Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists have analysed barking sounds and have found that they fall somewhere between a puppy 's distress call and an aggressive growl — producing a mixed message akin to ‘ come here , go away ’ . |
| 2 | Not as she thought right for a person 's end , |
| 3 | In explaining how he managed to escape active military service during the war by signing on for an officers ' programme , Mr Clinton apparently omitted to mention that he had already received his call-up notice when he sought to join the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . |
| 4 | In homes across the States millions of Americans were switching on for an evening 's viewing . |
| 5 | When the earl died without male issue in 1373 , he was taken on as a king 's knight by Edward III who , in addition to confirming the earl 's grant , awarded him an annuity for life of £50 . |
| 6 | I see it rather as an actor 's bag of tricks , and not a very apposite one for the role . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's Briar Cottage , ’ Joan said uneasily after a moment 's consideration . |
| 8 | At the end of the flat portion there was a gap big enough for a man 's body to drop through , and then a single rung like a short parallel bar in a gym . |
| 9 | ‘ Aye , there are pearls in these waters — enough for a king 's ransom . |
| 10 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
| 11 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 12 | The Inspirals settle down for a night 's kip on the 800 mile drive up to the moonlit coast to Seattle for tomorrow 's gig . |
| 13 | In the old days before the distracting influences of radio and television , the fixed routine of the adult inhabitants after the day 's work was done was to settle down for an evening 's knitting , a craft both men and women practised assiduously , on the outside galleries in summer and by candlelight in front of a peat fire in winter . |
| 14 | I picture you on a trip up to London , perhaps for a day 's work experience at the offices of some conglomerate . |
| 15 | But most foreigners could not care less about a team 's performance . |
| 16 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 17 | PUPILS at a Middlesbrough school welcomed the Bishop of Whitby into their classrooms when he called in for a day 's visit . |
| 18 | Outside Israel , passengers can check in for a rival 's flight later and without so much hassle . |
| 19 | Two thousand people representing 86 teams from all over the world gathered together for a week 's fun , friendship and fraternity . |
| 20 | I was called in and told the show was too expensive and was stretching facilities far too greatly for a children 's programme . ’ |
| 21 | But he was n't saying that he was getting eighteen thousand a year from Ffestiniog slate alone as a director 's bonus and he 's a director of the other quarries as well . |
| 22 | If there 's any oil or gas , they 'll hit it in about a fortnight 's time at 4,000ft — 5,000ft : |
| 23 | ‘ In about a month 's time . ’ |
| 24 | Perhaps after a night 's sleep he 'll be okay ? |
| 25 | However , in December the government achieved a breakthrough in its protracted campaign to trace and retrieve the huge sums believed to have been looted from the country by the Marcos family , when the Swiss Supreme Court ruled that funds held by the family in Swiss bank accounts should be returned to the government of the Philippines , but stipulated that this could be done only after a Philippines ' court had ruled against Marcos [ see p. 37961 ] . |
| 26 | Somewhat like a dolls ' house the building was formerly the Congregational Mission Hall opened in 1872 . |
| 27 | The new Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover features important breakthroughs : Its round , oscillating brush head functions much like a dentist 's instrument . |
| 28 | In the middle of the window was a shiny red car you could sit in with a driver 's wheel you could turn and a horn you could peep . |
| 29 | I 've got a chance to go in with a women 's group up Manchester way . |
| 30 | And let me now posit this : ‘ dignity ’ has to do crucially with a butler 's ability not to abandon the professional being he inhabits . |