Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] 's [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mouth was wide and generous , a classic Cupid 's bow which no amount of severe , businesslike flattening would tone down . |
| 2 | ‘ At that point , ’ says Colonel Gordon Wilkinson MHCIMA , deputy director , Army catering , ‘ they go back to St Omer barracks , Aldershot , home of Army catering since the Army Catering Corps was formed in 1941 , to take the 12-week advanced chef 's course which prepares them for shift manager level in a kitchen . |
| 3 | However , males are sexual opportunists and if they come across another male 's female they will try to mate with her . |
| 4 | " It looks as though it 's over wi' awd Blossom , then , " he said , and rested his hand briefly on the old cow 's back It was an enormous , work-swollen hand . |
| 5 | ‘ Since old Josh 's time it 's been used as a holiday retreat by various Proberts down the years , ’ he added , ‘ with some of the land let out for summer grazing to mainland farmers . ’ |
| 6 | It is this rule 's action which generates the child of N for the next cycle . |
| 7 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
| 8 | Does the fact that half of the sample of Conservative Members said that there should be no change in income tax in this Budget invalidate a survey in which well over half the hon. Lady 's colleagues who were consulted said that the basic rate of income tax should go up ? |
| 9 | Kenneth Powell tours the huge culture park and finds the British pavilion 's exhibits something of a disgrace |
| 10 | There are proposals in this Queen 's Speech which we can welcome . |
| 11 | She is ( I think ) the only one of this author 's deceivers who is finally caught out . |
| 12 | Yes he thought you were at college today because I said no , I said erm it 's Tuesday he goes cos Kathy said oh your dad could of come on Monday , oh what 's this lad 's name who was helping me today ? |
| 13 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |
| 14 | There was something about old Eddy 's appearance which had been worrying Dyson subconsciously for some minutes , and he suddenly realized what it was . |
| 15 | It is housed in a lovely old wheelwright 's house which has been tastefully converted to provide a large workshop downstairs , where potters may be watched at their wheels , and a large showroom in the upper loft area . |
| 16 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
| 17 | I certainly appreciate the good work done by the establishment in my hon. Friend 's constituency which she mentioned first ; but I would point out that the Towngate theatre in Basildon also puts on some interesting performances — by Opera 80 and the Second Stride dance company , for instance . |
| 18 | I have driven along that road to Scotland many times and I know that beyond my hon. Friend 's constituency it is not so good . |
| 19 | Derek was telling us about some roustabout 's wife who will flit back in with her mother every fortnight . |
| 20 | If you follow this day 's eating you will get through only 2,778 calories . |
| 21 | there 's the banker , What 's with this banker 's order I do n't deal with a banker 's order . |
| 22 | He is appearing in the legal action for more than 800 Lloyd 's members who are trying to freeze their assets to prevent loss-making syndicates from calling in deposits at Lloyd 's . |
| 23 | ‘ I used to think sometimes that if I did n't have a proper night 's sleep I 'd never be able to work again . |
| 24 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme . |
| 25 | When I spoke to the Conservative association in the hon. Gentleman 's constituency I heard only a litany of problems caused by the Labour-controlled council , which has done absolutely nothing to promote the area . |
| 26 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 27 | Soon the bodies began to pile up here , too , and yet again the Collector and his men had to put their shoulders to the carnal barricade to prevent it from being ejected into the hall ; and yet again , as if in a dream , the Collector found his face an inch from that of an amused sepoy and thought : " It surely ca n't be the same man ! " for from this corpse 's moustache there was also a scent of patchouli . |
| 28 | Add to Minder and Van der Valk the likes of Dad 's Army and Edge of Darkness and it is clear BSkyB 's Sky One will have some rethinking to do . |
| 29 | And it would seem to me that unless this morning 's exercise which has been so rewarding and so profitable unless this morning 's exercise is to dissipate into another piece of feeling and er pleasurable discussion then we ought to take quite seriously the , the words of Jesus . |
| 30 | German young people recently have shown a more revolutionary and radical sort of behaviour than one would have dreamt possible in the old Germany , but in this morning 's paper I read of the results of erm a public opinion poll recently conducted by the German government about neo-nazism in Germany , showing what seems to be a rather alarming quantity of surviving interest in sympathy for old nazism . |