Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [prep] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should always be placed in the same positions each time ; you should be able to put your hand on any of them at a moment 's notice : no scrabbling around ! |
| 2 | Then , ducking his head under , he tried to free Gomez 's legs but the line was in and out of them like a cat 's cradle . |
| 3 | And the bank hopes to introduce one of them in a year 's time . |
| 4 | As the knife darted towards her like a hawk 's beak , she glimpsed iron grey hair in a bun , and saw the swish of the long , faded dress . |
| 5 | For that reason , it is worth thinking about what is interesting about you from a journalist 's point of view before trying to woo him or her with your beautiful noise . |
| 6 | A small white dressing table In one corner looked like something from a doll 's house , gleaming and bright with tidy arrangements of bottles and jars . |
| 7 | He was like something from a Boy 's Own comic . |
| 8 | They did a crafty one — one came out and a woman came in , very nice , telling him he had to face up to his responsibilities , she said she 'd help us , they 'd get him a job , they 'd pay his rent and he had to move in with me for a month 's trial . |
| 9 | I remember many years ago , we had friends who had a fishing boat , er herring drifter , and in Fraserburgh the there 's a young lad going out with them for a night 's fishing and it was a beautiful summer 's night ! |
| 10 | Ferrets must become used to wearing a muzzle long before they are fitted with one for a day 's ferreting . |
| 11 | He and his wife were about to undertake a trip to America and Australia , which in the event developed into something of a busman 's holiday as he was persuaded , perhaps not against his will , to address numerous meetings of trade unionists on the West Coast of the United States and elsewhere . |
| 12 | But later , finding myself sharing a sofa with her at a friend 's dinner-party , I mentioned the film and that I understood she had approved of it . |
| 13 | Without a real , head-knocking manager of his programme , the administration continues to live in something of a fool 's paradise . |
| 14 | Tchaikovsky wrote The Seasons for the monthly journal Nuvellist , whose editor had the bright idea of commissioning 12 pieces from him for a year 's issues , each of them to depict some aspect of the month in question . |
| 15 | He then passed quickly through the crowd , eyes studiously on the ground , black gown folded round him like a rook 's wings . |
| 16 | Speak to me in a year 's time and I 'll tell you . |
| 17 | Carrefour sat on a low wall that stretched out from the side of a building , leaning his back against the building 's wall and tootling to himself on a child 's flute . |
| 18 | Er , perhaps , er , something like that is gon na happen to you in a fortnight 's time , this Christmas . |
| 19 | There on the television monitors was a body lying alone in the middle of the track with his seat still strapped to him like a pilot 's parachute pack . |
| 20 | I was talking to her at a women 's group meeting — we were playing records . |
| 21 | The difference with this baby is that he himself has selected the time at which he will display the pattern , rather than having it imposed on him by a mother 's pattern of giving care . |
| 22 | He would rise early to work at his desk and return to it after a day 's engagements , often until well past midnight . |
| 23 | Saver Plus — the ideal combination if you are looking to make the most of your surplus cash but may need to call on it at a moment 's notice . |
| 24 | Probably were n't I do n't know but they seemed to us I may be looking at it from a child 's eyes but er that 's how they seemed to be to me . |
| 25 | Looking at it from a businessman 's point of view , it 's the obvious thing to do . |
| 26 | They would not dare risk a shot at anyone within a sword 's reach of their prince and his guard . |