years of Abbot 's primacy were some of the most tranquil in the religious sphere during the entire century following the break with Rome ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 17 | The principle behind Genette 's study is that narrative is a product of the interaction of its different component levels , and that the science of narrative consists in an analysis of the relations between them . |
| 18 | Eight patients with Wegener 's granulomatosis were all positive , showing the characteristic granular , diffuse cytoplasmic immunofluorescence pattern . |
| 19 | Manometric studies in patients with Barrett 's oesophagus are few and the comparison with patients with gastrooesophageal reflux are less frequent . |
| 20 | One of the most damaging allegations in Potoy 's report was that lbarra , who was reported to have fled to Miami , had spent approximately US$400,000 to induce five centrist members of the National Assembly to vote for legislation favouring the Sandinistas . |
| 21 | The abundant subepithelial and intrafollicular CD68 + macrophages seen in Peyer 's patches were all HLA-DR positive ( Fig 2B ) , as were the S-100 protein + interdigitating dendritic cells sometimes found beneath the follicle associated epithelium ( Fig 1A ) . |
| 22 | ‘ What in BAH-REAH 'S name is that ? ’ |
| 23 | This one was a joint invitation ; alongside Pete 's name was that of Alina Peterson , the Russian girl 's newly-adopted identity . |
| 24 | The anger in Hendrique 's voice was enough to wipe all expression from Kyle 's face . |
| 25 | Housing conditions in Greenock in JTR 's day were some of the worst in Britain . |
| 26 | Ironically the most modern tunnel in BR 's possession is that under the Pennines at Woodhead . |
| 27 | Another factor in Ethernet 's favour is that different types of cable can be mixed on the one Ethernet network , so you could lay cheap cable in most areas and higher-performance stuff in critical sections . |
| 28 | The first stage in Australia 's build-up is this year 's Hong Kong Sevens in Scotland . |
| 29 | The first stage in Australia 's build-up is this year 's Hong Kong Sevens . |
| 30 | ‘ What in God 's name is that ? ’ |