Example sentences of "'s [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had just winched in the staysail 's port sheet when the explosion sounded , or something so like an explosion that I instinctively cowered by Wavebreaker 's rail as my mind whipped back to the crash of practice shells ripping through the sleet in Norway . |
| 2 | Baker immediately praised Assad 's response as positive , saying that it had demonstrated that Syria was now more willing to enter direct peace talks with Israel than at any time in the past . |
| 3 | However , in a statement on July 23 , Shamir described Assad 's response as " a phenomenon similar to what happened in Egypt with President Sadat when a revolution occurred in his concepts that ultimately led to negotiations with Israel and to peace " . |
| 4 | Ulster Unionist councillor Jim Rodgers , who said around 130 people had contacted him complaining of nausea and headaches , has described the airport 's response as ‘ exemplary ’ . |
| 5 | A mortgage valuation may be considered sufficient for a lending institution able to spread the risk across many loans , and which also has the benefit of the security of each borrower 's income as well as the property . |
| 6 | Well , with Mum 's income as well as Dad 's , and stretching things to the limit for the mortgage , I suppose it was a bit of a mansion , from a tramp 's viewpoint . |
| 7 | Former Otago and NZ wicketkeeper Watten Lees 's contract as coach had expired . |
| 8 | One of the problems is that these moult-sites are usually as far from man 's activities as possible , often near remote skerries , headlands or small uninhabited islands , and this necessitates the use of a boat in most cases . |
| 9 | Note was also taken , if regretfully , of the questionable conduct of our Legal Adviser de Palfrey — I even got my de back * — who had failed to justify his use of the Home Secretary 's delegated authority in the full knowledge that this was required of him by the secretly agreed Procedures Governing the Service 's Activities as Amended by etcetera , and in accordance with paragraph something of a deniable Home Office protocol . |
| 10 | The Group Environmental Policy Committee whose composition and objectivities are described below , is responsible for making recommendations to the Board regarding the Group 's activities as they impact on the environment and for implementation of approved courses of action . |
| 11 | Driving through the New York night , Bickle views the city 's excesses as diseases waiting to be wiped out . |
| 12 | ‘ How have you found us ? ’ the headmaster asked me — masochistically — one warm summer 's afternoon as we sat watching a cricket match . |
| 13 | The big broker even asked me , as I left his office , if I could recommend someone to design a programme that would let him keep track of his client 's accounts as he traded . |
| 14 | The Queen 's worry as to how the Dolls ' House opened was a perfectly reasonable one . |
| 15 | Tug had just one glimpse of the girl 's horror as her mouth and her eyes opened wide . |
| 16 | As the Code requires equality of treatment of shareholders this will usually mean that takeovers of UK public companies will fall within the exemption , which is an important concern to the target 's shareholders as they could become liable to pay up the shares in cash if the section is contravened . |
| 17 | Anthony Corris , the company 's marketing manager in the business communications division , mapped a vision of a British Telecom 's operations as they will be ‘ recognisable in 10 years time ’ . |
| 18 | After they had quarrelled , Gina lurked at a bend of the stairs and trod hard on Nigel 's foot as he came up . |
| 19 | It 's a terrible thing to say , but I think the lad may have pulled the iron over Damien 's foot as he let him go . ’ |
| 20 | Weedy guitars nervously brush at the hem of one 's robe as the singer evokes the force and passion of his discourse in a voice unintroduced to Mr Tune and Mr Singing Lesson , ‘ Do n't Slip Away ’ is the sort of record that will one day consume all of indiedom in its lolloping , lardy inertia . |
| 21 | A review in this month 's Health and Fitness magazine describes Cindy 's technique as ‘ atrocious ’ . |
| 22 | Dismissing Paisley 's support as ‘ a fascist organization masquerading under the cloak of religion … deluding a lot of sincere people … hell-bent on provoking religious strife in Northern Ireland ’ , he seemed unprepared for the reaction against him within his own party . |
| 23 | Persson dominated the first game and his venomous top spin attack proved too strong for even Chen 's defences as they were breached 21–8 but Chen held on to an even scoreline in the second game . |
| 24 | A suitable compromise is for both parties to rely on the opinion of a leading Queen 's Counsel as to whether or not and to what extent the purchaser 's claim is likely to succeed . |
| 25 | This warranty has arisen from US practice but in the UK the acquirer 's solicitors should check on the seller 's authorities as it is not usual practice for the solicitors of one party to render a formal legal opinion to another party , each party being expected to seek and rely on advice from its own solicitors . |
| 26 | Spain was still deeply divided by the war and the choice of its commemorative dates ( such as " Victory Day " , or 18 July ) for the announcement of important political decisions was a tactic frequently used by Franco , reminding people that it was the outcome of the war that had given him the power to alter the country 's course as he thought fit . |
| 27 | In the paragraph of which she complains I was briefly putting each side 's case as outlined to the inquiry . |
| 28 | Carrie had Nick 's case as well as her own and a carrier bag with a broken string handle . |
| 29 | Although the wife 's case as presented below had depended on establishing agency , the court expressed the view that that might not have been the correct test . |
| 30 | Despite the fact that Bill was in his mid-fifties and had a chronic heart condition , which meant he could only play for a maximum of five minutes a match , it was a good move on Fred 's part as the pub owned the cricket pitch at the rear and naturally , as captain , Bill felt obliged to hand it over to the club , and so ‘ The Tip ’ was born . |