Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a very short time indeed , and with every step Jenna 's trembling lessened , although she refused to think about the last few moments in the barn with Alain . |
| 2 | At the hotel I paid him in cash with a bonus and sent him on his way , and was in time to see Filmer 's backview receding into a dark-looking bar as I walked into the big central hall lobby . |
| 3 | But he says the problems with next year 's funding mean that ‘ in the short term , we will move in the opposite direction ’ . |
| 4 | Initially all Gehlen 's funding came from the CIA but later , in 1954 when the German Federal Republic was established as a sovereign state , Gehlen took over the running of the Federal German Intelligence Service . |
| 5 | Software Developer 's Co has turned in third quarter net losses of $461,000 down from losses of $3.8m last time , after $200,000 gains from discontinued operations this time and $2.6m losses last time as well as $429,000 restructuring charges last time , on turnover down 22.1% at $7.9m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $361,000 down from losses of $3.6m last time , after $2.7m losses from discontinued operations last time , on turnover that fell 3.2% to $26m . |
| 6 | If scientists can make all the dye 's molecules react photochemically , and make a product that absorbs in a different part of the spectrum , the material will now appear transparent in the region that the dye molecules originally rendered opaque . |
| 7 | Green 's molecules consists of a central tungsten atom to which are attached two five-atom carbon rings ( cyclopentane molecules ) and two hydrogen atoms . |
| 8 | From 23 January to 6 March the same gallery will be showing Belgian artist Eric Weiss 's installation entitled ‘ A poet with a machine gun ’ . |
| 9 | The yanks are castigated for their heartless reaction to the deaths of civilians in Baghdad ( ‘ the manner of the American military 's response betrays something about its values , ’ opined Britain 's Independent on Sunday ) and mocked for the fear of terrorism that has kept them away from Europe — thus cruelly hurting Europe 's tourist business . |
| 10 | The salesperson 's response depends upon his level of confidence . |
| 11 | Anya 's response eludes me . |
| 12 | The London Society 's response takes issue with the ‘ current piecemeal approach to audit regulation and independence matters ’ . |
| 13 | The church 's response says that by its own admission the Scottish Office Education Department recognises the inadequacies of its proposals . |
| 14 | The international community 's response took various forms . |
| 15 | The British government 's response came in 1909 : the Morley-Minto reforms , named after the Secretary of State and the viceroy of the day . |
| 16 | AFHQ 's response came at 1857 hrs that afternoon [ KP 228 ] : " Agree all Yugoslav nationals in Eighth Army Area to be returned unless involves use of force , otherwise evacuation to Distone ( Italy ) in accordance with FX 77268 of 17 May . " |
| 17 | The Institute 's response concedes that in some matters compliance will be easily attested , but on others it may be difficult , if not impossible , for the auditor to form an opinion . |
| 18 | But this emphasis on the reader 's response does not mean that Riffaterre accepts that literary analysis is subjective . |
| 19 | Leonardo 's response describes a society resembling nothing classical or medieval , but contemporary : |
| 20 | After a sound start from Gooch and Broad , England 's response belonged primarily to Gatting , and his 82 not out saw his team home with six wickets in hand . |
| 21 | Charles II 's response fitted the occasion . |
| 22 | These simple changes to her father 's response enable this mildly handicapped child to acquire the socially necessary ability to wait in a definite and positive manner . |
| 23 | The RSC had been consulted by the National Curriculum Council over proposed revisions to the science component of the national curriculum and QEB was pleased to note that the main thrust of the RSC 's response had been accepted by the NCC . |
| 24 | Boz 's manner was still threatening , but Seb 's response had taken him by surprise . |
| 25 | M. Chaillot 's response included the information that there was not much money for new work in his budget . |
| 26 | In this writer 's view , Franco 's response showed that he understood it well enough , but behaved as though he did not in order to avoid direct confrontation with the Germans and , at the same time , to slow the war down . |
| 27 | When she finishes speaking , the blunt colloquialism of Wilekin 's response emphasizes the facile and artificial nature of her self-portrait : ( " Dear woman , give over ! " ) |
| 28 | Pa 's response comes in the flat voice I know , and fear , ‘ Talk properly , James . |
| 29 | The Doctor 's response gave the poet no confidence , but choice was limited ; he either went along with the Doctor or he remained behind . |
| 30 | Both adverse US payments figures and US budget deficits are familiar stimuli to dealers in dollars , as are hints of any prospect of the money markets ' interest rates being raised ( a classic central banker 's response to market pressure on the currency in which the bank operates ) . |