Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [vb -s] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The user 's acceptor represents the users and approves the specifications from the users ’ point of view before construction starts , and the user will use the operational system .
2 Pat 's sketch offers the dimensions used on Carole and Alan 's winning kite .
3 As AT&T 's Bob Kavner , soon to be USL 's erstwhile chairman , says Novell 's purchase takes the emotions out , leaving people to get on to the real issues .
4 The children 's club keeps the youngsters happy most mornings with sports , videos and competitions , leaving Mum and Dad to soak up the sun around the pool or make use of the sports facilities ranging from the relaxing to the exacting .
5 The generalized form of Hooke 's law relates the components of infinitesimal strain and the components of stress defined with respect to the undeformed coordinates by the linear tensor equation and its inverse
6 Lotka 's Law relates the numbers of authors , f , to the numbers of papers they publish , y , to establish productivity figures .
7 The theatre 's director says the cuts are bound to affect the quality of their productions .
8 The purpose of the Commission , obviously , is to determine whether or not the conduct of a society 's business meets the intentions of the Act .
9 From here , the notion that the husband 's jealousy requires the lovers to perform a fabliau trick is made explicit ( 3294 – 302 ) , after which Nicholas takes up his psaltery , excitedly making music as he mentally rejoices in his conquest and the promise of sexual delight it holds ( 3305 – 6 ) .
10 To complete my review of the soft ware , this month 's article explores the facilities provided by the program for the creation and manipulation of colour patterns .
11 In the polling booth your mind 's eye sees the deductions on the payslip more vividly than the hospital queues .
12 Moreover , the stereotype of women 's behaviour stresses the differences between ‘ all women ’ and ‘ all men ’ at the expense of exploring differences among women , or even the possibility that factors other than gender itself may be important in explaining supposed differences .
13 USL 's suit asks the courts to oblige UC Berkeley to abide by its license from USL .
14 The hotel 's sommelier records the origins of the wines in a large book , where guests can add their own comments and those who select a special vintage from one of the great chateau have their names inscribed in copper .
15 Taylor said last night : ‘ I think Ferdinand 's selection answers the questions about Hateley 's international future . ’
16 A computer analysis of Gallup 's figures gives the Tories 314 seats ( 12 short of an overall majority ) , Labour 297 , the Liberal Democrats 16 and others 24 .
17 Bulldog Peter is n't fussy what it is — but City 's player-boss knows the natives are getting restless .
18 A blooming career : Gloucester 's captain joins the Flowers of Scotland :
19 The son 's arrival makes the tenants think that the owner is dead and that the son has come to claim his inheritance .
20 Tolkien 's book celebrates the virtues of the common Englishman under heroic strain .
21 IT IS grimly appropriate that as Mrs Thatcher 's star wanes the fortunes of the advertising agency which shot her to stardom should also crumble .
22 The infant 's brain records the results of this modification and gradually ‘ constructs ’ a model of reality on that basis .
23 Above all , Alice Thornton 's autobiography suggests the tensions between her strong-minded , independent personality and the allotted role of a seventeenth-century woman .
24 As we have observed with Richard III , the power gained by the deceiver 's simulatio makes the dupes seem naïve or silly — ‘ Relenting fool , and shallow-changing woman ! ’ was Richard 's parting comment on Queen Elizabeth .
25 In isolation , Williamson 's discussion neglects the effects of organizational changes on distribution and monopoly power .
26 The 14 year old 's solicitor insists the magistrates had no option but to impose a supervision order , but he ca n't guarantee that he wo n't reoffend .
27 The part of the sun 's energy absorbed by the earth 's atmosphere creates the winds and the waves on the sea .
28 The National Association of Boys ' Clubs refutes the allegations attributed to Miles Atkinson , the vice-chairman of the Durham Association of Boys ' Clubs , contained in the article .
29 The Ks ' story illustrates the pitfalls which lie in the way of practical implementation .
30 The 1992 edition of the CIA 's Directory of products and buyers ' guide marks the chemicals subject to controls , and the Home Office has welcomed this ‘ at a glance ’ guide .
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