| Ноздри Тани гневно вздрагивали. | Tanya's nostrils quivered angrily. |
| Ноздри его гневно вздрагивали. | His nostrils quivered angrily. |
NB When the word ноздри functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction ноздри у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
| Ноздри у мальчика были заткнуты ватой. | The boy had wads of cotton in his nostrils. |
| левая/правая ноздря | the left/right nostril |
| Левая ноздря у мальчика была заткнута ватой. | There was a wad of cotton in the boy's left nostril. |