Example sentences of "this [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Soccer David Lacey in the Eternal City on the hopes , fears and ephemera surrounding this afternoon 's World Cup lucky dip . |
| 32 | BRIGHTON : This afternoon 's debate about electoral reform is unlikely to lead very far , given the adamant opposition of the leadership . |
| 33 | Well we complete our look at the weekend 's First Division action with brief highlights of this afternoon 's Milwall versus Middlesbrough game . |
| 34 | I do detect a certain er levity here I would point out that it is now twenty five past nine and we still have n't this afternoon 's business . |
| 35 | His voice was brusque as he said , ‘ If you girls will excuse me I 'll return to my job of preparing for this afternoon 's horse trek . ’ |
| 36 | This afternoon 's meeting at Leicester was abandoned yesterday due to waterlogging . |
| 37 | This afternoon 's meeting at Huntingdon hangs in the balance after passing an inspection yesterday . |
| 38 | The £600,000 defender , a former ski-jumper , was granted his international transfer certificate moments after Anfield manager Graeme Souness had announced his squad for this afternoon 's match — his 100th in charge . |
| 39 | Despite Doolin 's diplomatic caution , however , City will go into this afternoon 's match very much the underdogs . |
| 40 | Keegan , though , declined to look beyond this afternoon 's match when he left St James 's Park with his 14-man squad yesterday . |
| 41 | Keegan , though , declined to look beyond this afternoon 's match yesterday . |
| 42 | Not only does Italy-Brazil represent many people 's ideal coupling for next summer 's World Cup final in Rome but this afternoon 's game also marks the first occasion the two countries have met since that afternoon seven years ago in Spain when the Italians dismissed Falcao , Zico , Junior et al , 3-2 on their way to winning the 1982 World Cup . |
| 43 | This afternoon 's game may answer some of these questions . |
| 44 | Times have changed dramatically for the county , but this afternoon 's game will determine the full extent of a well publicised revival . |
| 45 | His manager , Liam Brady , must decide this morning whether or not to bring the Englishman back into his plans for this afternoon 's game against Rangers . |
| 46 | So this afternoon 's news that Paul Getty is prepared to give a million pounds to help construct a building to house the mediaeval map and chained library has presented the townfolk here with yet another opportunity of keeping their heritage intact . |
| 47 | Whereas this afternoon 's letter is , unless I am very much mistaken , from Nine Turning Mirrors , the Grand Vizier . |
| 48 | School Lisburn became first time winners of the Lisnagarvey Six-A-Side Invitation Tournament after beating Newry High School 2–0 in this afternoon 's final at Blaris . |
| 49 | AT THE END of a week in which Eoin Jess 's splendid performance for Scotland against Malta turned the spotlight on the next generation of international footballers , Premier Division managers across the country yesterday indicated a willingness to add spice to this afternoon 's card by giving youth a fling . |
| 50 | TODAY being Armistice Day , it would be nice to think that this afternoon 's League programme can be completed without the police having to separate fighting footballers . |
| 51 | This gang 's work consisted of the manufacture and repair of all the different types of manually propelled vehicles , ie : platform trucks , various types of barrows , coffin carriers , invalid chairs , trucks for lame pigs , tricycle carriers , hand carts of all types , ambulance litters etc . |
| 52 | Saving the best fruit until last , our most enthusiastic comments have been reserved for this yacht 's performance under sail . |
| 53 | Whether racing or cruising , the most critical crew could not fail to be anything other than delighted with this yacht 's performance . |
| 54 | A fine example of superb German craftsmanship , this yacht 's design is timeless ; her flush teak deck gives you excellent working or lounging space . |
| 55 | Anyway , she went to she took this sister 's post in The Yale |
| 56 | Since a book by itself can not teach you to windsurf from scratch , this beginner 's section is a guide to be referred to . |
| 57 | A Masters Degree in African Studies is now being offered jointly by Centre d'Etude d'Afrique Noire at the University of Bordeaux and this University 's Centre of West African Studies . |
| 58 | A working party was set up last July to advise on this University 's contribution to IY , and one of its recommendations , approved by Senate at its meeting of November 18th , is that each Faculty should nominate a member of staff to ‘ shadow ’ some person employed at senior management level in local manufacturing industry , nominated through CRUM , in the course of the winter term . |
| 59 | It is this University 's view that selective payments to a minority are more likely to do damage by their divisiveness than to benefit the University by encouraging those who receive them . |
| 60 | Inwardly distraught but aware that sight of her grief would further gratify her husband 's butcher , she said with pride and defiance , said Bloody Clavers. retorted the widow , ‘ But how will you answer for this mornin 's work ? ’ |