Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] 's [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martyn Colbeck , natural history film-maker , had been working by the Manu river in Peru for the BBC 's Trials of Life series when he feared one of the worst trials of his life was about to begin . |
| 2 | What therefore is there to prevent a taxpayer from putting his shares in the name of a nominee and obtaining a deduction from his higher rate tax liability for the nominee 's expenses of management ? |
| 3 | Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning . |
| 4 | The Barrington Sports Centre in the Algarve laid down a first-class pitch and I arranged a game for the Lord 's Taverners against a Portuguese Invitation XI to open up the ground . |
| 5 | ( Formal responsibility for the MSC 's activities in Scotland and Wales rested after 1978 with the Scottish and Welsh Secretaries of State . |
| 6 | The massive lack of popular support for the government 's plans for the NHS and the overwhelming popularity of a public health system ( despite its many problems ) over a privatised health system , mean that the government could be defeated on this issue . |
| 7 | A letter from the Ministry of Health in March 1946 called for the Council 's proposals for the improvement of hospital accommodation in the subsequent five years , during which the building of new hospitals would probably not be possible . |
| 8 | He said that loss adjusters who acted for the council 's insurers after November 's fire , would be attending a meeting to discuss the claim as soon as the sketches are ready . |
| 9 | But the final thing that happened , if I could draw the point , Chair , is that in the , in the report on the budget strategy ninety four , five , the Policy and Resources Committee on Friday , paragraph thirty five says no provision has been made for the Council 's contributions into the European objective five B programme , much of this will be , but some hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of revenue spending per annum is likely to be , is likely to required to match European and other partners ' contributions . |
| 10 | For the CNAA 's relationships with the polytechnics in the 1970s the uncertainties surrounding this question , and the different interpretations of it by different polytechnic directors and within the CNAA itself , were to be of central importance . |
| 11 | Er previous to that I held the licence for The Mason 's Arms at for three years previous to that and before that I 've been connected with the catering and licence trade from being fifteen . |
| 12 | So far we have simply assumed a particular growth rate for the firm 's earnings over future periods . |
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| 14 | We were working that month for the Queen 's Men at the theatre called The Curtain up in Shoreditch . |
| 15 | Support for the organisation 's super-priorities of multilingualism and multiculturalism was reiterated and this was particularly reflected in the approval of the setting up of an Asian Language Program — and , equally important , according it the appropriate budgetary priority . |
| 16 | The main requirement is for the exchange 's affairs to be conducted in an orderly manner , in order to afford proper protection to its investors . |
| 17 | She felt a stab of resentment for the Church 's claims on her precious holiday . |
| 18 | Last season 's women 's champion Anne Pashley is the top seed for the women 's singles with Stockton 's former England No 1 junior Jane Durham in second place . |
| 19 | This Document includes certain statements , estimates and projections with respect to the anticipated future performance of the Company and as to the market for the Company 's products in the United Kingdom and elsewhere . |
| 20 | The only principle of law ( but not business practice ) distinguishing this feature from any type of limited liability company is that the members are liable for the company 's liabilities as guarantors if the company 's own resources prove to be insufficient to meet the liability . |
| 21 | It 's all part of the normal job for Erik Kleine , BP Oil 's sales manager for the Baltic States and Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union , to appoint agents and distributors for the company 's lubricants in those countries . |
| 22 | The Cajun Kings and the sizzlin' grub made the bodies ready for the night 's exertions before sundown . |
| 23 | The plan has ten key priorities with specific action points that provide a framework for the Institute 's activities over each 12-month period . |
| 24 | The apportionment , usually expressed in percentage terms , operates with the same penalty as in the normal Tender , viz. that in the event that after Proof the party to whom the Tender has been made is found liable for a greater proportion of the claim than was offered to him , then that party becomes responsible for the Tenderer 's expenses from the date when the Tender was lodged . |
| 25 | The hirer sued the owner of the excavator as vicariously liable for the driver 's negligence , and the owner set up clause 8 of the contract as a defence , on the basis that it transferred liability for the driver 's actions to the hirer . |
| 26 | A book may have to be examined for the author 's motives in writing it and for the librarian 's motives in buying it ; and though one copy purchased may be regarded as a reflection of user interest in the title the purchase of five may be regarded as instructional support . |
| 27 | It 's er unfortunately the case that relations between the partners broke down and this led in due course to proceedings being commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant in relation to the dissolution of the partners , those proceedings were commenced in nineteen eighty nine , , er in the High Court Chancery Division , there were a number of issues raised in the litigation , one of the matters was a preliminary issue , er concerning the terms of the partnership and that came before er Mr Justice on the eighteenth of February nineteen ninety one , whereby he found in favour effectively of the defendant on that preliminary issue er the plaintiffs it seems were then claiming that partnership , the partnership at will , but Mr Justice held that they were part of the terms of the particular er partnership deed , so the defendants succeeded on that issue , the trial of the action then followed on the twentieth of March nineteen ninety one and er Mr Justice made an order for dissolution of the partnership , he then give various directions for accountant enquiries concerning the partnership and he made orders for payments of costs , now the orders for costs were this , that effectively the defendant was entitled to some costs of the preliminary issue and that the plaintiffs were entitled to costs of the er ma if I may put it this way , the main action , and there was then the provision for , set off for the defendant 's costs against the costs ordered to be paid by the defendant , perfectly normal form of order . |
| 28 | These scores also combine Congress 's support for the president 's proposals with the president 's support for bills and resolutions emanating from Capitol Hill not sponsored by him . |
| 29 | Almost every dairy farm in Ayrshire produced Dunlop cheese and it became a thriving small industry which was an important source of income for the county 's farmers throughout the many difficult times for agriculture in the late 18th and 19th centuries . |
| 30 | Example 2:12 Composite rights of parking Together with : ( 1 ) the parking spaces numbered and marked on the attached plan ( 2 ) the right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to park private motor vehicles belonging to the tenant and the tenant 's staff ( subject to the availability of space from time to time ) in the area designed " staff Car Park " on the attached plan ( 3 ) the right for the tenant 's visitors in common with the visitors of other tenants in the building to park private motor vehicles for temporary periods not exceeding one hour in any period of twenty-four hours ( subject to the availability of space from time to time ) in the area designated " Visitors ' Car Park " on the attached plan |