Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Emperor 's veterans , fretting against the injustices of Bourbon France , had welcomed Napoleon 's return and flocked to the Eagles . |
| 2 | The subject had been explored in The Trumpet-Major and stories such as ‘ The melancholy hussar of the German legion ’ but it now began to take shape as a verse drama of epic proportions in which the historical story of Napoleon 's rise and fall was set against a reflective commentary on man 's ‘ place in the universe ’ . |
| 3 | He was the Napoleon of Central Europe , though without Napoleon 's greed and vindictiveness . |
| 4 | The piece , which has not been traced , told the story of Napoleon 's exile and death on St Helena ; its butt and villain was the English governor of the island , Sir Hudson Lowe ( 1769–1844 ) , and the characters included Napoleon 's physician , Dr Francesco Antommarchi ( 1780–1838 ) . |
| 5 | Talks are well advanced with a mystery company prepared to enter into a partnership , Clwyd 's planning director Phillip Eyton-Jones has told Rhuddlan borough 's tourism and amenities committee . |
| 6 | Coun Tony Chilton told the Borough 's development and environment committee yesterday : ‘ The benefits which are going to the towns seem very unfair , very biased . |
| 7 | Last week 's meeting of the borough 's policy and finance committee was all but devoid of dissenting voices , a mood summed up by one Labour councillor afterwards : ‘ What 's the point of arguing ? |
| 8 | I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me . |
| 9 | In her anger she grabbed Frankie 's wrist and thrust out his hand so violently that his arm jarred against his shoulder and sent a searing pain through his upper body . |
| 10 | Smallfry was smiling sweetly as she reached for Frankie 's sleeve and eased him in the direction of the door . |
| 11 | They called off the alert only after finding Frankie 's hat and ‘ cowboy ’ gun in the house in Chippenham , Wilts . |
| 12 | Happily , my finally getting to meet him coincides with the release of one of Morrissey 's great records ( they seem to alternate quite evenly with duff ones ) , so there 's no awkward rub between the fan 's loyalty and the critic 's ‘ responsibility ’ to the ‘ truth ’ . |
| 13 | At the time of the trial , Hegan was living in Coatbridge and earning a pittance as a Butlin 's Redcoat and Munro was living in Australia . |
| 14 | First you clap your hands I learned this song in my first year as a Butlin 's redcoat and slightly changed the words . |
| 15 | As a testimony to one trade-unionist 's authority and stature , carried through in the face of some hostility within the administration and somewhat glacial relations with Denis Healey at the Treasury , it was a remarkable accomplishment . |
| 16 | One of the reasons they all became friends was that Wally 's mum and dad did n't mind that he bunked off school all the time . |
| 17 | Crosby 's acceleration and close control were a frequent worry to Everton on the right but seven minutes before half-time the winger only seemed to have got past Snodin by fouling him . |
| 18 | A proposal , drawn up by The Library Association , was accepted by British Library Research and Development , for a one-year project from February 1984 to February 1985 , funded by BLR&D , housed by The Library Association 's Development and Research Department , employing one part-time researcher . |
| 19 | Members of the Western Front Association will know Colin McIntyre as the Association 's Press and Publicity Officer . |
| 20 | Donald Unwin , chief engineer at the association 's Testing and Research Laboratory , said ‘ Many manufacturers just do not look at the problem through the eyes of the Third World countries . |
| 21 | This is the third part of WACC 's international Study and Action Programme , which will guide the association 's work and objectives during the next five years . |
| 22 | This is the final part of WACC 's international Study and Action Programme , which will guide the Association 's work and priorities until WACC 's second World Communication Congress in 1995 . |
| 23 | Craig seems to have been determined to undermine the association 's credibility and to brand its members as troublemakers . |
| 24 | Advice on how to achieve the new tighter control limits required in plating , anodising and chromate pickling together with details of the new chromic acid mist test are contained in the Metal Finishing Association 's Health and safety bulletin no 8 . |
| 25 | When the third series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ended , Crawford decided to hang up Frank Spencer 's beret and raincoat for ever . |
| 26 | We knew Lord Spencer 's father and we like Charles . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ I have never seen Downey 's picture but I would think I may know him . |
| 28 | Something to do with the upset she felt , down below , squashed , but bubbling up , at Xanthe 's composure and her grandfather 's advent . |
| 29 | She whispered , close to Xanthe 's cheek and the younger girl sniffed the sweet tobacco on her breath . |
| 30 | I could see Xanthe 's face and the back of Mrs Young 's head . |