Example sentences of "'s [adj] [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as he crouched there , quietly talking , so Doyle 's right hand suddenly clenched and unclenched . |
| 2 | On Feb. 14 the EC 's European Parliament again requested and the Commission on Feb. 20 agreed that the ECJ be asked for a new opinion on the agreement . |
| 3 | For the rest , the Queen 's private secretary merely asked whether Sir Harold was serious . |
| 4 | To get itself out of its self-dug hole , the Department of the Environment claimed that the 1981 study 's improved methodology simply showed that the 1971 and 1976 surveys had underestimated unfitness and disrepair . |
| 5 | There they could be near to RSSPCC centres where interviewing could take place ; and in those centres the Society 's social workers repeatedly interviewed and questioned the nine children they had taken away . |
| 6 | The 56-year-old king 's personal doctor also announced that Hussein is ‘ recovering very well . ’ |
| 7 | The famous Lloyd 's unlimited liability probably meant that Adam would also be declared bankrupt . |
| 8 | And Angela Hampel one of the GDR 's leading feminists now realises that while men and women were more or less equal in an impoverished communist society , in the capitalist West the great divide looms ever wider . |
| 9 | Whether the Ephesian disciples were Christians or not before Paul 's arrival — and the development of the story suggests that he finds they were not — Paul 's initial question still assumes that it is possible to be a believer in Jesus without receiving fully the Holy Spirit . |
| 10 | The Dodge 's superficial abilities simply crumble as speeds rise and road conditions become more challenging . |
| 11 | A stone 's throw from the Iraqi border post to the west of Khorramshahr , a senior officer of Iran 's Revolutionary Guard vigorously denied that his men , who swarmed around the area , were involved in what he called Iraq 's ‘ Islamic revolution ’ — which , he said , would one day ( ‘ God willing ’ ) succeed . |
| 12 | Souter 's relative anonymity also meant that his nomination received a muted reaction from most pressure groups — particularly those in favour of and opposed to abortion — most of whose spokespeople suggested that they would await a fuller disclosure of the judge 's views before commenting upon the suitability of his appointment . |