Example sentences of "[det] of [noun prp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , well perhaps we 'll get him some of Thomas the Tank for his birthday then , if we 've forgotten it , biscuit |
| 2 | Benjamin Titford 's material and social success during a lifetime spanning 65 years could not match that of William the Undertaker , but he had done very well for himself , for all that . |
| 3 | Some — like that of Ryno the medic , exhausted and saddened after a struggle to save the life of a fellow constable — show how very young most men are when they are caught up in armed conflicts . |
| 4 | If there is one image which biographical criticism has projected powerfully , it is that of Tolkien the philistine , hater of literary mainstreams . |
| 5 | The voice was that of Woil the buzzard who at that same moment was having the door of his cage opened by one of the Men with food . |
| 6 | But contrary to the popular belief that mink have been wiping out waterfowl and outcompeting the native otter , detailed studies have shown that over much of Britain the animal was either sharing abundant food resources with other predators or exploiting a niche which was previously unoccupied . |
| 7 | At all times goods were being imported ; in much of England the distribution patterns imply unequal access to such goods , the quantities falling off rapidly beyond the point of entry or greatest consumption . |