Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another effect of Frank Spencer 's success was the fan-mail Crawford received from parents of handicapped children . |
| 2 | No one has so far questioned the judgement that ‘ Montini 's letter is the single most important document for understanding not only the first session but the whole Vatican Council ’ . |
| 3 | I get the impression that , of the three , Hardenberger 's favourite is the Blake Watkins Concerto , which he considers ‘ very English , more traditional perhaps but without being in any way limited . |
| 4 | Rodrigo de Triano 's defeat was the only disappointment in an otherwise memorable day for owner Robert Sangster , who landed an 899–1 hat-trick in the last three races with Lost Reputation , River Defences — his Derby contender — and well-fancied Ecliptic , backed from 33–1 in the morning to 9–1 . |
| 5 | Raw stuff in 1964 , nearly 30 years on Entertaining Mr Sloane still packs a punch , Joe Orton 's target being the humbug and hypocrisy of suburban life , writes Christopher Grier . |
| 6 | Not surprisingly Edward was soon facing increasing demands to accept a number of reforming ordinances along with a commission to implement them ; predictably Gaveston 's exile was the key stipulation . |
| 7 | Singh 's government was the first to be defeated on the floor of the Lok Sabha and shortly afterwards the Prime Minister tendered his resignation to President Ramaswamy Venkataraman . |
| 8 | Grom 's tribe was the Broken Axe , a tribe of Goblins that lived at the eastern end of Mad Dog Pass . |
| 9 | One adverse critic of Dustin 's performance was the young and eccentric English actor Victor Henry , who , on seeing Dustin in a bar after the show , emptied a glass of beer over his head . |
| 10 | The person who should be given the credit as the father of the redevelopment of the city centre and of the fine St. David 's centre was the late councillor Ron Watkiss . |
| 11 | By then , the DIA had satisfied itself that Asmar 's murder was the work of drug-trafficking elements in the Lebanese Forces , the ultra right-wing Christian faction whose secret war council complex was barely half a block from Asmar 's office in Karantina . |
| 12 | Closest to Kathleen 's heart is the dream of one day being able to walk down the road with her son , his bare hand in hers . |
| 13 | Rumour had it that Sir Hector 's influence was the only reason George had been taken on in the first place . |
| 14 | Lucy 's son was the apple of her eye , work her raison d'être . |
| 15 | Crucial to Shah 's and Murdoch 's success was the Thatcher government 's industrial relations legislation that limited the unions ' power to respond . |
| 16 | Murdoch 's success was the cue for the rest of Fleet Street to forge ahead with new investment ( sometimes long planned ) in buildings and plant . |
| 17 | Mr La Malfa 's resignation was the biggest surprise of all , given his long crusade for moral reform . |
| 18 | The practical key to Arsenal 's rise was the balance effected between defence and attack , to meet the new conditions of the changed offside law . |
| 19 | Dr Jaffery 's room was the last on the corridor . |
| 20 | Aston Villa 's changing-rooms were the next best to Arsenal 's , but most others were pretty bad . |
| 21 | The outward sign of Wright 's success was the building of a great country house , Osmaston Manor , outside Ashbourne , in 1846–9 . |
| 22 | Certainly , the most poignant part of Mr Wright 's history is the fate of the Cherokees . |
| 23 | Pakistan 's score was the highest by any side in a Test in Pakistan , surpassing the 561 they made against New Zealand in 1955-56 , and the highest in matches between the two countries . |
| 24 | Now , I can do so with a clear conscience : Col. Sutherland 's book is the only substantial and comprehensive single reference on SF from its obscure beginnings in the early days of the Cold War to its subsequent apotheosis in Vietnam , with its somewhat confused role in the 1980s . |
| 25 | Faldo 's ace was the fourth of his career , and each resulted from a blow with his 6-iron . |
| 26 | Saturday 's rally was the first real indication of how much support the workers have attracted . |
| 27 | Saturday 's goal was the product of some poor defending by Celtic and the alertness of Mason in picking out the ginger nut of Alex McLeish , but , again , they relied on a defender to score . |
| 28 | He told her Great-Uncle Hilbert 's ashes were the contents of an urn-shaped Crown Derby sweets-jar that stood on the drawing-room mantelpiece . |
| 29 | The Abbé 's morality may be more edifying , but Defoe 's book is the product of a society that saw colonies as attractive and profitable places that people would like to move to ( though , of course , pro-emigration literature had appeared ever since the Elizabethan plays Westward Ho and Eastward Ho ) . |
| 30 | Lij Yasu 's father was the ruler of Wollo , Ras Mikael , who had been converted from Islam to Christianity during the reign of the Emperor John , and had later married Menelik 's elder daughter , Shoaragad . |