Example sentences of "[noun prp] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she arrived at Lynx some hours later she found that the door to the office was propped open , and as soon as she entered she understood the reason . |
| 2 | Since the murderous excursions of Jack the Ripper in London 's East End some years ago , the patrolling of streets on both sides of the river had been strictly enforced , particularly on foggy nights . |
| 3 | They had barely exchanged a word since Joshua had cross-examined Harvey some months ago — at John MacGregor 's request — in search of Emma Kerr 's killer . |
| 4 | Sefton lost five wickets cheaply , but a last wicket stand of 59 between Rob Houghton ( 29 ) and Stuart Wade ( 20 ) , caused Wallasey some problems before they were all out for 176 with Wallasey 's 16-year-old young leg spinner David Miles taking 5–99 . |
| 5 | His failure to gain much of Bavaria in 1778–79 , to exchange the whole electorate for the Austrian Netherlands some years later ( see pp. 303–5 below ) , or to achieve real military success against the Turks in the war of 1788–90 , undoubtedly did a good deal to increase the difficulties he faced within his own dominions . |
| 6 | I got to get Matt some sweets . |
| 7 | The Corrado also comes out on top for its firm and consistent braking — the Calibra 's pedal has an excess of free travel before anything happens — but the overly heavy servo action loses the VW some points . |
| 8 | Professor Chew attended the graduation of his niece at Stirling some years ago when she obtained a degree in Management Science — and from all accounts they are both Stirling enthusiasts . |
| 9 | But undoubtedly he was right on the mark when he wrote in his essay on Thomas Parnell some words which might aptly be applied to many writers at present being collected : |
| 10 | The Kleibers had come over from Germany some years before the war , and settled in Poplar . |
| 11 | I appreciate that outdoor water is usually cold and , having been on a canoeing course at Plas-y-Brenin some years ago , I know how cold the Conwy is in April . |
| 12 | Yes I mean er when I s er you know when I was on the Q E Two and was chatting with a fella and er he , they 'd been , he 'd obviously been cruising before and was on this cruise and er they were going on the er another Cunard ship a few months later , and it turned out that he was a hotelier who 'd bought a hotel in Swanage some years ago , I think he 'd had about seven bedrooms when he bought it and he gradually extended it , I forget how many he did tell me , and then he had a bit of a heart er attack and er his doctor told him to , you know , well if I were you I 'd just pack in your job which he did and that was about fifteen years ago he was I du n no if he was eighty or he was approaching eighty if he was n't and was in pretty good form , he was dancing , and er , you know , I mean there money 's no object . |
| 13 | When we got to my house , I gave Man Friday some trousers , and I made him a coat and a hat . |
| 14 | In May 1337 a splendid embassy left for the Low Countries ; by a mixture of economic bribery ( in the form of direct subsidies , the promise of wool , or important trading concessions ) it won Edward some allies . |
| 15 | Compaq has set UnixWare some milestones to meet over the coming months . |
| 16 | He had wanted to make the £1,000 target but hopes that he can raise the balance when he runs in the Luton and Brussels half marathons — and possibly the New York marathon — later this year . |
| 17 | ‘ Against Blackburn on Saturday some areas of the ground were very quiet . |
| 18 | Not surprisingly , Aldhelm was to describe Caedwalla some years after as ‘ renowned in war and arms … a powerful occupant of the throne ’ . |
| 19 | Chanel 's legendary studio is now occupied by Lagerfeld and the same people from the photographic sitting with the addition of Gilles Dufour , Lagerfeld 's long-time right-hand man at Chanel , various Chanel employers such as Victoire de Castellane , in charge of accessories , and the British Kirsten Woodward who has made Lagerfeld 's hats since he discovered her on a lightning trawl through Hyper Hyper some years ago . |
| 20 | There are a couple of the procedures now that in the light of this morning 's discussion that I think I can certainly circulate what are done , but they wo n't in , by any means now be final , and I also received this morning from Richard some discussions . |
| 21 | Or maybe he 'd given the McHoans some bits and pieces of furniture . |
| 22 | At Giza some stones fell from the Pyramid of Cheops and stones were displaced from the side of the Pyramid of Khephren that faces the Sphinx , leaving fissures . |
| 23 | The training committee was wound up by Vic Machin , the chairman and the BMC secretary Derek Walker some months ago — but they have yet to inform the committee : a clear snub to the many volunteers who banged their heads against a wall with only limited success for a dozen years in a genuine attempt to impart some credibility to the BMC 's involvement in mountain training . |
| 24 | Tucker said , ‘ You 've worked for Mr Sutherland some years now , have n't you ? |
| 25 | He said he was researching a piece on Alan Dysart and wanted to ask Rex some questions about their Oxford days . |
| 26 | The issue can be resolved at different levels — within the United States some states have it , others do not — but there is , there can be , no half-way house , no compromise more or less acceptable to all . |
| 27 | In Pompeii such blocks were generally of two storeys , constructed of brick and timber . |
| 28 | ‘ My mission is to take back to Ramsey such alms as I have been able to gain , at least by the goodwill of Worcester and Evesham . |
| 29 | In Gujerat these details do not always apply because the structures of communities are rather different . |
| 30 | She calls herself Elisa these days and she 's married to someone called Stasi . |