Example sentences of "they [verb] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those things do n't sound fearsome — till you see them used on a man 's body . ’ |
| 2 | They lived inside a person 's body and wriggled about until their presence drove him to distraction . |
| 3 | Club promotion reflects the importance of dance clubs and the contribution they make towards a record 's popularity . |
| 4 | They stopped outside a newsagent 's shop . |
| 5 | It was his second gin , and they poured them so that they tasted like a horse 's kick . |
| 6 | SECURITY chiefs and the SAS last night lashed a new book they described as a bomber 's guide to Buckingham Palace . |
| 7 | No one in Brussels knew that the French had invaded ; instead they prepared for a duchess 's ball while a fat Prussian major paid for his roast chicken , finished his wine , then ambled slowly northwards . |
| 8 | The value of the heavy minerals is in the information they give on a sediment 's provenance , although their dissolution during diagenesis may result in modification to the original assemblage ( Morton , 1985b ) . |
| 9 | The first two lines of the first stanza are symbolic of the suns ability to give life as they refer to a man 's physical awakening , but here the tone changes . |
| 10 | The millionaire drummer has slapped a no-sex ban on their relationship til they wed in a year 's time . |
| 11 | Burglars caused £2,000 worth of damage when they broke into a greengrocers ' shop in Castlegate , Thirsk , and stole £45 in cash . |
| 12 | Burglars caused £2,000 worth of damage when they broke into a greengrocers ' shop in Castlegate , Thirsk , and stole £45 in cash . |
| 13 | Mind you , that 's nothing compared to the £5.10 they pay for a McDonald 's Big Mac which sets Britons back just £1.66 . |
| 14 | The police thought they were on to something when , following an anonymous ‘ phone call , they went to a butcher 's shop . |
| 15 | And they presented him with video equipment they bought for a children 's charity . |
| 16 | Whites have retreated to the comfortable suburbs , whence they contribute to a city 's costs but avoid paying its taxes or providing work for its underclass . |
| 17 | Even with the wind of generosity at their back , why did they travel at a man 's walking pace ? |
| 18 | George and Myra 's home is in Kilbarchan from where they left for a week 's honeymoon enjoying candle lit cruises and the splendours of Amsterdam . |
| 19 | They halted at a blacksmith 's . |
| 20 | They stayed at a friend 's beach house and enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion . |
| 21 | However , Mr Darling maintained that the hospital had written to a number of public bodies — including Lothian Regional Council — asking them to advertise in a children 's book , the proceeds of which would go to the purchase of baby heaters . |