Example sentences of "[prep] an [noun prp] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am proud of an England shirt he gave me . ’ |
| 2 | Room 89 is haunted , according to the security guard , by the ghost of an RAF batman who still brushes his master 's phantom uniform . |
| 3 | His bride was called Anne Nickerson , the daughter of an Essex landowner whose reluctant consent to an army marriage had turned to whole-hearted approval when Peter d'Alembord had put up his captaincy for sale . |
| 4 | There was the case of an Essex player who smeared Vaseline from his eyebrows on to the ball and thus altered its flight . |
| 5 | But the long-term solution to piracy will remain elusive , unless , in the words of an Atari engineer there is ‘ an improvement in public morals ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Drivers want to be able to put the same smart card in a holder ( or a different card in the same holder ) whether driving in the Netherlands or on a French autoroute , ’ says Ian Catling , a member of an EC group which is ensuring that electronic Babel is avoided on the roads . |
| 7 | The entire school 's Christian input restricted to two Bible verses on a Friday morning and the opinions of an RE teacher who does n't even believe in God ? |
| 8 | Tonight the man who commands British Forces in the Gulf is named , while the wife of an Oxford man who 's stranded in Kuwait says her family now face homelessness . |
| 9 | The wife of an Oxford man who 's stranded in occupied Kuwait , is facing an uncertain future with no sign of her husband getting out . |
| 10 | The parents of an Oxford haemophiliac who recently died after contracting the H I V virus from contaminated blood , have written to the Prime Minister calling for a quick , out of court compensation deal . |
| 11 | Concern was also expressed in some quarters when it became known that Christopher Ball was to be appointed Chairman of the Board , on the grounds that as head of an Oxford College he would not appear to have the intimate knowledge of the further education system that such a post requires . |
| 12 | Sir Cyril Norwood was the head of an Oxford college who had been the head of a Public School and written about leadership . |
| 13 | Not only does it apparently have the oldest version of the entry for 1020 ( see above ) , but under 1018 it has the death of an Abingdon abbot which is not in C. Other material now in D and E was probably only added after the Abingdon chronicle reached Canterbury . |
| 14 | It has been suggested that the ambush on William Black at his cottage was the work of an MRF unit which had been placed under the charge of the SAS specialist from Hereford . |
| 15 | This unexpected move came at the end of an NPFL conference which called for the continuation of the peace process and the enforcement of the Yammoussoukro agreement as outlined in the Geneva agreement . |
| 16 | Barbra Gilmor — Barbara Gilmour of Gilmore in its modem spelling — was the daughter of an Ayrshire farmer who , like many of his calling , was committed to the Solemn League and Covenant ( See chapter 21 ) . |
| 17 | H. W. Florey ( later Lord Florey , P.R.S. ) ( 1898–1968 ) was the Australian born son of an Oxfordshire shoemaker who had emigrated to Adelaide in 1885 . |
| 18 | He had come on as sub just as Tottenham began to turn the tide against an Everton side who had torn them apart in the first half . |
| 19 | Living alone with an Aunt Louise who was acting someone with a grievance might , I thought , be rather difficult . ) |
| 20 | Vauxhall 's Nova 1.5TD , for instance , is a fast , frugal hatchback with an Isuzu turbodiesel which when properly maintained should last as long as a naturally-aspirated engine . |
| 21 | There he discussed the details with an R.A.F. officer who , although none of the party had jumped before , was most helpful . |
| 22 | The Government was claiming it was entitled to intervene under an EC directive which allowed it to impose restrictions on ‘ retransmissions ’ of broadcasts from other member states . |
| 23 | THE CRYING GAME : Atmospheric drama about an IRA volunteer who guards a kidnapped British squaddie . |
| 24 | 13 ( — ) THE CRYING GAME : Drama about an IRA volunteer who guards a kidnapped British squaddie . |
| 25 | 9 ( 13 ) THE CRYING GAME : Atmospheric drama about an IRA volunteer who guards a kidnapped British squaddie . |
| 26 | The Southern Counties , the most powerful area within England 's Amateur Athletic Association , has written to the AAA president Arthur McAllister protesting about an ITV deal which will eliminate cross-country and road running completely from its screens , as well as meetings in Edinburgh and Northern Ireland . |
| 27 | If you have a problem which is too difficult for you to resolve on your own then as an RCN member you have the choice of going to your local steward , the convenor or any other branch officers , or to full-time officers based at the RCN office for your region . |
| 28 | Through an Oxford commune he met Michael Horovitz . |
| 29 | HOPES were fading last night for an Anglesey man who has been missing in an Alaskan wilderness for five days . |
| 30 | They are the nursing staff , who not only comfort but also empty the bed pans , wash bed sores , clean up the vomiting , often for an NHS wage which would n't keep Her Royal Highness in French blue mascara . |