Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse 's response to being dragged to water takes the form of a typical pre-linguistic prototype of human choice . |
| 2 | Take , for example , a case in which an employer is considering entering into a contract with a contractor for substantial building work but requires the contractor 's obligations to be supported by a bank or insurance company bond . |
| 3 | The detective chief-inspector said he was aware a superintendent had authorised the defendant 's detention to be extended for a further 12 hours . |
| 4 | But if the prosecutor can show an intention to provoke unlawful violence , as by causing a policeman to over-react , a prosecution will succeed because of the defendant 's intention to be considered presently . |
| 5 | The Divisional Court held that there was an unlawful departure from the " open justice " principle , which required defendant 's addresses to be given publicly in court . |
| 6 | In an earlier case , Computer-Aided Systems ( UK ) Ltd. v Bolwell ( 1989 ) , the mere fact that a new program had file compatibility with an earlier program written by the same people failed to impress the judge who considered the plaintiff 's application for inspection of the defendant 's program to be nothing more than a " fishing expedition " . |
| 7 | It is for the Association to continue to build a sound foundation of welfare facilities and support that will enable both today 's and the future 's needs to be met — in meeting this objective we are deeply indebted to the continuing dedication of our members and the support of our many friends . |
| 8 | Charlton , who are meeting Greenwich Borough Council officials tomorrow night over the projected return to The Valley , are unhappy at being told recently by the council that it wants the club 's proposals to be revised dramatically to take account of environmental requirements . |
| 9 | Murray 's extraordinary offer — the pay-out could total as much as Pounds 1.5 million — confirms the club 's determination to be the best in Europe . |
| 10 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that the appropriate means of achieving fairness to an accused with regard to disclosure to the defence of material in the prosecution 's possession was a matter to be determined by the particular legislature , executive and judiciary concerned ; that although the Jamaican practice , particularly in relation to inconsistent previous statements , would normally be an acceptable means of achieving such fairness it did not extend to every situation in which fairness required the prosecution to make material available to the defence ; that where the prosecution intended a witness 's evidence to be based on his statement to the police and to deviate significantly from his deposition , the prosecution was under a duty to supply the defence with a copy of the statement before the trial ; and that , therefore , since the deceased 's husband and sister had given evidence inconsistent with their statements , and important testimony had been adduced from them which had not been foreshadowed in their depositions , the failure to disclose their statements to the defence constituted a material irregularity ( post , pp. 161H — 162A , B , B–C , 165C–E ) . |
| 11 | The minimum requirement will be to lodge relevant documents in the Regional Planning Department 's foyer to be available for public inspection during normal office hours . |
| 12 | Another newish rule forces most of a card 's receivables to be held by the issuing company , not its parent . |
| 13 | Science has been observed by Her Majesty 's Inspectors to be a neglected area of activity in many primary schools . |
| 14 | I remembered the monster 's promise to be with me on the night of my wedding . |
| 15 | ‘ This has obviously now been rectified but it is symptomatic of Labour 's reluctance to be drawn on the issue … |
| 16 | MANILA ( AP ) — Ferdinand Marcos ' followers petitioned the Philippine Supreme Court to allow the late president 's body to be returned from Hawaii , and one of them threatened a huge protest if the tribunal turned them down . |
| 17 | ENGLAND 'S cricket tour of India , which begins next month , will now start in Lucknow after recent riots forced the opening match against the Board President 's XI to be switched from Kanpur . |
| 18 | Erm and er that it 's maybe very important at a time like this when children are potentially going and and knocking on stranger 's doors to be particularly careful so what we 've done is is is put together a simple guide for parents and carers erm which suggests that er they should n't just let their children go off for the evening . |
| 19 | Satellite navigation equipment enables the boat 's position to be established with great accuracy anywhere on the surface of the globe . |
| 20 | The gig sold out months ago and , despite EMF 's claims to be moving away from the teeny audience , Silverfish are forced to open the show a good two hours earlier than normal to accommodate the expected exodus of punters heading for an early bedtime . |
| 21 | I think at the outset I need to erm clarify Hambledon 's position , erm Hambledon 's position is that it objects erm to the new settlement on the basis that it 's not needed and can not be justified , and I would n't wish erm for the er Council 's position to be interpreted as anything less than that . |
| 22 | Council 's work to be explained |
| 23 | The Council of the Law Society has today elected John Young , Council Member for the City of London , as the Council 's candidate to be nominated as Deputy Vice-President for the year 1993–1994 . |
| 24 | Liberal Democrat Ken Walker said it was important for the council 's policy to be reviewed to take account of changes in South Africa . |
| 25 | Gunman 's home to be razed |
| 26 | The Sun agreements were the first part of a strategy devised by Adobe 's four month-old Display Products Group to take the Unix field by storm — and there remains the Interactive Systems Unix side of Sun 's business to be mopped up , Ybarra reminds us . |
| 27 | They had placed linen wadding soaked in water around her to keep her body cool , but despite the attentions of the attendants there was no stopping the persistent flies , and although it was still early enough in the season of shemu for the sun 's heat to be mild , her face was already puffy . |
| 28 | The Museum will have a purpose-built taxiway direct onto the airport enabling the Museum 's aircraft to be taxied direct into the Museum . |
| 29 | The Intel machines branded ‘ The Amstrad Professional Series ’ will be built in Ireland to Amstrad 's specification and feature Overdrive , a socket that enables the machine 's microprocessor to be upgraded . |
| 30 | The riots were unquestionably a blow to the government 's law and order policies and to the Conservative 's claim to be the party of law and order . |