Example sentences of "[subord] [pos pn] [noun] [unc] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long ago the Vikings had a village where their ships ' crews rested and sheltered in the inlet of the River Hull . |
| 2 | I went along to Tom 's yard to find out what the horse dentist actually does , how often he should attend and how the owner can tell if his horse 's teeth need further attention . |
| 3 | " Quite sure , my lord , " said the jackal , " and if your lordship 's eyes had not been dazzled — ahem — by the sun , your lordship would have seen the woman 's pigtail hanging down behind her . " |
| 4 | If your employer 's requirements do involve a change in the terms of your employment contract , you should think carefully before declining to agree . |
| 5 | ‘ You see all these Italian and French drivers being taken on in Formula One because their country 's industries back them . |
| 6 | They say he could be a free man within five years , while their daughter 's injuries have changed her life . |
| 7 | As far as he knew , no one had slept in either bed since his mother 's parents died . |
| 8 | The other frogs watched in bewilderment as their leader 's eyes whizzed round and round . |
| 9 | All mothers ask themselves ‘ Why ? ’ when their children 's marriages fail . |
| 10 | You should also have set an example for this beforehand , by sometimes making yourself scarce when your parent 's friends come , without being in any way unsociable or unwilling to prepare food and drink for them . |
| 11 | You know , like when our Dawn 's kittens disappeared . |