Example sentences of "[noun sg] ['s] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SECURITY measures are set to be introduced at a borough 's schools following a spate of arson attacks which have caused £2m worth of damage . |
| 2 | All the association 's leaflets make extensive use of mdf , a fibreboard that handles like solid wood , and is stable and smooth on both sides . |
| 3 | Crawford was reported to be doing excellent work , but as the inter-provincial matches were cancelled as the war worsened , the association 's finances worsened too : the Coach 's Fund was now deeply in debt . |
| 4 | The association 's concerns have been backed by the National Rivers Authority who said in a letter : ‘ The site and building is on the flood plane of the River Eden and the flooding of the area and the building can not be discounted . ’ |
| 5 | One casualty of the war was the British Deaf & Dumb Association 's plans to celebrate its Jubilee year in 1940 . |
| 6 | But Parents for Safe Food are lending their support to the Soil Association 's efforts to ensure that by the year 2000 , 20% of our food will be organic . |
| 7 | During his four years in office the Association 'S branches numbered more than one hundred for the first time , and he was constantly visiting them and planning new ones . |
| 8 | The Association 's condolences have been sent to her family . |
| 9 | The Association 's calculations indicate that if wine bore duties at the spirits rate , wine imports to the UK would fall by £200 million per annum . |
| 10 | The horse 's hooves ringing clear ? |
| 11 | That morning , as he galloped along the ride between the trees in the Tiergarten , his horse 's hooves kicked up the powdered snow filling him with a fierce joy . |
| 12 | Now she was rattling along the empty streets , the horse 's hooves sounding sharp and crisp in the silence . |
| 13 | As they worked on in this way , the horse 's alarms became briefer , his paces slower , until eventually he dropped to a walk . |
| 14 | Cattle lowed , there was a jingle of harness and the rhythmic suck-slurp of a horse 's hoofs crossing muddy ground . |
| 15 | I went along to Tom 's yard to find out what the horse dentist actually does , how often he should attend and how the owner can tell if his horse 's teeth need further attention . |
| 16 | Prevention is better than cure and regular attention of the horse 's teeth prevents any unnecessary health problems or vices and will thus ensure a healthy and happy horse . |
| 17 | Horse 's teeth grow throughout their lives , and are continually worn by chewing . |
| 18 | However , most of us are aware of some of our horse 's efforts to communicate , and if we reward these efforts by understanding , the horse will gradually increase its communication with us . |
| 19 | See horse 's feet 's picked out properly before he goes out exercising and when he comes in exercise . |
| 20 | We need the horse to listen to us , but we must listen to it , be receptive to it , so that we can anticipate and offset the real possibility of a horse 's emotions becoming too extreme and consequently it being most uncooperative . |
| 21 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 22 | The contractor 's men refused to pass the picket or go onto the site until the issue was peacefully settled . |
| 23 | All this increased activity , the shelling and mortaring , with the German counter attacks on the Brigade 's positions increasing . |
| 24 | But then , Moray 's friends began to talk about me and Riccio . |
| 25 | As already mentioned , we find that the heads of agreement act as a useful instruction to the lawyers , since the terms convey the intentions of the principals and deal with many of the theoretical and technical points that each side 's lawyers feel duty bound to raise . |
| 26 | I am sure that his side 's performances have exceeded his expectations purely because of the manner in which the rugby has been played . |
| 27 | The home side 's troubles started when they lost three key players in quick succession in the opening session to completely disrupt their pre-match tactics . |
| 28 | St Edward 's were powerful up front but the Berkshire side 's backs held the key , their tries being scored by Dominic Cannon , James Wyke and Matthew Scott , with Richard Butland kicking a conversion and a drop goal . |
| 29 | Master Robin was sometimes queer , withdrawn by himself , alone in a corner , his hare 's eyes starting from his head . |
| 30 | A classical physicist can decide at the beginning of an experiment to call that electron over there A and this one over here B. Subsequently they may interact and go through all sorts of complicated convolutions , but because he can in principle follow the motion the classical physicist 's labels have an abiding significance . |