Example sentences of "[adj] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half a minute 's not very long . |
| 2 | For many years , as a result of the reduction in the flow of the Painswick Stream coupled with the silting up of the mill pond , this had been used on a 50:50 basis with a gas engine , sufficient water only being available for half a day 's working . |
| 3 | half a day 's out |
| 4 | Oh tha so it 's only half a day 's ever ? |
| 5 | That I think is half a programme and while that might erm while that might appeal to er members of the Liberal party , half a cake 's better than none . |
| 6 | Such a thing 's never heard of nowad days I do n't think . |
| 7 | And how much a month 's that one ? |
| 8 | Is that a Longman 's one ? |
| 9 | When it comes to giving your consent to a girl who 's not yet reached her majority , sure a father 's every right to make one or two conditions , now would n't you say ? ’ |
| 10 | it 's all a survey 's a survey in n it ? |
| 11 | Then disaster struck for the second time when he pulled a tendon in his left leg , an injury that has ended many a greyhound 's racing career . |
| 12 | That main A road 's it 's to Tavistock . |
| 13 | Agnes dived into one of the last a pharmacist 's with tall free-standing shelves . |