Example sentences of "[vb -s] of a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ) . |
2 | The course consists of a year 's advanced study in one of the following honours schools : Animal Nutrition , Biochemistry , Neuroscience , Pathological Sciences , Preclinical Sciences . |
3 | The story tells of a man 's journey of self discovery up an African River … and most of the shoot was done in tropical Belize . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Whereas an epitaph ( in stone ) from Perinthus , Greece , speaks of a mosaicist 's itinerance . |
6 | For example , if an adult asks of a two-year-old 's toy bear , Is that your toy ? , a typical response is No , it 's a bear . |