Example sentences of "'s [noun] [to-vb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My original programme included the week 's Workshop in Jaipur and two lectures in Delhi , but in fact I found myself with many more professional engagements than this , through the Indian habit of ‘ cashing in ’ on one 's presence to arrange last minute lectures and seminars , and the Indian tendency to solicit one 's opinion of personal research , of Ph.D . |
| 2 | When the hotel only had one toilet , it was the board master 's privilege to have first use every morning . |
| 3 | Some senior shadow Cabinet members believe it would be better if Mr Kinnock delayed his departure until later this year , allowing the debate on the party 's future to unfold first . |
| 4 | Jon Marchant , Granada 's sponsorship controller , was a principal negotiator on the PowerGen deal and is drawing up ITV 's plan to put next year 's World Cup sponsorship out to tender . |
| 5 | It is still more usual for the husband 's name to come first when signing Christmas cards , eg John and Jane rather than Jane and John , and the surname should be added if they are being sent to slight acquaintances . |
| 6 | With such constructive criticism , and the possibility of a separate prize for quasi-official organisations dependent on government grants , it is worth every charity 's while to enter next year 's awards . |
| 7 | Anti-narcotics agents see the arrests as test cases in the government 's efforts to curb next year 's harvest , which provides Britain with 80 per cent of its heroin supply . |
| 8 | It is the Opposition 's choice to confine next week 's debate to Ravenscraig and north Lanarkshire . |
| 9 | Nos. 11E , l8E and 20E were available for Cohen 's men to inspect first at Thornton Heath depôt and the others in store at Brixton Hill depôt where all were to be broken up . |
| 10 | I have been speaking to him on the phone and we have decided that it would be in everyone 's interest to postpone First Holy Communion until the last Sunday of term , July 15th . |