Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [adj] [noun] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MOST UNEXPECTED HOUSE : Edwina Currie 's converted windmill was another lovely surprise . |
| 2 | It was as if Gillray 's avaricious monarch was more of an affront than the voluptuary suffering from the horrors of dissipation . |
| 3 | The centrepiece of Joseph Ettedgui 's latest emporium is this complex glass stair held together by a delicate spider 's web of steel rods , split pins and steel rings . |
| 4 | Gerry Forte 's practical skills and James Lindsay 's literary knowledge are both assets to Christian Aid . |
| 5 | Not an obviously charismatic figure , Mr Chan 's principal qualities are those of a high-order bureaucrat . |
| 6 | Robert Romanyshyn 's central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world or of an inner subjectivity separate from that world but exists as a form of mediation between the two . |
| 7 | I should be delighted to review the above — and other relevant management and communications — books for BAIE SCOTLAND 's regular Newsletter were this of interest , simultaneously submitting reviews to the national Newsletter and/or Communicators in Business ' . |
| 8 | Jan 's main grouches were these : |
| 9 | I do n't know the details of the plan as it is of course an Eighth Army operation , but I would like to stress the point that Stirling 's chief value is that of commanding a parachute force . |
| 10 | Of course Hayward 's physical condition was such that he could no longer live alone — he had spent the war years as a guest of the Rothschilds in Cambridge and there must have been an element of sympathy or even pity in Eliot 's invitation to him ; the presence of old-fashioned Yankee rectitude in his character , and the quiet acceptance of " duty " in his role as Hayward 's companion and helper , can not be ignored . |
| 11 | John Hall 's successful year at Kozloduy and John Richmond 's follow-up period were both part of this . |
| 12 | Wilkinson 's fourth case was that of an optical company , making spectacle lenses . |
| 13 | Many devices and initiatives are available , but the view of West Yorkshire 's chief constable is this : ’ It is interesting to note that the upsurge in vehicle crime began in earnest in 1989 . |
| 14 | The Death of Adolf Hitler , the ‘ best of ’ Peter Cook and Stanley Baxter , The World at War and David Bellamy 's Botanic Man are all released on both VHS and Beta video tape . |
| 15 | But Althusser 's principal hypothesis is that ‘ ideology interpellates individuals as subjects ’ ( Althusser 1971 : 161 ) by which he means that the subject and ideology are mutually constituting categories . |
| 16 | Hazel 's first idea was that Cowslip was showing the symptom of some kind of disease . |
| 17 | His father had risen to a leading position in the town of Ottery from a background of extreme poverty , and Coleridge 's surviving brothers were all gifted men whose descendants were to include not only scholars and bishops , but the Lord Chief Justice of England . |
| 18 | Corvan 's basic method was that of parody : transforming the meaning of a tune through new words ( and by performance methods ) . |
| 19 | Bataille 's key notion was that of expenditure without return , an orgiastic squandering of time and self . |
| 20 | The sons of Mayall 's first marriage were all initiated into the firm at an early age ; a son-in-law ( a doctor ) acquired a mill as a dowry ; and a remaining daughter married a Nonconformist minister . |
| 21 | Mandale 's fourth counter was another recent addition , Scottish cross country international Don Bain , who joined the Teessiders after moving to Darlington from Falkirk last year . |
| 22 | Mr Nix 's only concern is that Kenan does n't wear him out . |
| 23 | Mr Nix 's only concern is that Kenan does n't wear him out . |
| 24 | One possible explanation for China 's changed attitude is that previous protests only gave the Dalai publicity and made it look silly . |
| 25 | Although this was an extremely delicate operation for Nizan to perform , given that in 1934 he had carried out the rather complex act of ideological rehabilitation designed to demonstrate that Gide 's intellectual itinerary was such as to lead him inevitably to a commitment to communism , he none the less succeeded in combining professional respect for Gide 's qualities as a writer with penetrating criticism of what he considered to be Gide 's superficial analysis and hasty dismissal of the Soviet state . |
| 26 | Harry 's great merit was that , once he had been given the ball , he was a speedy and direct raider . |
| 27 | While most engineers struggle to keep their heads above water , Weir 's latest results were more than buoyant — up 26 p.c. to £34m , with new orders more than a third higher at £474m and turnover ahead a third at £424m . |
| 28 | Hunter 's known subjects are few — two , to be precise , and both private commissions — and intended as practical examples of his research , related more to improving contemporary methods of preserving anatomical specimens for the medical student than as a deliberate contribution to the undertaking trade . |
| 29 | Eikmeyer 's fundamental insight is that co-operation and non-co-operation are not simply polar opposites along a scale . |
| 30 | Other denominations had their share of towers and spires ; indeed , one of the more prominent of Oxford 's dreaming spires is that of the Wesley Memorial Chapel on New Inn Hall Street . |