Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] be [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suggested that Lord Castlehaven 's case is authority for the proposition that a man can be liable for rape of his wife But Castlehaven was indicted as praesens , auxilians and confortans for holding his wife down to facilitate her rape by ‘ one of his minions . ’ |
| 2 | The proper remedy for dissatisfaction with a Secretary of State 's decision is appeal on the question of law to the High Court . |
| 3 | Alfred 's shirt was tom from the collar down the front exposing his thin , bony chest covered with long grey hairs . |
| 4 | Where the defendant is no longer in possession of the plaintiff 's goods because , for example , he has destroyed them or disposed of them , the plaintiff 's remedy is judgment for the value of the goods together with any consequential loss which is not too remote . |
| 5 | Schrödinger 's cat and Wigner 's friend are links in the chain from microscopic object to my knowing the result of a measurement made upon that object . |
| 6 | Carleton 's father was receiver to the abbot of Westminster and later deputy receiver-general to the dean and chapter , a connection which secured his son a Westminster exhibition at Christ Church , Oxford , whence he passed to Gray 's Inn in 1552 . |
| 7 | The highlight of Roe 's season was victory in the Lancome Trophy near Paris in September , his second title since he joined the tour back in 1985 . |
| 8 | S. Mary 's Church was part of the Dominican monastery . |
| 9 | But my father 's cousin was head of the conservatorium in Wales , so I suppose it is somewhere in the family blood , ’ confessed Carol . |
| 10 | The result of this year 's competition was victory for The Lords , with The Winners second , The Stars third , The Dukes fourth , Jackie 's Team fifth , and THE Team sixth . |
| 11 | e.g. if an item valued at $100 was stolen and the total value of the Claimant 's property was $3000 against the sum insured of $1500 , then the Claimant would only receive $50 : — |
| 12 | If the amalgamation of the Royal Hampshire Regiment with the Queen 's Regiment is part of the price of a reorganised and more efficient Army , the retention of the Royal Hampshires ' name within the title of the new regiment must be part of the price of the amalgamation . |
| 13 | The angel 's answer is part of the foundation of the teaching about the virgin birth . |
| 14 | As all lovers know , the other 's unease is balm for the soul . |
| 15 | That the Socialists should be anywhere near the People 's Party is testimony to the adroitness of Mr Gonzalez , and to the discipline of his followers . |
| 16 | I was beginning to fear that the preamble to the hon. Gentleman 's speech was part of the delaying tactic that he denounces . |
| 17 | Ongoing counselling offered the opportunity to explore further areas ; regular reviews at the old peoples ' home are part of the necessary monitoring of the situation . |
| 18 | What I feel is being expressed in Harris ' and Timms ' paraphrase is frustration at the awesome time-wasting and prevarication which presently occurs in cases where secure accommodation is at issue . |
| 19 | The Doges ' Palace was home to the rulers of Venice for centuries . |