Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the hotel I paid him in cash with a bonus and sent him on his way , and was in time to see Filmer 's backview receding into a dark-looking bar as I walked into the big central hall lobby . |
| 2 | Initially all Gehlen 's funding came from the CIA but later , in 1954 when the German Federal Republic was established as a sovereign state , Gehlen took over the running of the Federal German Intelligence Service . |
| 3 | Green 's molecules consists of a central tungsten atom to which are attached two five-atom carbon rings ( cyclopentane molecules ) and two hydrogen atoms . |
| 4 | The salesperson 's response depends upon his level of confidence . |
| 5 | AFHQ 's response came at 1857 hrs that afternoon [ KP 228 ] : " Agree all Yugoslav nationals in Eighth Army Area to be returned unless involves use of force , otherwise evacuation to Distone ( Italy ) in accordance with FX 77268 of 17 May . " |
| 6 | The British government 's response came in 1909 : the Morley-Minto reforms , named after the Secretary of State and the viceroy of the day . |
| 7 | Pa 's response comes in the flat voice I know , and fear , ‘ Talk properly , James . |
| 8 | Brenda 's response begins in overlap with the end of his turn , and begins in Creole , switching to London English only at the end . |
| 9 | Twenty years ago more than three quarters of the College 's income came in the form of a government grant . |
| 10 | Benjamin 's income came from any one or more of a series of sources , as we have seen : at times he earned wages as a silversmith or a clerk ; he also dabbled in the retail trade as a general salesman , and picked up some spare cash from his boarding houses . |
| 11 | In 1991 , only 50 per cent of the SCO 's income came from the box office , compared to an average of 69 per cent . |
| 12 | Lorna 's income derives from buying at trade and selling at retail price . |
| 13 | However , a couple 's income continued to be aggregated and any progress towards the effective ( rather than formal ) equal treatment of men and women was undermined by the introduction of the ‘ full-time exclusion clause ’ . |
| 14 | In a part of Chile where half the region 's income goes to 10 per cent of the population and a quarter of all the people regularly do n't have enough to eat , the day to day problems of scraping together an income are common . |
| 15 | Where a claimant 's income rises above the ‘ needs allowance ’ , tapers are applied so that , as income rises , the size of benefit falls in direct relation to the excess income over the needs allowance . |
| 16 | Suppose the firm 's income consists of a 50 per cent chance of £2000 and a 50 per cent chance of nothing . |
| 17 | Nearly 90 per cent of Burundi 's income comes from coffee , for instance . |
| 18 | The share of a person 's income paid in tax could be a flat percentage . |
| 19 | Despite this allusion to financial gentility , the truth was that Michael Joyce 's income derived from rented property , and from being general manager of the horse trams in Galway . |
| 20 | By increasing the proportion of the GP 's income derived from capitation fees from the average of 45 per cent to 60 per cent , GPs were encouraged to " compete " for more patients by offering higher standards of care . |
| 21 | In the end , both parties agreed on a payment of £200 , and Crawford 's contract came to an end . |
| 22 | Glasgow 's newest hotel , ‘ The Forum ’ chose Stoddard Mercia 's contract carpeting throughout the reception area and two restaurants on the ground floor . |
| 23 | Mr. Steed 's defence served on 16 April 1987 pleaded that the transfer was forged . |
| 24 | Moscovici 's defence refers to the destructive power of operational definitions to restrict intellectual advance . |
| 25 | Core 's defence relied on the claim that the materials were for artistic purposes , a defence recognised in British law . |
| 26 | AY 's defence centred around the claim that it only owed a duty of care to Alkar , as its auditor , and not to WG , even though it also audited the WG group accounts . |
| 27 | Laming 's defence hinged on his claims that Black was the backer for his plan to undermine racecourse betting and bookmaking in Britain with the stun gun device . |
| 28 | The basis of the debtor 's defence seems to be that the action is a fraud on the other parties to the contract to forbear from suing . |
| 29 | The Committee 's activities culminated in the summoning of a People 's Convention on 12 January 1941 . |
| 30 | Not only does the pattern of young people 's activities change over time , it also changes as they age . |