Example sentences of "'s [noun] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top notes present thrillingly , and Kollo 's technique is in mint condition after nearly 25 years . |
| 2 | I think in that situation the home crowd 's support was of great value to the team . |
| 3 | Both the parents and Anna Jane 's sister were in constant attendance at the hospital , nursing her and stimulating her . |
| 4 | Out of the office , Muriel 's preferences are for classical music , a quiet existence , with knitting , visiting the elderly and church on Sundays pretty well top of the list . |
| 5 | Turnbull 's calls were of great interest to the government at the time any calls to him from Britain would be separated from the surrounding chaff and monitored . |
| 6 | The laibon 's fingers are like rolled-up tobacco leaves , crudely made cabbage cigars . |
| 7 | The building that housed Maidstone 's apartment was in poor shape . |
| 8 | It appeared that Princess Anne was not one of her admirers , and though Princess Anne 's views were at this time usually rather criticised this was something for the press to get its teeth into . |
| 9 | Recently , the Schools Inspectors reported that half the nation 's schools are in urgent need of physical improvement . |
| 10 | Kingdom 's words were like harsh daylight flooding into a photographer 's dark-room . |
| 11 | Today 's result is in marked contrast to the Glenn Hoddle tribunal last month . |
| 12 | Alice 's eyes were like blue fire in the sun . |
| 13 | All I 'm trying to do is to establish where your father 's Datsun was on that night , and then stop wasting your time . ’ |
| 14 | Throat infection is more common among females who practice oral sex than among men , because the female 's mouth is in direct contact with the infected part ( the tip of the penis ) whereas the male is in contact with an area not infected of its own right ( the clitoris and vulva ) . |
| 15 | The interior decoration and furnishing of the King 's bedroom was of weathered sycamore , with brass-finished copper metalwork , and copper and silver electric light fittings . |
| 16 | Filmer 's bedroom was in that car . |
| 17 | They were that Filmer 's bedroom was in that car . |
| 18 | The sound system 's speakers were like upended steamer trunks , one on top of another ; standing so close , the volume gave her a sensation in her ears like that of tearing paper and she experienced a few moments of sensory overload before she recognised the tune as New York , New York . |
| 19 | Swedish international Limpar 's future is in some doubt at Highbury . |
| 20 | The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most . |
| 21 | Yet his real home for part of the time he was Marje 's lover was with Meli Meitner in her Kensington apartment . |
| 22 | THE anxious huddle that was England 's management were in full debate in the main stand at the end of a spectacle that will be talked about for decades . |
| 23 | Stenhouse 's proposal was in marked contrast , not only to Hoyle 's , but , for different reasons , to the tradition of curriculum development that had developed in the 1960s , both in the UK and the USA . |
| 24 | The ability to think on one 's feet is of great benefit to a salesperson , since he will be required to modify his sales presentation to suit the particular needs and problems of his various customers and to respond quickly to unusual objections and awkward questions . |
| 25 | LGC 's skill is in fine detection , such as identifying the source of a one-off water contamination rather than routine studies , because of the range of staff and equipment — ‘ We are not generally geared up to carry out analyses on thousands of samples at a time ’ . |
| 26 | These few lines , written probably in the 450s , illustrate how much of Sicily 's wealth was in private ownership and how much was expected of its possessors . |
| 27 | It is a martial art which trains both the mind and the body and the student 's attitude is of supreme importance , since many of the techniques , especially the exotic kicks , can be dangerous . |
| 28 | Forrest 's desk was of cheap pine , and the chairs he gestured to were not upholstered . |
| 29 | It is true that the British Medical Journal wrote favourably about his technique in 1930 : ‘ Mr. Alexander 's work is of first class importance and investigation by the medical profession is imperative . ’ |
| 30 | Throughout the book , Petrey argues that Austin 's work is of huge importance and that it gives rise to significant insights when applied to the study of literature . |