Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [noun] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists have analysed barking sounds and have found that they fall somewhere between a puppy 's distress call and an aggressive growl — producing a mixed message akin to ‘ come here , go away ’ . |
| 2 | Not as she thought right for a person 's end , |
| 3 | I see it rather as an actor 's bag of tricks , and not a very apposite one for the role . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's Briar Cottage , ’ Joan said uneasily after a moment 's consideration . |
| 5 | At the end of the flat portion there was a gap big enough for a man 's body to drop through , and then a single rung like a short parallel bar in a gym . |
| 6 | ‘ Aye , there are pearls in these waters — enough for a king 's ransom . |
| 7 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
| 8 | As well as the names of cities , coin inscriptions can tell us much about a city 's institutions and individuals . |
| 9 | A century ago it was considered to be as good as the Normande , and better as a butcher 's beast , but a combination of war and frontier changes led to its deterioration ; it was crossed with Danish Red as well as Belgian Red to form the Flemish Red , which is usually whole red , though some have mottled or blazed faces . |
| 10 | I picture you on a trip up to London , perhaps for a day 's work experience at the offices of some conglomerate . |
| 11 | But most foreigners could not care less about a team 's performance . |
| 12 | For the time being I 'll continue to rely on knowing enough about a bird 's habits to be able to track it down . |
| 13 | Halfway through a morning 's work , I climb down for a coffee . |
| 14 | Two thousand people representing 86 teams from all over the world gathered together for a week 's fun , friendship and fraternity . |
| 15 | I was called in and told the show was too expensive and was stretching facilities far too greatly for a children 's programme . ’ |
| 16 | But he was n't saying that he was getting eighteen thousand a year from Ffestiniog slate alone as a director 's bonus and he 's a director of the other quarries as well . |
| 17 | Perhaps after a night 's sleep he 'll be okay ? |
| 18 | However , in December the government achieved a breakthrough in its protracted campaign to trace and retrieve the huge sums believed to have been looted from the country by the Marcos family , when the Swiss Supreme Court ruled that funds held by the family in Swiss bank accounts should be returned to the government of the Philippines , but stipulated that this could be done only after a Philippines ' court had ruled against Marcos [ see p. 37961 ] . |
| 19 | Somewhat like a dolls ' house the building was formerly the Congregational Mission Hall opened in 1872 . |
| 20 | The new Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover features important breakthroughs : Its round , oscillating brush head functions much like a dentist 's instrument . |
| 21 | And let me now posit this : ‘ dignity ’ has to do crucially with a butler 's ability not to abandon the professional being he inhabits . |
| 22 | The company is offering Works , Sentry , Courier and AEF together with a year 's support and two days of on-site training and consulting as the Tivoli Start-Up Package priced at $30,000 . |
| 23 | Surely all that is needed are those volumes of ‘ Yes , Minister ’ and the works of Dobbs and Archer , together with a beginner 's guide to political advertising . |
| 24 | The Packs contain 16 pages of cardboard to be cut up into picture , word , letter , and number cards , together with a Teacher 's Guide offering instructions for using the cards in conjunction with the Activity Books . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , Harry ! ’ she said suddenly in a child 's wail of reproach , and fell on her knees by him , flinging her arms round him . |
| 26 | A row was all in a day 's work for her , and at the end she 'd feel pleased with herself and at peace with the world . |
| 27 | She had unflinchingly wrenched the arrow out of his arm as if ‘ t was all in a day 's work , and had argued with him all through the operation and while bandaging his wound later . |
| 28 | For Crawford , it was all in a day 's work , and split-second timing was the key . |
| 29 | And here it is : I have proof that Neil Kinnock once spent a night of passion alone in a miner 's cottage with a well-known writer . |
| 30 | Erm and come back to you , perhaps in a week 's time and you talk me through those recommendations . |