Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For in a similar vein to the criminal ‘ enemy ’ , the researcher 's activities are across the bounds , a challenge to be taken on , attacked , and , destroyed or at least to be denied . |
| 2 | In the mid-1970s , it was seen by the Labour administration as part of a comprehensive strategy towards regional economic and physical development in that the SDA 's activities were to be mirrored in Wales by the Welsh Development Agency ( WDA ) and in England by the National Enterprise Board ( NEB ) . |
| 3 | N. W. Cusa 's ducks are like attractive wooden decoys . |
| 4 | For though it has been suggested that Minton 's attendance at Lehmann 's soirées was in part determined by his hope of work , he would also have been stimulated by the company he met . |
| 5 | Indeed , the House of Lords expressly approved the earlier judgment in Al Saudi Banque and Others v Clark Pixley ( 1989 ) 3 All ER 361 in which it was held that auditors did not owe a duty of care to a number of banks because it could not be established that the auditors knew either that the company 's accounts were to be shown to the banks or that the banks would rely on them in reaching decisions as lenders . |
| 6 | Capra 's parallels are between not hypotheses but concepts , for example the ch'i and the quantum field . |
| 7 | One of the most important of the island 's defences is against erosion or inundation by the sea . |
| 8 | One report described observers in Baghdad as surprised that what was expected to be Iran 's final offensive , taking in the Shatt island of Bovarian , began as a frontal assault against earthworks and water barriers east of Basrah where Iraq 's defences were at their most formidable . |
| 9 | Out of the office , Muriel 's preferences are for classical music , a quiet existence , with knitting , visiting the elderly and church on Sundays pretty well top of the list . |
| 10 | Mr. Burgess did not know that in fact the deceased 's investments were worth about £105,000 . |
| 11 | More , even , since they know what the Khedive 's sons are like . |
| 12 | Now the village 's secrets were to be revealed at last . |
| 13 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 14 | Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads . |
| 15 | So far as the privately rented sector was concerned , the government 's proposals were for the automatic decontrol of all dwellings with a rateable value over £40 in London and over £30 in the rest of England and Wales . |
| 16 | On the other hand , after seeing what he was doing with his electrified guitar , it is entirely possible that Mr Rossi 's aficionados are of the opinion that they are getting the best of both worlds . |
| 17 | George 's hours are in the pre-pack . |
| 18 | He looked as if the world 's tragedies were on his own doorstep and in a fit of hysteria Ruth supposed they were . |
| 19 | Ideal Home 's experts are on hand to give you advice on problems all around the house |
| 20 | Turnbull 's calls were of great interest to the government at the time any calls to him from Britain would be separated from the surrounding chaff and monitored . |
| 21 | The laibon 's fingers are like rolled-up tobacco leaves , crudely made cabbage cigars . |
| 22 | Helen 's fingers were in his hair . |
| 23 | Gloucesterahire 's roads are among the worst in Britain . |
| 24 | He 's looking to see whether his company 's products are on display , whether or not people notice them , buy them . |
| 25 | Monteverdi 's Vespers were of course quite exceptional , yet common Venetian and North Italian practices were better adapted to the expression of human emotion than of transcendental faith . |
| 26 | in London , John Nicoll , stressed that many of Yale 's plans are in their early stages but that some texts would undergo revision whilst others would probably be redone completely ; some classics would remain untouched . |
| 27 | But Mr Thomas said : ‘ Hamilton 's plans are in a greater stage of flux than any other . |
| 28 | But Mr Thomas said : ‘ Hamilton 's plans are in a greater stage of flux than any other . |
| 29 | Eleven months later the new Secretary of State said that he was equally committed to a very substantial expansion in student numbers , and stated that the government 's plans were for an increase of 50,000 by 1993 . |
| 30 | In this important respect , the Institute 's exams are in a stronger position than ever before , following the agreement of the firms with the largest numbers of students to provide nominees to examining positions on a planned basis ; and smaller firms have expressed support as well . |