Example sentences of "[noun] 's [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rebekah 's scheming is as cruel and as ruthless as Sarah 's treatment of Hagar and Ishmael . |
| 2 | Children may ‘ decide ’ that the adult past brought , for instance , indicates distant past , while the child 's bringed is retained to indicate more recent past . |
| 3 | The distinction between felonies and misdemeanours no longer exists but there seems no reason why the rule , if it is a rule at all , should not apply wherever B 's taking is criminal . |
| 4 | Well it 's the plaintiff 's saying is you had one and and you handcuffed him , nevertheless , notwithstanding the fact that you had a long barrelled weapon . |
| 5 | Needless to say , there are a few surprises in these performances : the Academy 's playing is a polished as ever , Marriner 's conducting urbane and refined . |
| 6 | So far as artlessness and simplicity is concerned , Livia Rev 's recording is very special , while Barenboim scores by bringing lightness and freshness to the music which is often quite bracing . |
| 7 | The VPO 's playing is one of the set 's main pleasures , but it has to be said it sounds much more prominent than would ever be the case in the opera house . |
| 8 | The young man 's betrothed is related to him but only in the seventh degree . ’ |
| 9 | So they 're going to be the conscience and the parenting for that year group and I also suggested that at that time , I think what Rob 's doing is getting the children to look at themselves er , as regards what their strengths and weaknesses are and the P S D have got to clarify that . |
| 10 | So I my opinion , what this government 's doing is stopping stopping the lower class , well I say lower classes , the lo the the |
| 11 | That 's what Amy 's doing is n't it ? |
| 12 | Another subtle form of criticism occurs when someone else is lavishly praised and you 're left to make a comparison : ‘ That report Angela 's done is truly excellent ’ ( sub-text : ‘ It 's a shame yours was n't ’ ) . |
| 13 | The TA course 's patrolling is coming on well and the visitor has moved on to see What the junior intake is doing . |
| 14 | They write , ‘ Deliberately prolonging a patient 's dying is unacceptable for any reason . ’ |
| 15 | London 's Burning 's on , I like that |
| 16 | While the men 's event appears wide open , the women 's raced is centred around last year 's winner , Rosa Mota , from Portugal . |
| 17 | Your throat 's hurting is it ? |
| 18 | ‘ That guy 's putting is uncanny , ’ I said with not a little feeling and not a little envy . |