Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] takes a " in BNC.

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1 The University Women 's Club takes a special interest in overseas students ' wives and families .
2 Spender ( 1982 ) believes that women 's thinking takes a special subjective form that can not be formalized in men 's language .
3 Line 's paper takes a slightly different approach , estimating ( in 1983 ) the average cost of an inter-library borrowing to a requesting library in UK to be approximately £4 , and the average price of a book to be £10 plus £7 or £8 for acquisition and processing , and therefore deducing it to be cheaper to make five borrowings of a title before purchase .
4 Zhivkov 's image takes a tumble .
5 Jack holding Lucky Jim , his mascot , whilst Twinkle Toe , Brown 's mascot takes a well earned rest .
6 Needless to say , an attempt to destroy a country 's ecosystem takes a toll in much more than trees and reedbeds , and the fact that Vietnam has any wildlife left at all may seem remarkable .
7 Mr Baker 's party takes a different view ; they 've only to explain to the public how we 're going to succeed if we do n't invest in our own future , in our education and training and in good social services for our people , because I do n't see how it can be done .
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