Example sentences of "[noun sg] [unc] [noun pl] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , we tend to only notice a horse 's emotions when they become excessive , and involve the entire horse . |
| 2 | Jeremy is leaning forward , his face rapt , his body taut ; other men , more sophisticated , sit back , toying absently with their drinks and their girlfriend 's knees as they watch . |
| 3 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 4 | Why put my head into the bear 's jaws before I have to ? |
| 5 | Tiny , patchwork , coastal fields were centred by small , four-square-to-the-wind crofts , some still turf-thatched ; proprietorial , black-eyed sheepdogs snapped angrily at our car 's wheels as we passed . |
| 6 | Even so , Police Constable Clifford nearly hit her , and it was only by a combination of his skill and the excellent condition of his car 's brakes that he was able to stop a fraction of a second before knocking her down . |
| 7 | Each schema is like a web placed in the mind 's heavens where its images glitter like the stars . |
| 8 | There was an odd glint in the lawyer 's eyes as they rested on Benedict . |
| 9 | Lord Campbell — 46-year-old brother of the Duke of Argyll — had tried to ignore his ex-wife 's antics since they divorced within months of marrying in 1974 . |
| 10 | And the story was that they were er ex railway shareholder 's sons or you know all this . |
| 11 | Think about the opposition 's needs when you do this . |
| 12 | Raucous , insane laughter that drummed in the agent 's ears until he feared he would go deaf . |
| 13 | It is important that you obtain your client 's approval of the estate agent 's fees before you effect payment of them . |
| 14 | Sheila E , Prince 's drummer , had already established her musician 's credentials before she joined him , though it remains to be seen where she goes from here . |
| 15 | He thought of how she who lay beside him had locked in her heart for so many years that image of her lover 's eyes when he had told her that he did not wish to love . |
| 16 | Very importantly , just maybe , these prospective , highly motivated , branch admin officers would inject new life into non-active branches and from a personal point of view , I would see this as an opportunity to gain experience , which would encourage them to apply for regional organizer 's jobs when they come available and do n't we need more women officers ? |
| 17 | You can rely on these keen-eyed bowmen to whittle down the enemy 's numbers as they advance . |
| 18 | He can not accept that he was created by God because this would prove that his power lies in his enemy 's hands and it would be ludicrous to revolt for he would ultimately be revolting against himself . |
| 19 | They will ensure that we all continue to have a say in Labour 's decisions and I urge you to support them . |
| 20 | He will find that in both Bath and Lancashire the electorate has as little faith in Labour 's policies as he has . |
| 21 | All that was wrong , however , was an incongruity between the industry 's assumptions and its realities . |
| 22 | In fact , Ministers were rarely happy to contemplate the rise in prices which would be necessary to raise the industry 's earnings and its capacity to finance itself , though limited pressure was exerted . |
| 23 | The priority , I think , is a good leaflet which can be used as the basis for a mailing and for sharing with Christian Aid 's partners and your contacts . |
| 24 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
| 25 | The County Council 's consultants and myself both recommend route A on grounds of traffic benefit , engineering assessment and economic practice . |
| 26 | The Regional Arts Boards are straining at the leash , wanting to take over as many of the Arts Council 's responsibilities as they can get . |
| 27 | I have done my best with the Scottish Sports Council 's questionnaires that you sent down , and enclose a copy of my covering letter for your information . |
| 28 | Crustaceans are able to amble freely among the anemone 's tentacles because their hard exoskeletons protect them from stings from the nematocysts . |
| 29 | Even if it were , its benefits would be quickly swallowed by the rapid increase in the South 's requirements as its populations grow ; and the experiences of the 1970s and 1980s in which aid and loans failed to reverse economic decline are not encouraging . |
| 30 | Excuse me , can I finish , er many of them are chained to the parent 's legs while they 're collected for these people then to bring to a circus , traumatized and chained to the ground for life . |