Example sentences of "[indef pn] 's [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone 's eyes turn to the other so await its reappearance . |
| 2 | Effort is the source of good things , if only one can get one 's efforts recognized by the dominant person in the situation . |
| 3 | It was bad enough to have to produce a mother who smelled of hens , worse to have all one 's guests disconcerted by the beady eyes of an old countrywoman . |
| 4 | It is a text which explores the pain and grief caused by having one 's desires destroyed by the pressures of social convention and it is this set of emotions which has sustained its reputation in gay subcultures . |
| 5 | Changing a magazine in mid-air was a major act of skill and daring , which involved climbing half out of the cockpit while flying the plane with one 's knees clamped on the joystick ; all the time with the enemy possibly circling for the kill . |