Example sentences of "[be] [prep] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The net result is that there is no more reason to believe that our brains are like a cat 's than there is to believe that they are like a rat 's . |
| 2 | ‘ I was thinking that whenever I 've been into a student 's flat there was a different atmosphere … a lot of things pinned up on the walls , for instance posters mostly … ’ |
| 3 | He had been in a children 's home |
| 4 | Its head is like a camel 's , its horns like a deer 's , its eyes like a hare 's , its ears like a bull 's , its neck like a snake 's , its belly like a clam 's , its scales like a carp 's , its claws like an eagle 's , and its paws like a tiger 's … |
| 5 | I mean I could get this whole place so tidy and the kids come home from school and it 's like a bomb 's exploded and nothing 's appreciated about it , whereas if you 're decorating or teaching children there 's something always gained out of it … as far as actual housework goes , I do n't see how anyone can like it . |
| 6 | His touch was like a doctor 's , firm and impersonal . |