Example sentences of "'s [noun] [noun sg] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Formula specially made for bottle-fed babies with a cow 's milk allergy is based on soya beans and should not be given without talking to your doctor or health visitor first . |
| 5 | Video pictures of the raid on the Cancer Research Institute at Oxford 's Churchill hospital were released to the Press by the Animal Liberation Front in July 1991 . |
| 6 | Metro Link 's Metro-X server is priced at $300 and ATI graphics Ultra boards cost $600 for the 512K and $700 for the 1Mb board . |
| 7 | Much of last week 's fiction space was given to a novelist who , to judge by his picture , certainly will not see 40 again , Louis Begley . |
| 8 | They also insist on a high level of quality — the fact that clothing from Benjamin Simon 's Lees factory is sold in Dior 's Paris flagship store is proof that their quality control works . |
| 9 | I considered I had had a sheltered upbringing — perhaps ‘ genteel ’ is nearer the mark — but she came from the world of country weekends , day and night nurseries , nannies , and never having to worry about where next week 's housekeeping money was coming from , or having to do the washing up . |
| 10 | Lee 's inauguration ceremony was marred by protests over his unexpected nomination on May 2 of a former senior general , Hau Pei-tsun , as Premier . |
| 11 | John Wood Group PLC 's £1,000 commission was awarded to Andrew Braidwood and his piece entitled Hamburg was purchased for display in John Wood House . |
| 12 | It 's inevitable that a fish photographer like MAX GIBBS of Oxford 's Goldfish Bowl is entranced by the gorgeous colours of Fairy Wrasse . |
| 13 | Manchester United 's Gary Pallister is teamed with Tony Adams in the centre of defence as mistake-plagued Walker pays the penalty for an alarming dip in form over the past year . |
| 14 | Ershad 's resignation announcement was greeted with scenes of wild jubilation in Dhaka where hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in celebration . |
| 15 | At present approximately 50 per cent of the SSL 's purchase grant is spent on periodicals ; this proportion will rise annually as prices increase without a matching increase in the purchase grant . |
| 16 | Warlock 's Capriol Suite is played with much vigour and strength , and in Elgar 's Introduction and Allegro the work 's ebb and flow is beautifully caught in an attractively spacious and flexible performance . |
| 17 | William Shooter 's blackmail scheme was described by the judge , Lord Allanbridge , as ‘ a calculated , carefully planned and shocking crime ’ . |
| 18 | Heathcoat-Amory 's election budget was followed in 1960 by the ‘ stop ’ measures of credit restriction and high interest rates . |
| 19 | The Curaçao island government 's budget deficit was estimated at NAFl96.8 million for 1990 . |
| 20 | Since wealth is the source of the individual 's present and future incomes , we can say that the position of the individual 's budget line is determined by his wealth and its slope is determined by the rate of interest . |
| 21 | We have to report that Friday night 's domino handicap was won by Ian Mangles , who beat Les Thompson ( the chairman 's dad ) in the final . |
| 22 | Ben Hur 's chariot race was re-enacted around the Roman Wall , too neatly preserved in Wallsend Park . |
| 23 | So far as one can judge , the women 's resistance movement was formed towards the end of June 1910 , that is while talks were still inconclusive , and before the events reported above led the management of Neill 's and Morrison & Gibb 's to sign the memorial . |
| 24 | The women 's resistance movement was inhibited by its own willingness to accept an undervalued estimate of women 's work , whatever the actual work process . |
| 25 | The magistrates ' court at Fleetwood , Lancashire , was told that metal boxes used by BNFL 's Harwell plant were found in a scrapyard in Liverpool . |
| 26 | THIS YEAR THE SOCIETY 'S Easter course is moving to yet another venue ; this time it will be held at Bath University and will run from Wednesday lunchtime to Sunday afternoon with time allowed for sightseeing in the beautiful City of Bath or the surrounding countryside . |
| 27 | 1.55:NICKY Henderson 's Bally Clover was backed off the boards before landing a comfortable success at Cheltenham , and is likely to be well supported again this afternoon . |
| 28 | Norwich and Cambridge were reached ; Clydeside 's £85million showpiece was completed with the linking up of Largs and Ardrossan Harbour to the main Ayrshire system ; and the Great Northern system was extended north to Huntingdon and Peterborough . |
| 29 | The Dorchester crowd that sought to rescue the Pretender 's effigy from being burnt by the Dissenters on George I 's coronation day were encouraged by a certain gentleman who gave them half a hogshead of beer . |
| 30 | The club 's accounting policy is to deal with expenditure and receipts for player transfers through the p&l account . |