Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , as Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan 's odds for next Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 2-1 to 7-4 with a run , French Glory came down a point to 7-1 amid rumours that Pat Eddery would switch to him from Khalid Abdullah 's other probable runner , Assatis . |
| 2 | In flagrant breach of Victorian morality he persuaded his inamorata , Elspeth Thomson , to follow him down to Cornwall and into a whirlwind marriage at St. Fimbarrus 's Church on 22nd July , 1899 . |
| 3 | On Charles Lyell 's side at first there was none of similar stature , though one might mention the great Goethe in Germany who was a keen amateur geologist and liked the gradual peaceful processes preached by the uniformitarians . |
| 4 | James Sutherland 's description of eighteenth century poetry as a dinner-party to which only men are invited may be justified in relation to the traditional canon of polite verse . |
| 5 | The 46-year-old former defender is well aware of the challenge in Glasgow , especially after the experience of playing Andy Roxburgh 's side in last year 's European Championship finals . |
| 6 | Immediately after The Builder published its report about Hall 's conclave on 30th August , 1856 , architects began to write to the Office of Works asking for details . |
| 7 | Nigel 's comment after first viewing the interior was , ‘ Well , it 's a trifle Hollywood baronial but I like it . ’ |
| 8 | And , if talks with the West Samoans are successful , a Test with Peter Fatialofa 's men of next year may be the first match . |
| 9 | Through increased consumption per capita , through the development of markets for refined sugar among Russia 's clients in Third World countries , and with assistance from other Communist countries Russia not only solved the problem of absorbing the portion of the Cuban crop formerly taken by the United States , but did so in the context both of a resumption after 1964 of the upward movement in its home production and of a contractual willingness to buy far more Cuban sugar than Castro has so far produced for the Russian market . |
| 10 | The in-form Everton striker , who has been tipped for Graham Taylor 's squad for next month 's friendly in Spain , denies he told the national boss to forget about him . |
| 11 | He had been gunning for a place in Graham Taylor 's squad for next month 's friendly in Spain but the 24-year-old now faces a month on the sidelines . |
| 12 | Reproduced in the heady atmosphere of the May events , Nizan 's work at last coincided with its sociopolitical environment . |
| 13 | Equally puzzling was the choice of George Morgan and Richard Makilwaine Phipson 's design for third prize . |
| 14 | But But this victory — which lifts Ferguson 's team into fifth place , nine points behind leaders Norwich , who visit Old Trafford next Saturday — had more to do with the midfield prowess of Paul Ince . |
| 15 | Two Scots with Cambridge connections took up Faraday 's work at last , trying to put it into mathematical form rather than to fit the discoveries into an existing theory ; and through their work came the great flowering of classical physics . |
| 16 | I do not know quite what at that time was the stance adopted by W. 's aunt as first respondent . |
| 17 | Lowndes Queensway loses 16.9m pounds halfway : Jason Nisse examines the problems which have dogged James Gulliver 's company since last year 's takeover |
| 18 | In Fletcher 's letter of 3rd December , he states , ‘ All professional tournaments in Britain have traditionally been played with pressurised tennis balls … |
| 19 | In a regional study including about 10% of the Danish population we found the population relative risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn 's disease among first degree relatives of patients with either disease to be about 10 , which strongly suggests that these disorders have a genetic cause . |
| 20 | TED 'S POSITION as eighth alternate meant that eight men who had qualified for the heats would have to drop out before he was summoned . |
| 21 | Her own preference was for retracing Maurice 's route at first light in case he had suffered a breakdown or been involved in an accident . |
| 22 | The bungled pit stop dropped Hill from second on Prost 's tail to fourth and , although he recovered to grab a brilliant third place behind the Frenchman , it was difficult for him to hide his disappointment . |
| 23 | The author 's sounder proposition is that , when South Africa 's rulers at last ( perhaps too late ) released the one black leader they might strike a deal with , they marked the end of the period in which the words ‘ national liberation ’ had any meaning in Africa . |
| 24 | Tullamore Musical Society take to the stage on Friday April 2 with the stirring account of a Jewish family on ‘ Fiddler on the Roof ’ and the Festival comes to an end with the Carlow-based Dolmen Musical Theatre with Peter Kennedy 's hit of last year 's Festival ‘ Clown ’ on Saturday night . |
| 25 | The troubled Tykes meet at Headingley to decide on Sachin Tendulkar 's successor as next season 's overseas signing . |
| 26 | THE public sector borrowing requirement rose to £6.4 billion in March , by far the highest monthly figure ever recorded although broadly in line with Chancellor Norman Lamont 's predictions in last month 's Budget . |
| 27 | I refer to the St Trinian 's cartoon of 20th November , and will bet you a bottle of passable claret that the caption is not the same as was originally published . |
| 28 | Waldheim 's renunciation of second presidential term |
| 29 | Marriage is intended as a bond for life , and Jesus 's appeal to first principles provides us with a high view of marriage , a vivid contrast to liberal teaching then and now . |
| 30 | ‘ It will be a lovely surprise for them both when they come in , Rita 's chance at last . |