Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ shots ’ icon gives improved blasting power , and the thing that looks like a sergeant 's stripe increases your military rank . |
| 2 | ‘ Islam , ’ he was constantly telling Robert , ‘ is not a faith that pries into a person 's soul . |
| 3 | Frequently the plan of a few words may be the first thing that comes into a student 's head or more ominously the only thing in the student 's head ! |
| 4 | The sort that sticks to a man 's ribs , ’ John said , pushing his bowl away from him . |
| 5 | The NUT , reporting to the Younger Committee on Privacy in 1972 , proposed that reports about a child 's misbehaviour should be kept from parents and that information on the pupil or his home background ‘ which might be gleaned from hearsay or possibly based on malicious gossip ’ should not be kept on a permanent record . |
| 6 | Authorisation is in the hands of the Department of Trade and Industry and depends upon a trust 's deed meeting at least the following conditions : |