Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Item No. 6 : looks like a jewellers ' blow torch , having a fine patination . |
| 2 | When one caller transgresses this line of demarcation , asking the presenter Dolores what she thinks of a terrorists ' kidnapping , she replies ‘ That would be a little outside the scope of this programme Charlie , there 'll be experts commenting again in the morning to tell you what to think of it , why do n't you talk to me about yourself … ’ ( 80 ) . |
| 3 | John , it sounds like a mugs ' game to me . |
| 4 | Where a child appears before a children 's hearing and the hearing decide not to impose a supervision requirement , the rehabilitation period is six months . |
| 5 | The Shipman 's Tale tells of a lovers ' triangle , involving a merchant who lives at St Denis ( France ) , his wife , and a Parisian monk who was regarded as their friend : indeed the monk and the merchant call each other cousin , as both are from the same village . |
| 6 | From there they rode to Dunvegan , either more or less as the crow flies by a drovers ' trail , or coming down from Greshornish to join what is now the A850 , at a point about half-way between Portree and their destination , Dunvegan Castle . |
| 7 | All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision … |
| 8 | Satisfied , she retraces her steps until she comes to a Ladies ' cloakroom . |