Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | FOR some time now , the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association 's executive has been seeking input for the updating of its Development Plan , and to serve this purpose , an all-day session of discussion groups has been arranged for Sunday , 21 March , at Strathclyde Park . |
| 2 | ( a ) Where there has been oppressive , arbitrary or unconstitutional action by the servants of the government , or ( b ) Where the defendant 's conduct has been calculated by him to make a profit for himself which might exceed the compensation otherwise payable . |
| 3 | They visited several public houses and the defendant 's ability to drive was clearly impaired . |
| 4 | The plaintiff 's share of the responsibility for the damage he had suffered in the accident arose out of the finding that either he ought to have known that the defendant 's ability to drive was impaired or , more likely , that he had drunk so much himself that he was unable to tell that the defendant 's ability was in fact impaired . |
| 5 | 1.21 The plaintiff 's rights in relation to medical examinations by the defendant 's doctor have been redefined in two cases . |
| 6 | Most of the people in Bonanza 's outfit had been aware that Mahoney was up to some kind of private business that kept him in the bucks more than whatever he earned from Bonanza . |
| 7 | It could , for example , consist of a complaint that a rating list had been prepared on an unfair basis in the sense that another ratepayer 's property had been undervalued , even if a revaluation would not lead to a reduction in the complainant 's rate bill . |
| 8 | I try to turn on the lights but there has either been a power cut or the club 's generator has been switched off . |
| 9 | The disappointment for Newcastle , and for the North-East , is that what might prove to be one of the most crucial games in the club 's history has been decided not by skill , flair and courage — but by dubious refereeing decisions . |
| 10 | Collins ' form has been as stable as his club 's progress has been erratic this season and the player feels he should have represented his country more often than he has done . |
| 11 | The club 's record buy is not eligible for the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final against Manchester United . |
| 12 | He had one photograph , from Shaun 's wedding , and the photograph 's arrival had been the first that he 'd known about any of it . |
| 13 | He stored it up — the mind 's ability to store is inexhaustible — and wrote it down when he was finally released . |
| 14 | The soldier 's horse had been shot and he was unable to defend himself , one leg having become entangled in the harness . |
| 15 | It can bring life to a whole planet and creak a world but his fellow soldier 's body has been carefully constructed and is in one piece , and still warm but the sun can not give it life as his body is now stiff . |
| 16 | Much of the Committee and Department 's work has been done through joint bodies such as the JCT and the NJCC , CIC and BPIC , and the Architect 's Council of Europe , and this collaborative activity is expected to grown . |
| 17 | The department 's work has been given top ratings in both UGC/UFC research reviews . |
| 18 | I assumed that Engineering department 's approval had been conveyed internally to Mr. , particularly since the letter makes specific reference to our site meeting ( why else would he mention it ? ) . |
| 19 | The defender 's career has been rocked by controversy . |
| 20 | The most extraordinary feature of the Opposition 's response has been the deafening silence of their principal spokesman in relation to the proposals . |
| 21 | On April 1 this year the college became independent of local education authority control , and since then the college 's management has been trying to introduce new employment contracts , as recommended by the College Employers ' Forum . |
| 22 | Wessex region would not recognise me as a senior registrar until the college 's approval had been received . |
| 23 | For me the mystery of the enemy 's identity had been increased by the peculiar sort of war I had fought . |
| 24 | The superintendent 's reaction had been unexpected . |
| 25 | The proportion of voters identifying with the Conservative party is about the same as in 1964 ( although Labour 's fall has been steep ) and the party 's share of the vote in 1983 and 1987 was actually slightly less than in 1979 . |
| 26 | For a minister , whose president 's integrity has been based on ‘ living in truth ’ , it is a telling evasion . |
| 27 | Another source of unwelcome attention came from agency reports of a rumour that the Iraqi president 's family had been packed off to Algeria or Mauritania for the duration of the war . |
| 28 | All the members of the EC except Britain and Denmark have voted to ratify the treaty ( although in Germany the president 's signature has been held up by challenges in the constitutional court ) . |
| 29 | In April 1989 , with a Congress ( I ) government at the centre , President 's rule had been imposed in Karnataka prompting bitter complaints from the Janata Dal that the government had adopted a " blatantly partisan attitude " [ see p. 36591 ] . |
| 30 | President 's rule had been imposed in Pondicherry on Jan. 12 , 1991 , following the resignation of the DMK-JD coalition government in December 1990 [ see p. 37915 ] . |