Example sentences of "boy ['s] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the darkness Owen could see the boy 's teeth flash white in a big grin . |
| 2 | I had a mental picture of the conductor on the red London bus talking to Hammouda the village postman , of the English boy 's friends playing with Khadija 's grandson , especially Margaret , whose hair reminded me of the coloured feather duster Khadija 's grandson had pleaded for everytime he saw it in the market , thinking that it was a toy or a bird . |
| 3 | ‘ The wood scraps found on the boy 's clothes suggested someone , somewhere , was doing some house decoration . |
| 4 | The only water to be seen was the boy 's tears falling into the sand . |
| 5 | He seemed to know just where to tap , and how hard , and how long for , and bit by bit the boy 's lungs cleared and he began to breathe more easily . |
| 6 | All three of the boy 's half-brothers had had claims there . |
| 7 | The boy 's parents said he was determined not to give up and would appeal . |
| 8 | The boy 's parents divorced 14 years ago , when he was two . |
| 9 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 10 | Li Yuan might as well try to harness Change itself as try to force the boy 's talents to conform to the needs of State . |
| 11 | I do n't think he conceived ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ as a concept album , but the songs slotted together in a way that it became a concept , and the way he presented it on stage , how he wanted to look , how the boy 's costumes looked ( facsimiles of his — though his were patterned and theirs were simple ) meant that he 'd breathe life into a concept hero . |
| 12 | The strange boy 's eyes seemed to penetrate so deeply into Willie 's that he felt sure he could read his thoughts . |
| 13 | The boy 's eyes fell . |
| 14 | The captain saw the corners of Joseph 's mouth tighten momentarily , then the American boy 's eyes widened and he pointed excitedly over the starboard rail . |
| 15 | The boy 's eyes went from face to face . |
| 16 | He had noticed how the boy 's eyes kept going to the broad window behind him . |
| 17 | The boy 's eyes had met his own , and for a moment Pavel had been afraid ; but the boy had n't said anything , and after a moment he 'd looked away . |
| 18 | The boy 's eyes had been drawn out by the Soul Eater and it gave a dry , evil chuckle of triumph . |
| 19 | The boy 's eyes glazed . |
| 20 | Because , if you do n't … ’ the boy 's eyes narrowed . |
| 21 | The other children heating the boy 's cries ran to him and he told them what had happened , they searched the cutting and the area around the hut without success . |
| 22 | The boy 's hands ran over her face , his head cocking this way , that . |
| 23 | He took in the way the little boy 's hands stretched out over the crowd of distressed men as if to soothe them , and , for the first time in his life , he felt something that was not quite fear and not quite joy — an emptiness that longed to be filled . |
| 24 | The 15-month-old boy 's screams woke his mother in the early hours . |
| 25 | All the boy 's instincts told him to throw the money back at the policeman , their natural enemy , but his little brothers ' faces changed his mind . |
| 26 | I see a boy 's shoulders sag as they lose their strength . |
| 27 | Again the boy 's features settled into a kinder , more human form . |
| 28 | He thrust his free left hand into the back of Harry 's collar , took a fistful of him , cotte and shirt and all , and twisted until the boy 's cheeks purpled and his eyes began to swim . |
| 29 | The boy 's knees buckled and the air left his lungs in a small sigh . |
| 30 | The National Association of Boys ' Clubs refutes the allegations attributed to Miles Atkinson , the vice-chairman of the Durham Association of Boys ' Clubs , contained in the article . |