Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It failed , and the general purged the armed forces and created a power structure that strengthened his supporters ' hold on the military .
2 Having enjoyed their own childhood and experienced their parents ' delight in them , they want to repeat the good experience from the position of parent , and have few fears about this .
3 She went into the churchyard and found their parents ' grave .
4 … a golden age of pupil behaviour when children attended with regularity and did their teachers ' bidding without question … may have existed .
5 Boro were due to play at Kelso , but declined their hosts ' request to play tonight .
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