Example sentences of "'s father [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jeremy 's father fought to control his turmoil . |
| 2 | It was in the gloaming on Thursday that the brave young fellow 's father became alarmed by reason of his son not returning , and the distressed parent went to see a neighbour . |
| 3 | Cameron 's father began writing plays again , and managements competed for the rights to stage each new mature masterpiece . |
| 4 | It could be argued from this , that er , Wilson 's father began to identify more of his son rather than the other way round . |
| 5 | Sampras ' original intention was to appoint as his new coach , Tom Gullikson , w ho a few weeks earlier had parted company from Jennifer Capriati when the Florida prodigy 's father failed to persuade the USTA to pay for more than 30 weeks of work with is daughter during the year . |
| 6 | Preston 's father had decided to vary the tradition by volunteering , whilst in the Royal Navy , to be bombed by a low-flying aircraft with bags containing radioactive dust . |
| 7 | Davide 's father had shaken his head . |
| 8 | By the time that Colt 's father had warmed a broth to take upstairs with the scrambled egg and toast that he would himself eat for his supper , the letter to his son would have been delivered to the Colonel 's department . |
| 9 | Sartre records that by 1920–21 , the personal predicament of Nizan 's father had become so desperate that he had taken to disappearing at frequent intervals from the family home at night , disappearances which Sartre interprets as " attempted suicides " . |
| 10 | When he had recovered from his embarrassment , Alexei 's father had freed her — on the grounds that it was improper for a woman to be bought and sold like merchandise — and with Mei Ling 's consent had opted to marry her . |
| 11 | Once long ago , Otto Werner 's father had danced with Esther Breuer 's mother , on New Year 's Eve , in Vienna , in 1925 : but neither of them remembers the incident , and therefore , perhaps , it does not exist ? |
| 12 | Jack 's father had asked him not to mention the accident in front of the younger children . |
| 13 | Glyn 's father had retired two years ago and now Glyn had taken his place , working with Ned Clarke , who had been her mother 's solicitor , a rather dour , calm-faced man who always slightly worried Jenna . |
| 14 | They would has/e swum naked only Rufus 's father had discovered them doing this and made a fuss out of all proportion to the offence , if offence it was . |
| 15 | In earlier evidence the court heard that both the detective in charge of the investigation , Superintendent Muchuri Wanjau , and the dead woman 's father had cleared of blame Stephen Watson , an English safari leader , and an Australian marine biologist , Glen Burns . |
| 16 | Over three-quarters of the taxable imports into England came through the port of London , so that collecting the London duties provided a chance to become very rich ; this was how Sir Thomas 's father had gained his fortune and his title of ‘ Customer ’ Smith . |
| 17 | Further research revealed that the grantee 's father had called himself Mangnall . |
| 18 | The table he sat at was circular and made of pine or what Hilbert and Adam 's father had called deal . |
| 19 | The laibon 's father had explained to Fahfakhs that the family was ready to pay compensation , up to the full amount possible . |
| 20 | The patient 's father had presented in 1976 at the age of 69 with rapidly progressive dementia associated with ataxia , myoclonus , and pseudoperiodic complexes on electroencephalography . |
| 21 | Angel 's father had inherited 4,000 acres , but had sold off so much that only 800 acres were left for Angel and his three sisters . |
| 22 | Philip 's father had served in the Irish Guards in the First World War , and was always referred to by his rank . |
| 23 | It was not far from where Raoul 's father had lived , the same kind of two-storey place with a walled garden , ornamental trellis gate , and roaming dogs . |
| 24 | ‘ You 'll disgrace us all , ’ Arty 's father had said . |
| 25 | ‘ They taught her to write nicely , ’ Benny 's father had said approvingly . |
| 26 | ‘ God , that would turn a few of them over in their graves up there under the yew trees , ’ Benny 's father had said , but again there was no explanation of why . |
| 27 | Yeremi 's father had said , ‘ It is His will that we cleave to our station , where we are safe , and thus secure the safety of our hive . ’ |
| 28 | Would your answer be different if William 's father had said , ‘ If you pass the examination I will take you , etc. ? ’ |
| 29 | Boswell 's father had rendered Lady Macleod of Dunvegan some legal service in a dispute with the laird of Brodie and James basked in the repayment of the compliment . |
| 30 | And when they 'd separated after the cash had run out , his mother had coped ; Stuart 's father had gone abroad , eventually they 'd lost touch . |