Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [noun sg] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the family at Shurton evidently warmed to Coleridge in spite of his views , and it was to Henry 's sister Lavinia that he would later address his affectionate short poem ‘ To a Young Lady on her Recovery from a Fever ’ . |
| 2 | It is a clear indication of the quality of Vic Rouse 's goalkeeping ability that he succeeded the great Roy Bailey between the Palace posts , then went on to set up a club record 238 Football League goalkeeping appearances ( since exceeded only by the invincible John Jackson ) , and that it then took another goalkeeper destined for the 1st Division in Bill Glazier to oust him . |
| 3 | This week 's case in point is the fumble-fisted fiasco over Norman Lamont 's Budget announcement that he would phase in VAT on domestic fuels . |
| 4 | Such was the strength of Japan 's negotiating position that it was only marginally weakened by an attempt on the life of the elder statesman Li Hongzhang , leader of the Chinese delegation . |
| 5 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 6 | It was while I was attending Sally Carmichael 's dancing class that I accidentally entered a beauty contest — the local Working Men 's Club where we practised was running a ‘ Queen of Sheffield Working Men 's Clubs ’ contest . |
| 7 | He believes that one of his workers told Abba 's record company that he was secretly recording an Abba song with a group of soundalikes . |
| 8 | Benjamin Britten , a composer , was so moved with Owen 's war poetry that he created his ‘ War Requiem ’ based on his poems . |
| 9 | Right , let's go and get Amy 's collage set that she wants . |
| 10 | He will also tell the island 's planning committee that it should go forward to public consultation and a public meeting . |
| 11 | Coun Vera Moody told Langbaurgh 's planning committee that it had been a long-standing problem with young people congregating in the shopping parade . |
| 12 | I noted from Gergiev 's conducting CV that he had n't escaped the grip of the Union of Composers : the works or its secretary- general , the ogre-figure of Tikhon Khrennikov who had been behind the 1948 denunciations of Prokofiev and Shostakovich , are a fairly regular feature . |
| 13 | Ever since then , China in its many and varied aspects has been in my mind , and I believe it was on that Saturday morning in Aunt Janie 's potato patch that I first became interested in the Orient . |
| 14 | The Chancellor announced in last November 's Autumn Statement that he wished to enhance this private sector involvement . |
| 15 | I 'd not expected to convince the police at the top of the falls that I was a very sane person , nor did I expect them to believe Paul 's emergency story that we were a group of passing Hippies taking our kayaks for a walk . |
| 16 | When Sidney died in 1595 , Margaret agreed to Huntingdon 's deathbed request that she marry another suitor of 1591 , Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby , second son of Sir Thomas Hoby [ q.v. ] , of Bisham , Berkshire , and his wife Elizabeth [ q.v. ] , one of the learned daughters of Sir Anthony Cooke [ q.v . ] . |
| 17 | Not because I directly res have some responsibility for representing our membership within the Health Service , but because as I said earlier this is my Health Service , this is your Health Service , it 's our families ' Health Service that we have enjoyed the benefits since nineteen forty eight . |