Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both themes were present in Napoleon 's invasion for he hoped to strike a blow against Britain 's control of India by cutting the short overland route across the isthmus from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea , and also to develop new trading opportunities for France in the eastern Mediterranean . |
| 2 | Beyond the window , sunshine slanted through the trees to fall across Frankie 's face as he enjoyed his morning feast . |
| 3 | I shouted , desperately trying to turn my horse 's head so I could flee like the wind . |
| 4 | But he could glimpse that the man was no longer standing but walking in a small circle , keeping level with the horse 's shoulder as he galloped . |
| 5 | A horse 's degree of willingness , cooperation in learning new things , agreeableness in doing what we ask of it , are most important traits in a horse 's temperament if we wish to enjoy riding it ; yet it is an aspect of the horse that is more overlooked than any other when someone is thinking of buying or breeding a horse . |
| 6 | However , we tend to only notice a horse 's emotions when they become excessive , and involve the entire horse . |
| 7 | The ears usually only flatten onto the back of the horse 's neck when it is all too late , and the horse is already lunging at its opponent with its teeth bared ! |
| 8 | The flies lay their eggs mostly on the hairs of the horse 's legs , where they hatch and enter the horse 's mouth when it scratches itself . |
| 9 | In the sixty fourth minute , Pedro Herbert restored the home side 's lead when he picked up the ball on the break and side footed it past keeper Cummings , to make it two one to Harefield . |
| 10 | Jeremy is leaning forward , his face rapt , his body taut ; other men , more sophisticated , sit back , toying absently with their drinks and their girlfriend 's knees as they watch . |
| 11 | And I felt worse , as I stumbled away , remembering Gharr 's laughter when I 'd struck him . |
| 12 | Newcomen came up against Savery 's work when he tried to exploit his steam engines . |
| 13 | My gorgeous glossy dark locks used to be Mummy 's Delight when I was little , but now it was just wavy like the sea at Brighton and I wore it long with a flyaway fringe — well , it was flyaway if I could stick it solidly enough with gel or spray . |
| 14 | Jess — her blunt nose coming in contact with Samson 's hand as she coiled round — bit him . |
| 15 | Jimmy Jessop , the glaciation expert , who is a skilled pickpocket , undoes the back buttons of Neil 's braces as they lean over a diagram together , until Neil loses his temper , and chases Jimmy round the office , shouting that he is going to bloody kill him . |
| 16 | ‘ Old ? ’ said Sally-Anne a little indignantly , to Dr Neil 's amusement as he watched the two women . |
| 17 | I , I mean , I at the moment I 'm not doing anything about Neil 's training because we 've got coming and it 's it 's too soon to start stirring up the bud again . |
| 18 | It was with much sadness that we received news from Molly of the sudden death of Peggy Secord 's husband while they were in Italy . |
| 19 | In a cutting reference to Rovers ' multi-millionaire chairman , he scoffed : ‘ Jack Walker might as well buy Walker 's Crisps before he gets Roy Keane . |
| 20 | It looks as though Heseltine secured Walker 's appointment before he left the DoE , in order to have his own man in place . |
| 21 | Why put my head into the bear 's jaws before I have to ? |
| 22 | First he squeezed 60-year-old Jean 's hand as she sat by his bed . |
| 23 | Such case as the defence were able to make depended , like the defence in some of the cases cited above , almost entirely on the defendant 's credibility if it was to have any prospect of success and therefore the misdirection was material . |
| 24 | The latter does not usually directly affect the defendant 's pocket as he will be insured . |
| 25 | The tragic news was broken to Mr Corbett 's friends when they came down from their rooms the following morning . |
| 26 | The badges of honour he sports on his veteran 's beret when he goes dining for the old soldiers ' vote gave his plea a sort of authority . |
| 27 | Of course , they 'd remember Donna 's mother because she was in labour such a long time , and they were all worried about her . |
| 28 | It was a glittering prospect and gave him the courage to brush his hand against Eloise 's breast as he kissed her goodbye . |
| 29 | The boats stop at places which were important in Rembrandt 's life where you can disembark and then continue the tour on a later boat . |
| 30 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |