Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Channel Four 's funding structure was , perhaps , the most radical feature of the service . |
| 2 | London 's rail system was transformed with the opening of the Snow Hill tunnel , providing a through link from Bedford to Brighton via King 's Cross Midland and Blackfriars . |
| 3 | Yet when the project was launched in 1985 , Darlington 's rail corridor was filled with derelict buildings , rubble and rubbish a view of the town enjoyed by seven million travellers every year . |
| 4 | Fewer people have a car and half of Britain 's rail freight is unloaded here . |
| 5 | But with defence spending already falling away ( this year 's defence budget is 7–8% in real terms below last year 's ) , the chance looks bleak . |
| 6 | In 1990 Hungary 's defence budget was reduced by 30 per cent in real terms and as a result the Hungarian Army , 106,000 strong in 1988 , was to be reduced to 80,000 by 1991 . |
| 7 | Collor 's defence lawyers also confirmed that they would not call Farias ( who had been widely expected to turn on Collor , since Collor 's defence evidence was expected to centre around directing all the blame at him ) . |
| 8 | An RAF base which had been due to close next year as part of the Government 's defence cuts is stay open and be taken over by the army . |
| 9 | First , Europe 's defence needs are already satisfactorily met by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation , which is inherently more effective than any alternative because it includes the transatlantic nations . |
| 10 | Johnstone 's defence lawyer was none other than Joe Beltrami , champion of the legal underdog and a lawyer who enjoyed a virtual monopoly on Scotland 's most controversial court-cases . |
| 11 | That is why the Opposition 's defence policy is incredible . |
| 12 | A rise in people 's money balances is no longer an indication of a future burst of spending . |
| 13 | Being Labour 's money man is never easy , even when the party is still in opposition and you are as persuasive as Mr Smith . |
| 14 | John of Anagni threatened to lay an interdict on France if Philip did not come to terms with Henry , but Philip was unmoved and observed that the legate 's money bags were obviously full of English silver . |
| 15 | All of Johnson Matthey 's money borrowings are in foreign currency to finance the groups overseas subsidiaries . |
| 16 | In fact the main component of a country 's money supply is not cash but deposits in banks and other financial institutions . |
| 17 | If this has to be conceded , the other side 's bargaining position is greatly strengthened . |
| 18 | Moda'i 's bargaining position was greatly weakened when one of the five Liberals , Avraham Sharir , struck a separate deal with Peres to vote with Labour . |
| 19 | In a situation of massive rural underemployment and considerable urban unemployment , this ensured that labour 's bargaining power was minimal and that Russian wages were extremely low . |
| 20 | Even after the Independent 's uncritical puff for what it had learned from ‘ high-level sources ’ , America 's trial balloon was slow to take off . |
| 21 | All de Pomiane 's vegetable dishes are interesting , freshly observed . |
| 22 | But Mr Major 's parting message was blissfully confident . |
| 23 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
| 24 | Elena 's parting words are ringing in my ears . |
| 25 | A few yards away , the food dispenser 's sensor light was on as it scanned the crowd for likely clients . |
| 26 | The only other staffer at London 's Shell Centre is editorial assistant George Phillips , who has to divide his time between Shell World and other publications . |
| 27 | Right : With an unusual hoop-back Regency design , the Greenwich armchair from Barnsley House 's Winterthur collection is a must for those looking for sturdy yet stylish garden furniture . |
| 28 | Later the park 's bowling pavilion was ransacked , fire extinguishers let off and keys went missing . |
| 29 | Among the last year 's award winners were Sally Gunnell , Linford Christie , the Speaker of the House of Commons , Betty Boothroyd , Roy Castle , Linda Chalker and Dan Maskell . |
| 30 | Mr Hill said Bond 's board term was not over so the meeting could not vote on removing him . |