Example sentences of "[noun pl] [unc] [noun sg] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something of the MLs ' agony as they fought their way towards the quays can be seen in the diagram on page 41 . |
| 2 | I can put up with missing pizzicato detailing at bar 383 of the first movement — one of Beethoven 's happiest small orchestral fancies , beautifully brought out by Böhm and the VPO on DG — but the second violins ' inaudibility as they pick up the shepherd 's song of thanksgiving leaves a gruesome hole in the texture . |
| 3 | Souness will conduct tonight 's team talk at the pre-match hotel and then take a seat in the directors ' box as he starts a five-match touchline and dressing room ban . |
| 4 | There , I learned , the churchyard was closed to burials , although her ashes might be interred — not in her parents ' grave as I had asked — but in the church 's garden of remembrance . |
| 5 | The only carpet was in the best room , or the visitors ' room as they called it . |
| 6 | Shrewd passes from Spurdle underlined Ants ' confidence as they progressed to a big win . |
| 7 | I hope that he and his fellow enthusiasts of today will derive as much pleasure from looking back in 50 or 60 years ' time as I do from my battered old album . |
| 8 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 9 | While the three-quarters enjoyed the glory , there were hard-working displays from back-row forwards Ben Clarke and Richard Webster while lock Damien Cronin took most of the Lions ' line-out as they shaded this department 18–16 . |
| 10 | I grabbed Shifty-Eyes ' foot as it landed again and hung on . |
| 11 | In this respect , it is useful to pay attention to what we might now term the human rights ' issue as one examines the handling of public — private morality in the Irish constitution . |
| 12 | Though slow motion can be comic , it usually is not ; rather , it increases viewers ' concentration as they try to determine what is being emphasized . |
| 13 | To introduce further byelaws , with all the attendant costs of application to the Home Off , with all the attendant costs of such things as application to the Home Office to enact the byelaw , the probability of requiring to post notices on all Council-owned land etcetera so that the public knows which is Council-owned land would , in the opinion of the responsible dog ownership group , be a waste of the charge payers ' money as we believe that the Council already have sufficient powers to deal with any problems arising by reference to the existing pleasure grounds byelaws and or the Dangerous Dogs Act . |
| 14 | Secondly , we can turn to Berger and Mohr 's account of migrants ' experience as they travel from an economically peripheral society to a thriving industrial economy in Western Europe . |
| 15 | Given the excessive demands already placed upon Walter Smith 's squad at domestic , European and international level , and the injury crisis which envelops Rangers ' manager as he prepares for the Champions League game with FC Brugge tomorrow , it would seem likely Roxburgh will lose some of the Ibrox contingent . |
| 16 | SHRINK the world with our latest pen pals ' list as we visit India , China , Canada , Japan and Kenya . |
| 17 | SIMON PARKE , whose selection for England in the World Championships was dogged by controversy , began to repay the selectors ' faith as he beat the Canadian No. 1 , Sabir Butt , and the effects of influenza here yesterday , writes Richard Eaton from Kuala Lumpur . |
| 18 | But Dixon , who spent nine years at Stamford Bridge , may have to settle for a place on the subs ' bench as he continues his return from a back injury . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not the slightest bit interested in you — or what you wear ! ’ she hissed at him beneath the sound of the children 's laughter as they jumped off the bed , and scampered about the room . |
| 20 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 21 | Beth feared for the children 's sight as she lurched forward to grab the branch . |
| 22 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 23 | Shave men regularly and arrange women 's hair as they like it . |
| 24 | But , with only 48 seconds separating the top nine riders overall after more than 1,000 miles ' racing as they headed out through the Birkenhead tunnel , Lillywhite and his team-mates had to be on their guard in today 's 85-mile penultimate stage to Salford Quays . |