Example sentences of "'s [noun] being the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consideration relied on by the plaintiff 's counsel being the subsequent marriage of the plaintiff , I think the letter discloses no consideration . |
| 2 | PubWatching identifies several different pub types , the author 's favourite being the Estate Pub , like the Liden Arms in Swindon . |
| 3 | The place is in the same gleaming order as when I left it last , the only sign of Lee 's presence being the neatly made camp-bed and a regimented row of balled socks beside his kit-bag in the dining room . |
| 4 | The Hutchinsons were involved in the great Antinomian controversy by which the infant colony was riven in 1636–8 , Richard 's sister-in-law being the feminist leader Anne Hutchinson ( née Marbury , q.v. ) , and his brother-in-law her closest ally , the Revd John Wheelwright . |
| 5 | However , the volume of shares traded was in excess of one billion ; the Chancellor 's announcement being the panacea the city was looking for . |
| 6 | Clearly , the Williams-Renault was on the pace even though gearbox trouble would eventually account for both drivers , Patrese 's departure being the more dramatic of the two . |
| 7 | With Lindsey 's Corsair being the only one of its type in Europe , airshow organisers had to approach him if they wanted a Corsair in their flying display , and for the first few years John Allison and Lindsey flew all over Europe with the aircraft . |
| 8 | Because of the condition of the ramp , action this year got off to a slow start with the ramp 's resurfacing being the prime objective . |
| 9 | In such a pure case of one man 's gain being the other 's loss , what forbids him , even in the fullest awareness from both viewpoints , to act on the inclination from his own ? |
| 10 | 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 . |