Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [adj] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without any preamble , except the customary offer of a cup of tea which I declined , the Inspector began to take me in painstaking detail through my account of my discovery of Froggy 's body . |
| 2 | Apart from having to go over the unpleasant details of Froggy 's death yet again , I had a nasty feeling that Inspector Drew 's bright and suspicious eyes masked darker ideas about my role in Froggy 's murder . |
| 3 | Although Crossroads would change radically during its life under Central 's leadership , the most drastic decision came in 1987 . |
| 4 | She could not build her life on another 's pain , or on Havvie 's lies . |
| 5 | There will always be an element of the old school that insists that proper cooking must be done using traditional methods , but increasingly , chefs , catering managers and kitchen staff in general are putting their trust in 1990s ' technology to enable them to carry out their work . |
| 6 | She places her trust in another 's voice : |
| 7 | THIS CURIOUSLY wart-like plastic troll ( right ) , currently clawing its way from Seventies ' oblivion to Nineties cool-kitsch , has had a boost from Wrangler . |
| 8 | Gough could always write back to the Scottish League — as he is obliged to do this week in response to the management committee 's request for his views on United 's complaint over Ferguson — and point out that being forced to go to such lengths to contain his opponent proves he was correct to covet the forward for his team . |
| 9 | Presumably Shakespeare researched his play in Holinshed 's histories — but how could he have known of the eeriness of atmosphere available all around here ? |
| 10 | Keith receives his cheque from Digital 's Brian Watt , while looking on is Don Alexander of the Training and Employment Agency . |
| 11 | Brian , although fascinated by psychology , always wanted to sort himself out , not put his mind into another 's hands . |
| 12 | And Irish Football League secretary Harry Wallace today expressed his disbelief at Best 's decision to promote the Pele videos . |
| 13 | Trespass was obviously unsuitable to deal with the case where the owner had voluntarily put his goods into another 's possession and the other refused to re-deliver them , but this situation was covered by the remedy of detinue . |
| 14 | While the shareholders in Manchester 's Armitage Centre , home of the Giants basketball team , were voicing their suspicions , Wednesday manager Trevor Francis was voicing his anger at United 's persistence after being told categorically last week that Hirst was not for sale . |
| 15 | When the diary was ready for publication , Makavejev was invited to add his comments to Callow 's narrative at various points , and these Callow reads in a rich Yugoslavian accent , turning the depressing story into an entertaining duet for two talented egocentrics . |
| 16 | Now that bull weighed nearly a ton , but he leapt off the ground like a bird ; hit Merry in the back and knelt down and got his horn between Merry 's legs . |
| 17 | He would be interested in your views on Gulbenkian 's influence , for good or ill , on social welfare in general , and on community development in particular . |
| 18 | In clarifying our confidence in another 's consciousness , human or non-human , it was seen to be an error of Griffin 's to pose the problem in terms of putting ourselves into another 's ‘ skin' or to experience their ‘ subjective feelings ’ ( 1984 : 1 , above ) . |
| 19 | Skim your body with WET 's latest swimwear collection . |
| 20 | ‘ The Doc has criticised Gary Pallister , Neil Webb and others , but he will be in our studio for United 's match at Southampton on Monday night . |