Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [pron] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis Untermeyer , Robert Frost 's correspondent who was to be an influential anthologist , wrote of Poems ( The Freeman , 30 June 1920 ) that ‘ Eliot cares more for his art than he does for his attitudes ’ ; and that ‘ the exaltation which is the very breath of poetry — that combination of tenderness and toughness — is scarcely ever present in Eliot 's lines ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ She looks made of money , ’ said Philip 's Mum , waving to Barry 's Mum who was in her garden . |
| 3 | In next year 's Budget it is to be hoped he will take a further opportunity to reduce the differentials between Scotch and wine . ’ |
| 4 | In addition , it will have an impact on the price of the firm 's equity which is in excess of the contribution of debt to the financial mix . |
| 5 | According to Sotheby 's expert they were of different dates … of different styles , by different hands , the sort of set anyone could put together at any time … |
| 6 | Armiger flopped in the Great Voltigeur at York behind Bob 's Return who is on course for the St Leger and this winner of the Sandown Classic Trial in April would be my choice in the absence of Royal Ballerina , whom I still think is good enough to win a Classic for the likeable Kauntze . |
| 7 | Armiger flopped in the Great Voltigeur at York behind Bob 's Return who is on course for the St Leger and this winner of the Sandown Classic Trial in April would be my choice in the absence of Royal Ballerina , whom I still think is good enough to win a Classic for the likeable Kauntze . |
| 8 | Coed Glas is only a few miles away from Ty Mawr , the controversial children 's home which is to be closed shortly after a major inquiry . |
| 9 | They drove at once to Baird 's home which was in the Dundonald suburb of Belfast . |
| 10 | Oh for fuck 's sake you 're in it too . |
| 11 | The torchlit streets , as he passed through them , were not given up as usual to the cats and the late-night lovers or revellers but were occupied by knots of busy , muttering men , putting up ladders and hoardings , clearing mud , hanging carpets for tomorrow 's Festival which was for St Nicholas and himself , not for the burghers of Bruges . |
| 12 | She was n't a pretty woman , but to Erlich 's eye she was about the best there could be . |
| 13 | On the plane she found herself sitting next to the Knitting correspondent of a women 's magazine who was on the same press jaunt . |
| 14 | It is this version of the relationship between adult education and the women 's movement which is at the same time the most challenging and the most precarious . |
| 15 | eighteen ninety seven , in 's yard which was at in Derbyshire . |
| 16 | The latter group was in fact Jack 's choir who were from a religious boarding school . |
| 17 | As ‘ number-one woman ’ in your husband 's life you are in a strong position , and can afford to be very generous to her , especially in the all important matter of making sure that she is often able to spend time quite alone with her son . |
| 18 | This fear reached its climax when he saw the Taj Mahal : ‘ The last time I saw Tage Mehale 's mausoleum I was in the company of a French merchant who , like myself , thought that this extraordinary fabric could not be sufficiently admired . |
| 19 | This is not for er any sort of This i I 'm doing this talk here for erm Stanley 's daughter who 's at er college , and she likes to hear the sound of my voice when I 'm sober . |
| 20 | In addition he was having to select , and write an essay for , A Choice of Kipling 's Verse which was to be published at the end of the year — even this , given the nature of Kipling 's poetry , might be described as " war work " . |
| 21 | One of the clearest discussions of these debates can be found in Elizabeth Wilson 's book What Is to Be Done about Violence against Women ? ( 1983 ) . |
| 22 | You can tell it 's not a dog 's food it 's like cake mix |
| 23 | Or grand mama 's account which is in Claire and er Nigel 's . |
| 24 | However , they were unaware that Lewes 's party who were on their way to pick them up had been attacked , and there was confusion about the actual rendezvous point . |
| 25 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
| 26 | The manner of his election was dubious in the extreme ; Gallus had spent much time at the court of Theuderic , but at the time of Quintianus 's death he was in Clermont ; while the citizens were trying to decide on a new candidate the Holy Spirit descended on Gallus , according to his relative Gregory , and on the advice of his uncle Inpetratus he set off and presented himself to Theuderic , who authorized his consecration . |
| 27 | And Forest paid Leeds £650,000 for Sheridan but , now , playing a commanding role in Sheffield Wednesday 's mid-field he 's worth £1 million . |