Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down the steps , beyond the quire screen , the empty nave a whale 's throat yawning darkness with dim glows and mysterious sparks like phosphorus in dark water that is very deep . |
| 2 | By this Maine meant that in archaic and primitive society a man 's rights and duties were rigidly determined by his position at birth in a given family or clan . |
| 3 | Hodai had said that the Khan 's wives were with the clan on the Merkut hereditary pastureland a day 's ride north of Kinsai . |
| 4 | ( Under the German system a party 's candidate for Chancellor is not necessarily the party chairman . ) |
| 5 | Since under Israeli law a minister 's dismissal only took effect 48 hours after the initial announcement was made , government politicians had sufficient time to reach a solution to the crisis . |
| 6 | Since under Israeli law a minister 's dismissal or resignation only took effect 48 hours after the initial announcement was made , Shamir left just enough time to clear the Cabinet of Labour ministers before the Knesset vote . |
| 7 | It seems that in the world of contemporary art a gentleman 's word is no longer his bond . |
| 8 | Again the decisions were based on sound judgement , the depth of the Canadian squad a Birtwell 's own coaching philosophy . |
| 9 | The following year a Cook 's tour was the very first group of European tourists to set foot in America . |
| 10 | With multiple logistic regression a mother 's report of ‘ blueness ’ was the best predictor for hypoxaemia in the newborn infants , with an accuracy of 62% . |
| 11 | He retained the Treasurership , but died within a few weeks of his retirement thereby bringing to a sudden end a lifetime 's service to deaf people . |
| 12 | Techniques like those used to target specific dopamine receptors in the treatment of Parkinson 's disease , might , at least in principle , be used to fine tune a drug 's effects at the synapse and produce low-addiction highs . |
| 13 | But really , he led poor Amy a dog 's life . |
| 14 | To a great extent a manufacturer 's choice of distributive intermediaries is governed by the members in that channel . |
| 15 | Always comes over for the hunting — do n't know why , for she ca n't have ridden a horse for centuries ! — and leads poor Woolacombe a dog 's life . ’ |
| 16 | Late Victorian Nonconformity was to a considerable extent a man 's religion . |
| 17 | On a practical level a GP 's surgery generally has a receptionist . |
| 18 | They stopped for the night in a small village a day 's ride from the foot of the mountain . |
| 19 | Studies have found various ways a husband 's income is used by the family . |
| 20 | Oh , God , how convoluted can a woman 's mind be ? |
| 21 | In the West we rely on the law of contract for all business agreements , but in a Moslem culture a man 's word is just as binding . |
| 22 | In other words a woman 's immune system is er able to deploy erm er antibodies against a , a , a , against sperm . |
| 23 | On the other hand a woman 's infidelity was likely to produce a savage reaction . |
| 24 | A well designed 2 bedroom semi-detached house situated in an extremely quiet cul-de-sac a stone 's throw from Port Meadow . |
| 25 | At the speechifying , Darlington Temps boasted that the Highland Laddie had become a temperance hall ; the Royal Oak a bootmaker 's ; the Dun Cow a solicitor 's office and the Talbot a shoe emporium . |
| 26 | Rosten now stood between the two , his feet spread , his right arm outstretched , the sword in his right hand , its tip almost touching the cobbled ground a body 's length away . |