Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Suddenly a clearance found Bastin , who sped up-field to exploit City 's depleted defence and join forces with Lambert , the only other red shirt in the opposition 's half . |
| 2 | In more than one crunch game when the pressure was off and the ball was in the opposition 's half , Frank would climb on to the bar and endear himself to the Celtic faithful by pretending to sleep on the woodwork . |
| 3 | Yo whose card 's this ? |
| 4 | Whose card 's this ? |
| 5 | Whose card 's this ? |
| 6 | And you come over the bridge and the toll 's this side of it . |
| 7 | To dismiss what happened as the Labour Party merely showing its true colours , does not explain why Labour actually supported legislation which was immediately condemned by many who were considerably to the right of Labour 's quite-right-enough Deputy Leader , Roy Hattersley . |
| 8 | My drawing 's enough crap cos I I was buzzed when I was doing that . |
| 9 | well what good 's that gon na do , he must of told |
| 10 | As an example , property insurance is cheaper than liability insurance , so that it makes more sense , for instance , for a site-owner to insure against the fire risk of a fire caused by an installer , under fire insurance , than it does for the installer to insure against liability for causing the same risk , under a public liability or contractor 's all risks policy . |
| 11 | What programme 's this ? |
| 12 | Michaela 's all set to join the BBC programme The Really Wild Show , the popular wildlife series for kids . |
| 13 | Mm , it banks up the other side banks up the other side you see and then once the pond 's all in you sort of landscape it all down and you use it as a rockery , I want the |
| 14 | High Tea 's more of an event with Farley 's Tea Timers . |
| 15 | Freda said : ‘ You 'll still go to the lawyer 's this afternoon ? ’ |
| 16 | Yes it 's what pantomime 's all about . |
| 17 | ‘ Now wot sort of talk 's that , Mr Eddy ? |
| 18 | The roof 's all tree-roots , you know , and of course the tree outside keeps the rain from coming through . |
| 19 | They are to take granddad 's this afternoon . |
| 20 | The car 's all yours , Slick . |
| 21 | What car 's that one then do you know ? |
| 22 | No that 's mummy 's that one . |
| 23 | Well who 's fault 's that ? |
| 24 | nobody 's ate them , whose fault 's that ? |
| 25 | 'What 's that ? ’ |
| 26 | And me rent 's all off now . |
| 27 | Now the enemy 's all deflated and dead , I feel like all my friends and all the artists were like little pygmies and we 've been trying to kill this elephant all these years with little arrows , and finally tonight … |
| 28 | What chapter 's this ? |
| 29 | A few days later , Charles thought fleetingly of the Superintendent 's little shock and the blackbird singing away as if he was just making a bad joke . |
| 30 | In his valley the ploughing 's started and , because his family 's small , no one could be spared to come with him to help him fetch his wood and water — and although the water 's nearby , the firewood 's half a day away . |