Example sentences of "'s [noun] [verb] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pa 's response comes in the flat voice I know , and fear , ‘ Talk properly , James . |
| 2 | Nead 's text takes in the conventional notions of feminine beauty , pornography and the tabloid press , the fine line between sexuality and the obscene and the recent reclamation of the nude by female artists . |
| 3 | Because Set 's existence ended in a brief moment of agony , as he took the full force of Angel One 's flying hip-kick on his open upper jaw . |
| 4 | Flack 's skin glistened in the white , gritty light , his thin face tight with fatigue . |
| 5 | But Whitaker 's luck changed in the four rider Horsemaster final when he again looked likely to finish as a runner-up . |
| 6 | Tanagra tried to replace Thebes as informal hegemon of the league in mid-century , but it was on Thebes that Sparta 's plans centred in the First Peloponnesian War . |
| 7 | The loss of Simpson makes Oxford 's fight to stay in the second division even harder . |
| 8 | Even worse , if they 'd fancied a bottle of Bell 's whisky to toast in the New Year , it would have cost them £23.04 , almost twice the UK price . |
| 9 | Hungary 's exports plunged in the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 10 | Michele 's shoulders moved in a slight shrug . |
| 11 | The small man 's shoulders lifted in a slight shrug . |
| 12 | Sabine 's lips parted in a soundless gasp . |
| 13 | Katherine 's lips moved in a grim smile as she recalled some of the details — it had been quite a scandal . |
| 14 | Jonadab 's lips set in a straight line and his brows drew together in a frown . |
| 15 | He wondered if it was because a woman 's mind worked in a different way to a man 's or whether Blanche simply thought too much . |
| 16 | Against such chilling prospects , Vologsky 's mind rebelled in a frenetic search for hope . |
| 17 | The killing in Hrothgar 's meadhall described in the ensuing passage was clearly the origin of the many Country House murders which were to feature in Hercule Poirot 's investigations . |
| 18 | As former champions , Queen 's Club rested in the fourth round — head and shoulders above the Area 5 pack . |
| 19 | Preston 's glance took in the broad shoulders , a black beard , a lean , dark face and a big nose . |
| 20 | Müncheberg 's Staffel returned in the early evening as escorts to Italian bombers , engaging six Hurricanes over Luqa . |
| 21 | Marketing to Supplier companies will have to determine how most multi-individual buying effectively to market their products to the various structures and DMU 's roles identified in the previous section . |
| 22 | The chief engineer 's department remained in the old CEB headquarters , and Hacking and Pask were looked upon by the divisions as the engineering heads of the industry , but the division of responsibilities at the top of the BEA , as we have seen , envisaged a role also for Self , as the deputy chairman in charge of administration ( pp. 12–13 , above ) . |
| 23 | It did n't take long to get Graham 's eyes looking in the same direction . |
| 24 | Julius 's mouth twisted in a strained , totally humourless smile . |
| 25 | Suddenly , Lydia 's mouth twisted in a wry smile , her eyes holding a spark of understanding . |
| 26 | Damian 's mouth twisted in a hard smile . |
| 27 | Nadine 's mouth set in a firm , determined line . |
| 28 | Joseph 's mouth set in a thin line . |
| 29 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 30 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |