Example sentences of "[det] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , it 's wise to think of each term 's tuition fees as costing from £1300 to £1600 ( prices current in 1989/90 ) . |
| 2 | These describe in some detail each department 's spending plans , its aims and objectives and various output measures against which performance is assessed . |
| 3 | The raison d'être for W5A030 in the first place was that Mercedes ' transmission engineers prefer continuously variable transmission to anything else . |
| 4 | Mutual distrust in Germany had , it is clear , bred a situation in which each side 's peace proposals had no chance of being accepted by the other . |
| 5 | John Prescott , Labour 's transport spokesman , made a blistering attack on the Government 's under-investment in rail , and promised that Labour 's transport policies would be geared to preventing environmental damage . |
| 6 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 7 | Our photographer Roger Phillips found some dryad 's saddle fungi growing outside the kitchen window . |
| 8 | To approach it informally , suppose that we spend time and arrive at a thorough understanding of the ordinary operation of this Citroen 's windscreen wipers . |
| 9 | The Company is committed to continuing to supply around half Scotland 's electricity needs , which means a new power station to take over from Hunterston B when it finally shuts down . |
| 10 | Atlas Converting Equipment jumped 60 to 585p , buoyed by some directors ' share purchases . |
| 11 | Geoff Boycott is one of an 11-strong coaching team assembled by the England manager , Micky Stewart , to help prepare this winter 's touring sides to West Indies and Zimbabwe . |
| 12 | Some people expect that in a few decades ' time youngsters will learn from their home tutor computers and rarely , if ever , have contact with a human teacher . |
| 13 | Dr Rydell 's car was fitted with a bat detector tuned to this bat 's echolocation calls , enabling individuals to be located up to 50 metres away . |
| 14 | It intends to use its contacts with architects , builders , joiners , electricians etc to provide a building and hopefully also assist in raising income for the first few years ' running costs . |
| 15 | The epilogue to this evening 's survival devotions was , strange as it may seem , exactly as I should have expected it to turn out , I do not remember when I missed — or at what stage — my flight engineer , but when I returned to camp and was literally wallowing in what the High Master at Command had to say to me . |
| 16 | When asked what happened , 62% said they were touched in a sensual way ; 42% experienced someone touching their sex organs ; 33% were masturbated ; 28% were forced to show their sex organs to another person ; 25% were shown another person 's sex organs ; 24% touched another person 's sex organs ; 21% were talked to about sex in an erotic way ; 21% were shown pornographic material ; 16% took part in oral sex ; 10% were flashed at in a public place ; 5% were involved in sexual intercourse ( sometimes including anal sex ) ; and 3% were involved in kissing in a sensual way . |
| 17 | When asked what happened , 62% said they were touched in a sensual way ; 42% experienced someone touching their sex organs ; 33% were masturbated ; 28% were forced to show their sex organs to another person ; 25% were shown another person 's sex organs ; 24% touched another person 's sex organs ; 21% were talked to about sex in an erotic way ; 21% were shown pornographic material ; 16% took part in oral sex ; 10% were flashed at in a public place ; 5% were involved in sexual intercourse ( sometimes including anal sex ) ; and 3% were involved in kissing in a sensual way . |
| 18 | The title of the book is a translation of this god 's opening words ‘ Parlay Cheval Ole ’ when he ‘ mounts ’ or possesses someone . |
| 19 | It is , however , harder to explain purely in the context of the theory of contestable markets why some firms ' eurobond operations have continued to be successful while others have been unable to establish themselves , why there has been no significant decline in market concentration over time despite continual new entry , and why profitability has declined so steeply . |
| 20 | Please can you tell me where I may purchase some dog 's tooth violets . |
| 21 | And some dreams , I 'm not saying Katherine 's is , I 'm sure it is n't , but , but some people , some people 's anxiety dreams are of that kind . |
| 22 | Some people 's behaviour changes after they have suffered a stroke . |
| 23 | How it was then : this month 's currency conversions |
| 24 | This month 's currency conversions |
| 25 | According to a report in this month 's Modem Railways an all-electric tilt will replace the present hydraulic system . |
| 26 | This month 's test cars — the BMW 518i and the Mercedes Benz 190E 1.8 — are the latest variations of popular model ranges . |
| 27 | She would n't know how to use a real weapon ( fnar fnar ) , so they sent me a to sharpen my axe on this month 's adventure offerings . |
| 28 | Colourful facts in this month 's Fishkeeping Answers |
| 29 | At this month 's meeting members were also entertained with a slide show and talk about the volcanic eruption at Mount Helena in the United States . |
| 30 | ‘ No-one should be fooled by the small fluctuation in this month 's unemployment figures as they are being claimed by the Government themselves as possibly erratic . |