Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] and [noun sg] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was able to satisfy Royalist investigators that an out-payment which he had made in connection with the king 's trial and execution had simply been a routine matter , in no way implicating him in the actual regicide . |
| 2 | Italy 's president and cabinet have still to approve the appointment . |
| 3 | The country 's authoritarianism and uniformity owe much to the state 's overweening power . |
| 4 | We may see here a way of expressing the double motif of God 's transcendence and immanence discussed above . |
| 5 | Luke 's vet 's name and number have also been provided with a note about one particular drug he can not be given — eternal optimist , my friend . |
| 6 | The mare 's head and tail held high would provide clear alarm signals to any other horse , but her forward-pointing ears give the game away — she 's not running away from anything . |
| 7 | Wycliffe 's head and neck came just above the plaited cane at the back of the chair . |
| 8 | I ca n't speak for Terry and Tom , but I imagine that as the night 's anger and frustration ebbed away , their determination had been blunted by the morning 's antics . |
| 9 | Olive 's spirit and capacity to command never diminished Apparently , she hugely enjoyed her part in the filming of Too Long a Winter and liked the programme . |
| 10 | In this area of interest one normally looks at the classic work of Bartlett ( 1932 ) as providing the first base for the complex analysis of how people 's thought and language come together in their recall of complex materials . |
| 11 | Shelley drove into the Casa Madrid grounds , past the ornamental gate flanked by its two tall palm trees , right to the door , where Miguel 's servant and cook had already seen the jeep from the window , and stood waiting to help him down . |
| 12 | But in the long run , a company 's reputation and success depend heavily on its being a responsible citizen and caring neighbour . |
| 13 | Equally important is the candidate 's ability and willingness to participate fully and actively in the research programme and to work independently with minimal supervision . |
| 14 | But Syria 's press and television have lately adopted a more belligerent anti-Saddam tone . |