Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statement added that McGlinchey 's contract was immediately terminated once they learned who he was . |
| 2 | Oxford 's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour . |
| 3 | Some of Donaldson 's punting was shrewdly angled and flighted but the wings scarcely saw the ball . |
| 4 | Unfortunately though , Roebuck 's support was soon withdrawn as he got into financial difficulties and eventually was declared bankrupt in 1773 . |
| 5 | But even if Sheridan 's case was rightly decided and a ‘ conviction ’ in the narrower sense will support a plea of autrefois convict , that does not appear to me to lead to the conclusion that a ‘ conviction ’ in the narrower sense must end the power of the court to allow a plea to be changed . |
| 6 | Roh 's decision was also seen as marking a clear break in the increasingly tense relationship between himself and his designated heir , Kim Young Sam . |
| 7 | It is quite clear , and it is now admitted by the appellants , that the effect of the minister 's decision was merely to prove that this sum had belonged to the appellants ever since the vesting date . |
| 8 | Bannon 's resignation was also seen as increasing the difficulties of federal Prime Minister Paul Keating whose ALP government was recording poor popularity ratings and was due to face a federal election not later than May 1993 . |
| 9 | The tower 's foundations were solidly built and included several fragments of re-used architectural masonry . |
| 10 | Hilda 's jaw was firmly set and she did not open her mouth . |
| 11 | Following Paul 's route was easier said than done as there were so many confusing tracks . |
| 12 | Maggie 's heart was suddenly thumping as they slowly left the floor . |
| 13 | Rother 's woes were further compounded when Richard Whitmore Jones was injured in the first game and took no further part in the match . |
| 14 | wrote that Woods 's sportsmanship was never questioned and that drawn games were anathema to him ; he was always out to win . |
| 15 | Donna 's mind was still reeling but she reached for her handbag , pulling out the diary . |
| 16 | Whereas Sartre 's totality was never totalized because it was always still in process and could never be closed , Althusser 's totality is never totalizable because it is decentred and displaced in time . |
| 17 | Baxter 's subjects were remarkably varied and included sentimental treatments of religious and romantic themes , prints of typical London figures , and newsworthy events . |
| 18 | Darren 's car was reasonably priced when bought in July 1991 and evidently in clean and original condition . |
| 19 | Since most Western societies are liberal in outlook , cherishing the proposition that ‘ we 're all individuals ’ , it is not surprising that the early , uncompromising identification of sexism with women 's oppression was quickly challenged and replaced with the notion of individuals being oppressed by their restrictive sex roles . |
| 20 | Ian Stark once said of his great mount Murphy Himself that if Murphy 's ears were really pricked while they were going round a cross country course that he was probably out of control ! |
| 21 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 22 | Wade 's plan was immediately accepted and by the summer of 1725 he was back in Scotland with a new appointment , that of Commander of the Forces in North Britain . |
| 23 | Sonia 's deportation was only reversed because the Home Secretary used his discretion to consider the compassionate circumstances of her case . |
| 24 | The tinc benz and zinc oxide plaster treatment is the cornerstone of blister therapy ; however , the sergeant 's feet were so damaged that a layer of ‘ moleskin' had to be applied . |
| 25 | Labour 's manifesto was also launched and Mr. Kinnock promised to abolish the Community Charge immediately and replace it with a modified version of the old rates system based on ability to pay . |
| 26 | These included the Shiites , supporters of Ali , to whom Muhammad 's campaign was particularly slanted and with whom it proved especially successful in both Persia and Mesopotamia . |
| 27 | THE Queen Mother 's consultant was today deciding whether she should spend a second night in the hospital where she was taken with a throat problem . |
| 28 | Shop windows containing the Romanian dictator 's portrait were also smashed and vehicles overturned and set alight . |
| 29 | was represented by a greater number of compositions , and certainly Lambe 's work was well known and widely circulated . |
| 30 | Oppenheimer 's work was then rediscovered and extended by a number of people . |