Example sentences of "[noun prp] ['s] [noun] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of it belongs to the years directly after 591 , when Gregory 's narrative comes to an end , and has the additional significance of casting some light on the later years of the reign of Childebert II ( 575 – 96 ) , which are otherwise poorly represented in the sources . |
| 2 | Latimer 's voice came on an indrawn breath . |
| 3 | And so , whenever one of Steven 's movies touched upon an adult theme , he was unable to link it directly to his own experience , because he had n't any . |
| 4 | Dora 's mouth compressed into an aggressive wedge . |
| 5 | ‘ Miss Gandell 's parents died in an air crash in 1968 , when she was five . |
| 6 | The basic premise upon which much of this work is based is most succinctly expressed by William Downes : While Downes 's statement alludes to an unfashionable humanist notion of dramatic character , it does provide us with a valuable starting point for the present discussion . |
| 7 | Huw Richard 's series continues with an interview with a |
| 8 | Here , for example , is how Elena 's ancestors dealt with an enemy : ‘ They would eat his tongue for wisdom , his heart for courage , and for fertility make their women chew his genitals ’ ( not difficult to imagine who gets the worst of that deal ) . |
| 9 | Milken bonds helped Mr Ted Turner 's CNN grow into an international supplier of television news . |
| 10 | Parin 's hand lay on an open book — one of the suras of the Yasa — and it was as if he drew reassurance and strength from it . |
| 11 | Young Lisa Hammond 's survival depended on an operation that would leave her in pain and unable to move for six months . |
| 12 | Their skinhead followers are horrid but , in the French elections , the majority of 18-24 year olds voted Green , and Le Pen 's support came from an older and jobless proletariat — the 10 per cent of Europe 's have-nothings for whom no mainstream party offers more than kind words and strict membership of the European Monetary System . |
| 13 | Showing no ill-effects from the ‘ chucking ’ accusation he had faced earlier in the tour , the Middlesex man soon removed Wright , driving out of the rough and caught at slip ; ended Hartland 's defiant debut at silly point ; had Greatbatch snapped up at short leg after a couple of desperate drives ; and broke through Thomson 's forcing shot via an arm ball . |
| 14 | Baghoomian had claimed a 50% interest in all Basquiat 's work based on an agreement he and the artist made before Basquiat 's death . |
| 15 | Dong 's answer came in an almost inaudible whisper . |
| 16 | Ruth 's heart plummeted to an all-time low . |
| 17 | If liberal Russia 's hopes depended on an autocrat determined to phase out autocracy in the teeth of conservative opposition , those hopes were bleak indeed . |
| 18 | Landsbergis was referring to a spate of attacks on improvised customs control points which the Lithuanian government had set up along its borders with the rest of the Soviet Union as a demonstration of Lithuania 's determination to act as an independent state . |
| 19 | Van Gogh 's Sunflowers according to an estimate from James Roundell of Christie 's Impressionist department , would have fetched around £4–5 million in 1980 compared to £30 million plus today |
| 20 | Tod 's heart cowers like an oyster at any quick movement from the other bodies in our car . |
| 21 | The UK government has since tried to use Acheson 's opinion to argue for an upwards revision of the 50 mg/litre limit . |
| 22 | Graham 's shops coincided with an increasing number of people taking to the hills . |
| 23 | Crohn 's disease occurs at an unusual high frequency among patients with Turner 's syndrome , known for its association with autoimmunity . |
| 24 | Crohn 's disease complicated by an indolent abscess may have its presence heralded by a high CRP value . |
| 25 | It claims that ITV 's audiences fall by an average of 18 per cent at the end of shows . |
| 26 | It claims ITV 's audiences fall by an average of 18 per cent at the end of shows . |
| 27 | Outside-half Aled Williams landed two conversions and also kicked two penalties , with Aberavon 's points coming from an Ian Spender try , converted by David Love , and two Love penalties . |
| 28 | When Seb 's story came to an end , Giles Aplin cast a quizzical glance in the direction of the London detective . |
| 29 | Gedge 's studies came to an end and it was at this point that he realised his obsessive interest in music could not be satisfied by part-time activity while he searched for a ‘ proper ’ job . |
| 30 | The story of Jesus ' birth comes to an end with Anna , a prophetess who , like Simeon , looked forward to the liberation of Jerusalem and the coming of the Messiah . |