Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 2 | In the same sale the top price of £11,700 was given for a twelve-piece Ring 's Pattern set of table cutlery in an oak canteen which was made in Sheffield in 1931 and £950 for a George IV coffee pot of panelled baluster form decorated with acanthus leaf motifs made in London in 1825 , probably by Joseph Angell . |
| 3 | Marietta of Patras was a woman of birth , honoured as a dead monarch 's permanent mistress . |
| 4 | Money and medical services can make a person 's life less miserable , but no amount of money can compensate for a crippled player 's loss of freedom . |
| 5 | Whatever the colour scheme , whatever the style , these pretty white duvet covers and pillowcases from Lace Lady will fit in like a dream — and make for a good night 's sleep . |
| 6 | Middlesbrough Council is hoping at qualify for a further year 's Government grant to finance champion coaching sessions for young sportspeople . |
| 7 | A real mountain bastu is one of those experiences not to be missed , and all you could want after a hard day 's toil , a wonderful relaxant . |
| 8 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 9 | The professional officers , particularly when organised through a chief officers ' team , as advocated by the Bains Committee , and led by a chief executive officer can provide a formidable obstacle to councillors intent on policy innovation that goes against conventional assumptions . |
| 10 | In consequence , therefore , any one of these three procedures will be considered as a normal evening 's work . |
| 11 | Sometimes , of course , it can work the other way round ; I recall a woman , going through a difficult time with her husband , returning after a few days ' holiday to find that he had swept and cleaned the house from top to bottom . |
| 12 | That looks like a young man 's demagogy ( cp . |
| 13 | It was made of dark wood and looked like a graceful gorilla 's paw . |
| 14 | When the great gate of Newgate slammed behind them , Cranston leaned against it , gasping for clean air , his great body quivering like a beached whale 's . |
| 15 | The tour starts with a full day 's sightseeing taking in East Berlin , Cecilienhof and Potsdam . |
| 16 | Sometimes he felt like a middle-aged man trapped inside a young man 's body . |
| 17 | A police spokeswoman said they could not confirm reports of a second bag snatch from a another woman 's car just a few minutes later . |
| 18 | Kenneth came across it while returning from a far-flung artist 's studio where he 'd been to purchase a John Miller watercolour for my birthday . |
| 19 | Unmarried , she lives in a former doctor 's surgery in Crook which doubles as the constituency office . |
| 20 | The British Museum 's show was originally scheduled to coincide with the publication of its new catalogue of the drawings of Rembrandt and his School , due to appear in a few year 's time . |
| 21 | Mr Nofomela is to appear in a Natal magistrate 's court to be charged with the murder of the Durban civil rights lawyer , Griffiths Mxenge . |
| 22 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 23 | But the book does explore the emotional effect that this major change has on a small boy 's life in a clever and very unusual way . |
| 24 | While GRIST courses can help to raise awareness of particular issues , the benefits of providing a programme of in-house courses addressed to a particular school 's needs may have much more relevance for the staff . |
| 25 | this fixed fee competitive scenario , then we will insist that we are actually comparing apples with apples and not apples with pears , whe when the client looks at our fee and he looks at an external consultant 's or another railway internal consultant 's fee |
| 26 | He was also working for the Department of Archaeology and the Museum and , greatest profit of all , teaching English to the daughter of a rich immigrant Hungarian Jewish family who paid him , for just two lessons a week , more money than his poor father had earned by a hard week 's slog in the docks . |
| 27 | I would imagine that the site had at one time been occupied by a large merchant 's house as four of the houses were built over a medieval cellar . |
| 28 | The place was owned by an old ship 's captain . |
| 29 | His eyes ran down the list , looking for a suitable saint 's name . |
| 30 | Trade creditors , including Western Digital Corp , Seagate Technology Inc , Microsoft Corp , IBM Corp , Conner Peripherals Inc and Quantum Corp , have been operating as an unofficial creditors ' committee and are expected to become members of the Official Committee . |