Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Ernest Green 's response it is clear that , as Organising Secretary for the National WEA , he had been unaware of the details or significance of the original Bedfordshire transfer agreement and later that month , when writing to Pateman about the Board 's proposals for Cambridgeshire , he claimed : |
| 2 | If the officer is satisfied with the suspect 's response he need not proceed with the search . |
| 3 | In BR 's defence they say railways all over Europe suffer the same problems . |
| 4 | ‘ In approaching the wife 's defence I have regretfully come to the conclusion that the judge has overlooked two critical points of distinction between her case and that of the husband . |
| 5 | But I think Freud would have also gone on to say that he had very good reason for resenting Wilson , because he blamed Wilson personally for the unjust peace , after er Versailles , but er , was indirectly , many people would argue , going to lead to the Second World War , and er , so Freud 's defence I think would be , this man really was responsible . |
| 6 | With the afternoon programme being much a repeat of the morning 's activities we were amazed that both children and adults could retain their enthusiasm . |
| 7 | After preparing for our morning 's activities we got on the coach and were taken to the suitable sites arranged for rock climbing and cycling . |
| 8 | Upon his death Charles 's eldest son assumed responsibility , and anxious evidently to enlarge the sphere of the firm 's activities he took an " option " or " take-note " from the Honourable John Pennington Bart. , Lord Muncaster , which issued liberty to " … search for and get lead and Copper Ores & any other ores within the Manor of Little Langdale & Tilberthwaite ( save and except in certain parcel of Ground under a lease to Wilson & which Ground & Premises are to be reserved for the sole use & purpose of the said Wilson … |
| 9 | Artistically they felt out of their depth here , but when it came to spending the town 's money they knew a lot more than Herr Busacher did . |
| 10 | In today 's money it would be about thirty five million . |
| 11 | but she said I want , no , Keith had three thousand we ought to have it and erm , I said it 's mum and dad 's money it 's got nothing to do with you , you 've got kids , we 've had that money |
| 12 | With Lissa 's money I picked up his tabs . |
| 13 | She says er no then she afterwards I says well do n't forget to get Kath 's money she said tell her I 'll phone her and I 'll be up about half past six , I 'll have to go and draw me money . |
| 14 | At Wickham 's prompting he painstakingly recalled everything that had happened in the pub that evening up to the time he missed the knife , and recited a list of names of customers who had been there . |
| 15 | By the very act of reading on into the tale from the Miller 's Prologue we as readers allow ourselves to be manipulated into supposing ourselves somehow different from the readership of " " every gentil wight " " that is offered a warning and an invitation to : We know ourselves to be more complex beings . |
| 16 | D. A. A friend of mine was posted to a beat in Allerton and one summer 's afternoon he saw a young lad — about fifteen years of age — getting into a car . |
| 17 | When approaching a detailed ratio analysis of a company 's accounts it is helpful to group the ratios under three main headings to measure different aspects of the company 's activities . |
| 18 | He so detested the word ‘ Enterprise ’ , with its ring of commerce , that at Poindexter 's trial he scolded the prosecutor every time he used it . |
| 19 | To aid the overall analysis of the contractor 's programmes it is often appropriate to request at tender detailed programmes for each structure or major work area programmes for shutter , falsework and scaffolding erection and movement resource schedules against work elements , and movement charts for labour and plant . |
| 20 | If you start looking across the week 's or month 's programmes you 'll see the same issue being brought up in a number of different areas , and that 's what we 've got to start theoretically thinking about . |
| 21 | During the farmer 's eulogy I had been distractedly scratching the cow 's tail and had soiled my hand in the process . |
| 22 | The advantage to the male , then , is that by pecking at the female 's cloaca he probably enhances his chances of fathering some of the clutch . |
| 23 | ‘ In the 22 years I have sat on the North Eastern Co-op 's board I can not recall a year in which so many negative factors have combined . |
| 24 | Foresters ' Hall In a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to Mrs. Burden of Juniper Green Primary School 's Board she states that she will do her utmost to ensure that the site retains its present planning use . |
| 25 | Foresters ' Hall In a letter from Councillor Mrs. Brereton to Mrs. Burden of Juniper Green Primary School 's Board she states that she will do her utmost to ensure that the site retains its present planning use . |
| 26 | However , when he grabbed Richard Baxter 's cloak it came away , and before he could do any more harm a couple of by-standers restrained him and hauled him off to the magistrates . |
| 27 | Last year 's winner It 's time for Louise Nicholson to hand over her title |
| 28 | When I heard about Elsie 's foot I decided that I wanted to write about her to explore how she coped with her disability . |
| 29 | I 've stolen Mr 's thunder I think . |
| 30 | with the caveat that , in the light of your Lordship 's judgement we , we may wish to and change , erm first of all with regards to the commission , your Lord , your Lordships taken |