Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over 300lbs of oscillating blubber held modestly together by a taffeta jock-strap which serves to keep one cheek from slapping the other — the whole lot topped by a hairstyle which looks like a Sainsbury 's Catherine Wheel . |
| 2 | Her paper The Eidoli and the Angeli is not a suitable one to read to the little study group which meets in a neighbour 's house : the group , it transpires , is actually in touch with the world of spirits . |
| 3 | Another pupil points to the subtleties of a process which strikes at a pupil 's identity : |
| 4 | So-called from ‘ hak ’ , a species of snake , developing into the term ‘ hagge ’ during the sixteenth century to describe ‘ a succubus who sits on a man 's chest and gives him nightmares ’ . |
| 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 | She looks like a farmer 's wife . ’ |
| 7 | Hello-Goodbye featured Crawford as a playboy adventurer , with a penchant for vintage cars , who falls for a baron 's nymphomaniac wife , played by Gilles . |
| 8 | For 1992 they re-employ the services of Australian Mark Waugh , who returns after a year 's sabbatical during which the county was well served by Salim Malik . |
| 9 | Also returning is centre Andy Hewitt who returns after a year 's charity work in London while Neil McCluskey , brother of Graeme , joins the students after a one-year stint in the States . |
| 10 | Satisfied , she retraces her steps until she comes to a Ladies ' cloakroom . |
| 11 | Referee Neil Midgley ( Bolton ) , who retires in a fortnight 's time , pulled a calf muscle in the first half and was replaced by senior linesman Graham Bradbury ( York . ) |
| 12 | ‘ A man I know who works in a tailor 's shop in London backed Terimon in a forecast with Nashwan at 2,000-1 , ’ Brittain explains . |
| 13 | A smile was rarely leaving the face of the Amateur champion , a 31-year-old member of the Bristol and Clifton club who works in a solicitor 's ofice specialising in debt recovery . |
| 14 | Here again the slow hand-clap is the signal one gives for a sereno 's help . |
| 15 | In water , it splits like a spider 's web into gossamer strands while retaining its basic strength . |
| 16 | When told to leave all behind , his past , his roots , his culture , his sense of belonging , his status and position in society and the family , the friendship , support and love of those close to him , everything except for Sarah , his wife , and Lot , his nephew , he goes without a moment 's hesitation . |
| 17 | ‘ When you make your mouth go like that , ’ said Sam , ‘ it looks like a baboon 's bottom . |
| 18 | And after that we have a man called Heg who I presume is a man anyway , it looks like a man 's name . |
| 19 | It looks like a school-child 's coat . |
| 20 | It sounds to a man 's understanding as if women had hitherto been kept in disagreeable subjection to the stronger and sterner sex . |
| 21 | John , it sounds like a mugs ' game to me . |
| 22 | It smells like a woman 's . |
| 23 | All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision … |
| 24 | What happens to a river 's aquatic life when the deluge strikes ? |
| 25 | You know what happens to a mainliner 's veins ? |
| 26 | We 've got what amounts to a lifetime 's supply of Crystal Clear airline to give away to the best idea for making the most of your free filter matting . |