Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb -s] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bowers 's group has previously shown that distinct isomers — chains , single rings , double rings , shells and so on — of carbon cluster ions can be separated in a variant of gas-phase chromatography . |
| 2 | The artist 's body emerges actively resisting and struggling against the racist iconography that surrounds the imaging of the Asian woman . |
| 3 | But Lord Young 's behaviour has unnecessarily implied that the government has something to hide . |
| 4 | Despite a large Roman Catholic following and a Catholic convert , Phyllis Bowman , as its national director , the society 's leadership has always insisted that it is not — unlike its ally Pro-Life — a primarily Catholic organisation . |
| 5 | The church , which throughout the centuries , following Christ 's example has always felt that the obligation to serve the sick and suffering is an integral part of her mission ( Dolentium Hominum , n . |
| 6 | ‘ We all have to face the fact that Elinor 's life has suddenly changed and she will probably continue to deteriorate . ’ |
| 7 | Dr Spufford 's book has successfully demonstrated that the timing of this change depended in large measure upon the farming system and the social and economic structure of the communities that were affected . |
| 8 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 9 | Colin 's visit has now come and gone and was a great success . |
| 10 | The baby 's mother has since married and informs us that , at great expense , she has had our grandson 's name changed by Deed Poll to that of her new husband . |
| 11 | If the bride 's mother has subsequently remarried but is jointly hosting the occasion with the bride 's father : Mr Charles Brown and Mrs David Green … their daughter . |
| 12 | ‘ Mushtaq 's effectiveness has steadily declined as the tour has proceeded , ’ Jenkins unwisely observed before Mushtaq 's excellent bowling in both innings . |