Example sentences of "'s [conj] is " in BNC.

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1 The comedian Dom De Luise makes an amusing enough Wazir , but his singing ca n't hold a candle to Richard Van Allan 's and is n't always exactly in tune .
2 Since he has been in Deerbolt , he has passed his GCSE 's and is now trying to get a place catering college when he gets out next year .
3 An orange strain was introduced in the early 1980 's and is quite readily available .
4 The Scottish Council has been estimating the value of Scottish manufactured exports since the early 1960 's and is the only organisation producing regular and comprehensive statistics on this aspect of Scottish economic activity .
5 The Scottish Council has been estimating the value of Scottish manufactured exports since the early 1960 's and is the only organisation in Scotland producing regular and comprehensive statistics on this aspect of Scottish economic activity .
6 The sale and purchase agreement is drafted by the vendor 's solicitors and not the purchaser 's and is often enclosed in the transmittal letter .
7 The colony has been established since the 1930 's and is gradually growing , but some of the original founders ( the birds I mean , not the humans ) are still around .
8 She won a Hodgson Graduate Scholarship at St. Hugh 's and is starting research in Medieval Icelandic Literature , hoping to do a D.Phil .
9 , as the English representative on the Executive Committee of the Medau Ring has been asked to speak on the history and development of the Society in England since the 30 's and is busy doing her homework .
10 Damp , cold , rot , decrepitude are as ‘ natural ’ in St Ann 's as is the smoky atmosphere : for all most people know , they have been sent by Providence and must be endured .
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