Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Thus Bond Men Made Free by Rodney Hilton ( London 1973 ) , which deals with the peasants ' revolt of 1381 , would be classified in the column of the fourteenth century , and the row of , say , ‘ Social Structure ’ ; and The Hungry Mills by Norman Longmate ( London 1978 ) which describes the Lancashire cotton famine of 1861–65 , would appear in the column for the nineteenth century and a row possibly designated ‘ Trade and Industry ‘ . |
2 | At Comdex Spring in Chicago last week Microsoft Corp gave a clean bill of health to the Hardware Abstraction Layer , HAL , which resides in the MIPS ' ARC specification , and is designed to facilitate this differentiation , saying that running NT on the R4000 , HAL does indeed meet its claimed potential . |
3 | Working initially in pairs and then in groups , pursue the question : " What would you like to do a drama about ? " , seeking to find a dramatic starting point which stems from the interviewees ' interests . |
4 | The argument started when Mr Minashi decided to landscape the 16th green which backs onto the Molloys ' £200,000 17th century cottage . |
5 | When one caller transgresses this line of demarcation , asking the presenter Dolores what she thinks of a terrorists ' kidnapping , she replies ‘ That would be a little outside the scope of this programme Charlie , there 'll be experts commenting again in the morning to tell you what to think of it , why do n't you talk to me about yourself … ’ ( 80 ) . |
6 | He was replaced in the closing minutes in Dublin by Rob Wainwright , who returns to the replacements ' bench . |
7 | Satisfied , she retraces her steps until she comes to a Ladies ' cloakroom . |
8 | As a well-known London character with a penchant for miniature kites , and a lecturer on sewing standards , his advice supplements what one finds in the manufacturers ' manuals . |
9 | I am not kidding you : for this high-level encounter he goes to the news-agents ' next door and gets the key that hangs behind the counter . |
10 | His desire is for the crown , and the way he starts at the witches ' double prophecy shows that he already has it in mind . |
11 | It rests on what is bound to be , to some extent , subjective assessment , as in playing a game when there are rules and communal experience to draw on , but ultimately it depends on the players ' awareness and skill . |
12 | John , it sounds like a mugs ' game to me . |
13 | He objects to the treaties ' limits on the liability of shipowners : only if damage was committed with ‘ intent ’ or with ‘ knowledge that [ it ] would probably result ’ can they be obliged to pay more than $78m . |
14 | Scholars ' president looks to famous ancestor The Rev. John Douglas will seek his inspiration from a famous ancestor when he returns to the Friends ' School at Great Ayton as president of the Old Scholars ' Association . |
15 | All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision … |
16 | What accounts for the Tories ' success in winning again against the odds ? |