Example sentences of "a [noun sg] in [pos pn] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He mused on how different his life would have been if he had met Viola when he was twenty-two , or rather someone like her , for she would not even have been a twinkle in her parents ' eyes at that stage . |
| 2 | In London he found himself chronically overworked , unhappily married , and a failure in his parents ' eyes . |
| 3 | So long as he remembers that , when mounting a picket in his opponents ' penalty area , he is only allowed a maximum of six operatives on the line , he should be able to enjoy free and frank access to the other side 's position . |
| 4 | ‘ I offered him a bed in our relatives ' hostel , but he prefers to stay at his club , and , as he has this spinal arthritis , is bringing his own car and the man who looks after him . |
| 5 | The bodies of Neesha Patel , nine , and her brother , Pritesh , seven , were found together in the back bedroom and their sister Neha , eight months , in a cot in her parents ' room . |