Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] on a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | LANCASHIRE were facing an uphill battle as underdogs Leicestershire set their sights on a Lord 's return after putting in an excellent morning 's work at Grace Road . |
| 2 | The home side set their sights on a Lord 's return after putting in an excellent morning 's work . |
| 3 | He gives the example of Johnny Saxon who , three years after winning the world welterweight title , was charged with burglary and eventually institutionalized at New Jersey State Mental Hospital : ‘ Boxing does not leave all its scars on a fighter 's face ’ ( 1973 , p.325 ) . |
| 4 | All that knew McMurdo agreed that he 'd end his days on a hangman 's rope . |
| 5 | Their move follows a judge 's protest this week that he could not imprison a 13-year-old torturer who carved his initials on a boy 's back . |