Example sentences of "of [noun sg] the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Of course the supermarkets ' aim is to make fat profits and they are not really in the business of doing their customers favours . |
2 | In a significant change of emphasis the governors ' meeting on April 13-14 agreed to abolish the ceiling of 6 per cent of bank lending which could go to the former Soviet Union ( corresponding to the Soviet Union 's 6 per cent holding in the EBRD ) , and to allow up to 40 per cent of the EBRD 's lending to go to former Soviet republics . |
3 | Even in cases involving the interpretation of legislation the judges ' choices between competing or differential readings of the words of the statutory material involve judicial creativity or innovation . |
4 | Twelve-week-old poodle pups , with hair and ear mites , sold directly to , or even worse , given as presents to frail OAPs who were given no idea of the amount of care the dogs ' ears will need every two or three weeks for the rest of their 16 year lives ? |
5 | In the process of exploration the consultees ' expertise is supplemented by one another 's and the consultant 's , and in this way professional understanding and skills are extended . |