Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun sg] [be] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Napoleon 's portrait is on the obverse and , on the other side is the Arc de Triomphe , the focal point of Paris 's streets . |
| 2 | In fact it 's no accident that the fan 's position is on the input/preamp side of the B-1 ; part of the reason for Ampeg 's legendary SVT tone comes from the use of dedicated all-tube preamp systems , and the B-1R is no exception . |
| 3 | Ears turned forward : the horse 's attention is to the front . |
| 4 | Ears turned sideways : the horse 's attention is to the side . |
| 5 | Ears turned backwards : the horse 's attention is to the rear . |
| 6 | ‘ Neil 's heart is in the right place . |
| 7 | The entrance to Cathy Carne 's flat was around the corner — a wooden stairacse , well maintained , with a canopied landing at the top . |
| 8 | ‘ Indeed , Philippe Chaumont 's life is in the balance . |
| 9 | At the wheel of the XJR-S on a traffic-laden A11 , pushing the big car past streams of trucks at high speed , Brundle 's driving is like a chauffeur 's : it looks as if anybody could do what he is doing . |
| 10 | The pupils of St David 's primary are in no doubt as to the merits of the project compared to normal paint and brush work . |
| 11 | Neither spoke and Julia understood that David 's mother was on the very brink of breaking down ; any little thing might tip her over into outright despair . |
| 12 | But she stressed that the programme 's development was at an extremely early stage , and a decision to go ahead with its production had still to be made . |
| 13 | The first significant expression of nationalist discontent after Gorbachev 's accession was in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan , following the nomination of an ethnic Russian , Gennadii Kolbin , to replace the Brezhnevite incumbent Dinmukhamed Kunaev as party first secretary . |
| 14 | The soldier 's face was like a ghost 's . |
| 15 | Different considerations might apply where the agent 's misrepresentation is about the effect of the document which deprives him of apparent authority . |
| 16 | The mayor 's stall is in the choir , so at the appropriate moment the civic party rise and are escorted from the nave to the choir — and out of sight of the members of the congregation . |
| 17 | Moreover , Dudek 's scholarship was of a more penetrating kind than anything under which Leonard had yet sat , or was to sit , as became that of a Doctor of Letters from Columbia University . |
| 18 | Gazza 's goal was worth the wait and all the confusion but only 5,000 were in the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium to witness it . |
| 19 | In fact Pakistan 's triumph was like an Eid , the religious festival which Muslims celebrate with great fervour at the conclusion of Ramadan . |
| 20 | Sue 's marriage is on the rocks |
| 21 | The next phase of Blackwell 's career was in the colony of Massachusetts Bay , where he arrived in 1684 . |
| 22 | Perhaps Sutherland 's life is like a ’ small ’ movie . |
| 23 | Labour 's war was against the German nation , not just the Nazis . |
| 24 | Malaysia 's deputy prime minister relaxes by designing golf courses , and the Indonesian president 's family is in the business of building them . |
| 25 | Glenn Hoddle 's party was at the County Ground . |
| 26 | One wonders how close the cost of Edward 's internment was to the £15 3s. 4½d. paid to Hugh Brice in 1471 for the cerecloth and spices used to embalm his predecessor , Henry VI . |
| 27 | I had noticed on the way in that Jefferson 's office was alongside the boardroom and , as the last visitor went through into the factory , I turned sharp left and entered his office . |
| 28 | As administrators can find it difficult to confirm debt to unsecured creditors and delays can be experienced , NCM 's wording is to the policyholder 's advantage . |
| 29 | She knew Ken 's mind was on a new arrangement of ‘ I Do n't Mean Maybe ’ . |
| 30 | And Höll 's playing is in the Britten class for its many moments of revelatory insights . |