Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the Emperor Napoleon 's Army of the North and it marched towards the waiting Dutch , British and Prussian forces . |
| 2 | waged by Britain , Spain , and Portugal against Napoleon 's army in the Iberian peninsula . |
| 3 | The exhibition is curated by Bernard Chevallier , a biographer of the Empress Josephine and director of the Chateau de Malmaison , Napoleon 's residence during the Consular period . |
| 4 | When Godoy was contemplating patriotism his enemy Ferdinand , who had been intriguing for French support for some months , put all his faith in Napoleon 's endorsement of the revolution of Aranjuez . |
| 5 | Before proceeding any further , it is important to be clear about the falsificationist 's usage of the term ‘ falsifiable ’ . |
| 6 | He heard Lady whine her disappointment as the taller , quicker dog snapped another piece of Frankie 's sandwich from the air and swallowed it in a single gulp . |
| 7 | VERTICAL , horizontal , angular fibre soil erosion materials are not the average fan 's idea of a talking point , but they could hold the key to better pitches . |
| 8 | Dozzell captured the festive mood by accepting the fan 's gift of a blue Santa hat , which he concealed beneath his jersey until the final whistle . |
| 9 | Billy Butlin 's eye for the hedonistic package outstripped all competitors . |
| 10 | More significant was the action 's resettlement in the Ireland of 100 years ago . |
| 11 | Galadriel 's song in the Common Speech ends with regret and a question , ‘ What ship would ever bear me back across so wide a Sea ? ’ , but her Quenya one on hope and an assertion , ‘ Maybe thou shalt find Valinor . |
| 12 | Galadriel 's warning about the events in her mirror , ‘ Some never come to be , unless those that behold the visions turn aside from their path to prevent them ’ , would have been well said to him . |
| 13 | He strained his eyes but could make out no more than the vague outline of Ngo Van Loc 's face in the darkness . |
| 14 | Guillaume 's notion of a representation of person as a support within the infinitive has proven to be extremely fruitful for explaining the uses of this form discussed above . |
| 15 | And that clearly is restricting Crosby 's hand in the transfer market . |
| 16 | In one place Shakespeare stretches the hypocrite 's resourcefulness to the limits , when an aside about the wisdom of the young Prince meant only for the audience — ‘ So wise , so young , they say do never live long ’ — is overheard by the Prince himself — ‘ What say you uncle ? ’ — forcing Richard to improvise brilliantly : But this superiority of wit places the audience in any uneasy position : if we laugh with the deceiver we could share his dehumanizing of the dupe . |
| 17 | The charge of organizing mass disturbances was added subsequently ; it stemmed from Khmara 's participation in a demonstration on Oct. 28 by members of the Uniate Church and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church against the use of Kiev 's Cathedral of St Sofia by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Aleksei II . |
| 18 | Twenty-three people were injured ; Oleksandr Serhienko , Khmara 's colleague in the Republican Party , was beaten up and arrested on July 20 . |
| 19 | The new constitution , which was based on that of the NCCL , emphasised the association 's character as a body which would make representations on the broad issues of civil liberties and would also take up individual cases of discrimination and ill-treatment . |
| 20 | In gratefully acknowledging the Association 's support of the Appeal , Sir Thomas outlined the progress made to date and gave details of planned events for the immediate future . |
| 21 | This year 's blow to the NBA came in July : the EC Court of First Instance rejected the Publishers Association 's appeal against the 1988 decision , which made the interstate application of the NBA illegal . |
| 22 | The new Patron and his wife attended Congress and were enthusiastically received as the gain in the Association 's status by the patronage of this distinguished Peer was appreciated by everybody present . |
| 23 | John Kay , the Sunderland Supporters Association 's Player of the Year has been a model of consistency over the season tough , dependable and never over-awed by the occasion . |
| 24 | The Association 's assertion in the Labour Court that more Bank Assistants are leaving than are being promoted is an adequate demonstration of this . |
| 25 | Sir George 's tour began in St Helens , where he visited the Grosvenor Housing Association 's Care in the Community scheme . |
| 26 | Many Bank Assistant members who saw the Association 's Submission to the Labour Court commented that it contained a case which was irresistible . |
| 27 | Also , the BDDA 's roots in the north were deep , particularly in Carlisle , whose missioners had played leading roles in the Association 's advance from the days of William McDougall onwards . |
| 28 | The grounds for the action were specified in the Library Association 's statement to the local authorities in 1986 , and such legal action was obviously contemplated by the Library Association . |
| 29 | APAP members in London — believed to be seriously disaffected by the association 's stance in the dispute — will be met by an executive member , Mr Peter Kenney , in the first of a series of meetings to rally support for the union amid threats of a revolt following the resignation of the 132-strong Hertfordshire chapter last week . |
| 30 | Spencer 's emphasis on the struggle against the environment as the driving force of progress thus helped to create the popular image of ‘ Darwinism ’ . |