Example sentences of "['s] total [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1980s such asset-liability reviews are assisted by computerised accountancy systems which can present information on a bank 's total exposure by country or customer on a daily basis . |
| 2 | The two main actors create a reflective , needy relationship together made all the more poignant by the airman 's total lack of English and Jones 's zilch German so that they communicate haltingly and stiltedly , mirroring the route of their hesitant trust . |
| 3 | Midge 's total lack of emotion prevented him from sharing his own grief with her and he found that unbearable . |
| 4 | Cleveland 's total bill for school vandalism over the last 12 months rocketed after an arson attack on Greengates School , Redcar , when £800,000 worth of damage was caused . |
| 5 | A system of ‘ pack years ’ , which quantified the smoking volunteer 's total level of smoking , was also developed . |
| 6 | By the late S the CNES annual budget still hovered just below I billion dollars , but this relatively modest sum represented over 40 per cent of Europe 's total expenditure on space . |
| 7 | Consider someone 's total state of consciousness at a particular moment , comprising various perceptual experiences , thoughts , imaginings , feelings and so forth . |
| 8 | The report , the result of a three year survey and third in a series named Seabirds at Sea , found that more than half of the world 's total number of breeding pairs of Manx shearwater , puffin , gannet and black guillemot live off the west coast of Scotland and in the Irish Sea . |
| 9 | All the fresh water in the world 's lakes and streams represents barely 0.01 per cent of the earth 's total store of water , which is mainly saline . |
| 10 | All the fresh water in the world 's lakes and streams represents barely 0.01 per cent of the earth 's total store of water , which is mainly saline . |
| 11 | Another example of their do-it-yourself attitude to touring is the band 's total control of merchandise . |
| 12 | Will my hon. Friend confirm the Government 's total commitment to adult education and its comparative cheapness in providing excellent courses for so many people ? |
| 13 | As sprinter Mike MacFarlane said of his parents ' total lack of encouragement : ‘ It was 'cause they had n't got the time to think about it . ’ |
| 14 | Yet what was striking about the open meeting to discuss the plan that was held on May 25th in London 's Albert Hall was the names ' total loss of confidence in Lloyd 's leadership . |