Example sentences of "[noun sg] ['s] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The membrane broke open and he found himself looking at a little horse 's head lying upon a pair of stretched out forelegs , a perfect little head with shell-like curling nostrils and a narrow white blaze , and wet , flattened-down ears . |
| 2 | An odd , and possibly unique feature of the statue is that the horse 's tail hangs from a ball-and-socket joint which allows it to sway in the wind . |
| 3 | As this story of Henley Golf Club 's history draws to a close , it is fitting to refer to today 's Juniors who will inherit this particular tract of hallowed earth . |
| 4 | Six of Aberdeen 's players were named in the full and under-21 squads chosen yesterday by Scotland 's national coach , Andy Roxburgh , and Miller considered that a timely boost for the Cup-tie which sees the Premier Division club 's season condensed into a single evening . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll see you in , ’ he said when the car 's engine died on a last throaty purr in the Hamiltons ' driveway . |
| 6 | A whack in the face from a plastic ball is a lover 's kiss compared with a teeth-loosening belt from an old-style football . |
| 7 | They were then blamed for allowing a Thatcher victory , when Labour 's downfall hinged on a refusal to implement its own policies . |
| 8 | Mr Salmond added : ‘ We have spent more than two months at Labour 's behest going through a process of consultation with the STUC only to be told at the end of it that Labour want to junk his key proposal before we get to a meeting . ’ |
| 9 | John Smith has sought to present Labour 's tax increases as a fair way to redistribute money from rich to poor . |
| 10 | In 1988 the Iranian regime 's London-based critic , the right-wing Persian , language Kayhan , attacked Iraq 's use of chemical weapons , on one occasion printing a cartoon featuring the president 's face juxtaposed with a skull . |
| 11 | But the industry 's success depends on a different kind of fashion slave to the one that updates his or her wardrobe every season : travailleurs clandestins , immigrants working illegally in sweat shops and erratic casual labour . |
| 12 | The industry 's crisis led to a nationwide blockade of ports by UK fishermen in 1981 protesting at the importing of foreign fish . |
| 13 | The perception of shape and pattern in apparently disorderly ( but dynamic and mobile ) things is usually mentioned with reference to visual perception , and it is commented on in the sciences and the arts alike : it is prominent , for example , in the notebooks of the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins ( J. Milroy , 1977 ) , in his careful descriptions of cloud formations , waterfalls and other dynamic phenomena , and much of the poet 's imagery depends on a kind of ‘ observer 's paradox ’ ( rather different from the familiar Labov version ) , through which a dynamic phenomenon can nonetheless appear to have stable shapes and patterns within it and , conversely , a static phenomenon may appear to contain mobility . |
| 14 | A coach 's kit consists of a pain-relieving cold spray , a couple of medium width crêpe bandages , a roll of adhesive strapping , a roll of micropore tape ( for securing injured fingers and toes ) , some adhesive tape , a few pieces of gauze , absorbent cotton wool , a package of baby-wipes , a roll of toilet paper or kitchen towel , some steristrip closures , waterproof plasters , an eye-pad , some pain killers and a pair of strong scissors . |
| 15 | She argues it is not the council 's job to act as a censor and people who are likely to be offended do not have to see the exhibition . |
| 16 | Now it was late afternoon and the shadow of the Overseer 's House lay like a dark , serrated knife on the fields to the east . |
| 17 | The all-party Committee 's report came after a comprehensive enquiry which took oral and written evidence from 25 bodies , including WWF . |
| 18 | The three related complaints concerned a National Executive Committee 's attempt to renege upon a ten year old conference agreement without a vote at conference . |
| 19 | The boy 's concentration lasted for a couple of seconds after the halt was achieved . |
| 20 | Earlier this year , a specially invited audience at Earls Court , London , was treated to the spectacle of the Queen 's cousin sitting on a golden throne wearing an apron . |
| 21 | The Queen 's voice came from a great distance . |
| 22 | His grand plans for a hero 's welcome disintegrated into a mass of fears over how the High Command would view this night . |
| 23 | Home 's face twisted into a snarl . |
| 24 | The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court . |
| 25 | In the first case a woman is seeking compensation for the death in 1962 of her 10-month-old daughter from leukaemia ; the girl 's father worked as a fitter at Sellafield for nearly 30 years and has since also died of cancer . |
| 26 | Jenna felt more able to cope with dignity in her own language and the girl 's face creased into a knowing smile . |
| 27 | All Saint 's church stands on a conical mound of earth in the village and is an ancient edifice . |
| 28 | Inside the great dragon it was very hot and very uncomfortable ; it was also very noisy , since the dragon 's stomach rumbled like a volcano . |
| 29 | This copper said the Tunnel Mob 's bin done fer a ware'ouse job in Wappin'. 'E told me they was still lookin' fer two more blokes who was involved but they do n't know who they was . ’ |
| 30 | When I was a teenager and at last able to have a room of my own , the outline of a Red Indian 's face appeared as a stain on the ceiling . |