Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb -s] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ) |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |