Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , although the Queen 's Park pitch looks to be true and lacking in pace , there must be serious concern about the South African batsmen . |
| 2 | The same conclusion would probably be reached if the tenant 's break notice had to be served before the last date for service of the landlord 's notice calling for a rent review . |
| 3 | Craig 's Vanguard Movement seemed to be making most of the running on the right wing of unionist politics and the DUP seemed to lack a clear policy direction . |
| 4 | The lack of ground cover and the convection current produced by the sun-heated exposed rock had resulted in little ground water and in reduced rainfall , so that the bulk of the island 's drinking water had to be transported by the ships arriving to collect phosphate . |
| 5 | Indeed , studies in America suggest that individual economists rarely beat consensus forecasts consistently over time : this year 's forecasting star tends to be next year 's duffer . |
| 6 | North American women 's but not men 's achievement motivation seems to be aroused more by non-competitive , affiliative stimuli , but this is not true in Brazil ( Maccoby and Jacklin 1974 , Gama 1985 ) . |
| 7 | Meanwhile another method of utilising livestock was explored : the preservation of slaughtered meat , by the traditional methods of salting and drying , by some sort of concentration ( Liebig 's meat extract began to be produced in the River Plate states in 1863 ) , by canning and finally by the decisive device of refrigeration . |
| 8 | In addition , the nursery 's policy statement had to be renegotiated , as had the recording and evaluation procedures . |
| 9 | Lending to individual borrowers in excess of 10 per cent of a bank 's capital base has to be notified to the Bank ; all exposures in excess of 25 per cent require prior notification . |
| 10 | NOT long ago Germany 's insurance industry seemed to be sinking under a Gallic invasion . |
| 11 | And of course what I want to know most of all is why Paul 's number plate happened to be in Lord Cumbermound 's stable . ’ |
| 12 | Despite the importance and extent of agriculture , nearly half of Britain 's food supply has to be imported . |
| 13 | The Echo 's science man has to be , hmm ? |
| 14 | CHESTER 'S tuberculosis scare appears to be over as the first results of tests on 500 children were released yesterday . |
| 15 | The fact that we are here again , just as keen to see the King 's Cross project coming into being , demonstrates clearly that the two schemes are and always have been separate . |