Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | The soldiers race into a wasps ' nest , driving the occupants out . |
2 | So oft we went , leaving Pop at ‘ Prospect Lodge ’ in Simla ( a holiday home for missionaries ) until he was asked to go down to Poona and look after a soldiers ' club . |
3 | A bad snap on a Colts ' punt attempt later gave Pittsburgh the ball on the Indianapolis 34 and Malone connected with Brenberg for the final Steelers ' first half score with 1:03 remaining . |
4 | and then go for a paratroopers ' |
5 | To the New York Times Pebbles was ‘ the English filly who drinks a pint of stout every morning and went to post in the company of a British gelding she has a crush on ’ ; in the 1985 Breeders ' Cup Turf at Aqueduct she ‘ overcame a poor start and traffic problems to beat the boys by a neck ’ and provide Britain 's first win in a Breeders ' Cup event . |
6 | I am thirteen years old and go to a girls ' school , predominantly working class , at the Elephant and Castle , London . |
7 | A man has been remanded on bail charged with possessing drugs after a police raid on a travellers ' camp . |
8 | Extract from a teachers ' guide ( Nigeria ) |
9 | I come from a learners ' perspective , a needs ' perspective , and I do n't believe that anybody has a God-given right to make those programmes with all these resources without thinking about it that way . |