Example sentences of "['s] [coord] a [noun sg] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , even if we had a precise account of adult human knowledge of inside , support , and behind , we could not equate any part of this with a cat 's or a chimp 's knowledge simply by jettisoning those parts of it influenced by our linguistic representations . |
| 2 | Too much focus on the re-allocation competition risks understating the extent to which ownership and control changed by an irregular but continuing process of adjustment and negotiation with the ITA/IBA about the buying and selling of interests , either on the Authority 's or a franchise-holder 's initiative . |
| 3 | ‘ A man 's or a woman 's ? ’ asked Holmes . |
| 4 | " The essence of the historical process , " says Tamara Hareven in Family Time and Industrial Time , is the meeting between an individual 's or a group 's life history and the historical moment . |
| 5 | Nearly always some compromise can be reached with the vendor , depending on whether it is a buyer 's or a seller 's market , but at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you 've been through everything with a fine tooth comb , that you 've done the best you possibly can and know what you are letting yourself in for ! |
| 6 | It was also very beautiful , possessing an ivory horn like a unicorn 's and a peacock 's tail . |
| 7 | Or rather , showed that a woman 's and a man 's attitude to sex could henceforward be one and the same . |
| 8 | Their immediate neighbours were Joshua Burn , a grocer , at no. 6 , and James Bradnam , butcher , at no. 5 ; one can only hope that Mr. Bradnam kept his slaughterhouse at a decent distance from his retail premises — the very special aromas of a butcher 's and a grocer 's shop must have been enough to discourage many a potential guest at Miscellaneous Repos , without the sound of dying cries from butchered beasts . |
| 9 | They offer simultaneous operation of a local network connection and two serial ports plus a separate parallel port for network printing , and xEasy software to help manage installation , operation , and remote administration of the X-station ; xEasy encompasses a range of X-station-specific processes , scripts and software features designed to enhance the installation , operation and maintenance of X-Windows-based terminals from both a system administrator 's and a user 's viewpoints . |
| 10 | Because we had more money , we spent more money last time , we bought a erm a men 's and a lady 's watch and that went down a treat . |
| 11 | There was a public house named the Black Bull , a butcher 's , saddler 's and a shoemaker 's . |
| 12 | Below are a dry-cleaner 's and a watch-maker 's . |
| 13 | The thought came disappointingly too late , however , for at the moment of thinking it , she heard sounds from below ; and voices ; a man 's and a woman 's . |