Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some integrated services emerged in the early 1980s — one playscheme was developed through a parent 's initiative , and an integrated adventure playground was established by a voluntary organisation . |
| 2 | This is a case in which we distinguish between a person 's body as it appears to that person , and as it appears to others . |
| 3 | When the swallow swooped through a woman 's song in a cavern |
| 4 | The result , however , is that because of the free- riding element the bid may fail , and hence a substantial gap may arise between a company 's actual and potential earnings without an inefficient management being ousted by take- over . |
| 5 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 6 | Imagine this scenario : you 've just locked yourself out , and are frantically leafing through a neighbour 's Yellow Pages to find a locksmith . |
| 7 | The managing director of one of the biggest of such organisations attached to this place is registered as a Member 's secretary or research assistant . |
| 8 | When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver . |
| 9 | But the United Nations International Year of Youth ( 1985 ) was celebrated with an International Rally at Atlantic College , Wales , where one hundred and twenty three deaf youngsters from thirteen countries gathered for a week 's activities . |
| 10 | He recognizes this , and indicates the contradiction that must exist between a man 's ideals and his practice , or between his beliefs and his actions . |
| 11 | AN explosion ripped through a man 's living room yesterday as he watched a TV film in which Michael Caine blew up a safe . |
| 12 | ‘ The land is poisoned for a day 's march in every direction . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Cool as a nun 's kiss . |
| 14 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 15 | limp as a lobster 's claw , |
| 16 | What 's the last thing to go through a fly 's mind when it hits the front of your car ? |
| 17 | She lived as a soldier 's wife might . |
| 18 | The terrorist is normally a person who , as such , risks death either by his own weapons or in the commission of his act , and is at least as likely to court what he might regard as a martyr 's or patriot 's death as to be deterred by it . |
| 19 | Unlike France , where lamb is still , in spite of its easy availability , regarded as a prince 's dish , the Germans think of it as something else . |
| 20 | The field of pictorial and explicit pornography is generally regarded as a man 's province . |
| 21 | It is also regarded as a men 's club and its members all possess comfortable rooms . |
| 22 | Gains are treated as a person 's ‘ top slice ’ of income and are accordingly taxed at : 20 per cent ( the new lower rate ) , 25 per cent ( basic rate ) , 40 per cent ( higher rate ) or a mixture of two rates , i.e. in instances where a gain , or gains , pushes part of an individual 's income into a higher rate bracket . |
| 23 | Resting after a life 's hard work . ’ |
| 24 | Where do we need for a Kids ' County where are we after ? |
| 25 | A flower that he can enjoy for a summer 's day , and can forget tomorrow . ’ |
| 26 | But , having been blessed with long , slender legs and what Paul described as a model-girl 's figure , she was used to being stared at , so she walked past them with her normal slightly coltish grace , her composure intact . |
| 27 | For his part , he seems to have enjoyed Cornwall , which he described as a walker 's paradise and ‘ … romantic to a degree ’ , though he confessed he would not like to live in it . |
| 28 | SECURITY chiefs and the SAS last night lashed a new book they described as a bomber 's guide to Buckingham Palace . |
| 29 | Yorkshireman Martin Sterne , from Ripon , had come for a week 's golfing holiday with three friends , bringing their own golf professional with them from England . |
| 30 | Blanche winced as a cameraman 's flash exploded in front of her . |