Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] was [vb pp] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the moment Vincente 's back was turned the ball tended to squirt off at eccentric angles — or , worse , refuse to move at all . |
| 2 | Some billeting arrangements were equally resented by both sides — as when Roman Catholic children from inner-city Liverpool were sent to staunchly Protestant North Wales , and some were the fault of nobody — as when in Cambridge a Greek head waiter 's wife was given a bed inferior to that provided for the wife of an under-waiter . |
| 3 | In the one in which the client 's objective was rejected the clients were a brother and sister whose father had died . |
| 4 | Duncombe 's poem was reprinted a number of times and thus kept Leapor 's name before the reading public for several decades . |
| 5 | A despairing showman , whom Araminta announced to Auguste 's mystification was called The Professor , cursed the weather and his audience of six . |
| 6 | When the first draft of Li 's report was presented a fortnight ago it incorporated many of the demands for faster reform voiced earlier this year by China 's elder statesman , Deng Xiaoping . |
| 7 | Third Division Boro 's switchboard was jammed the day after their 3–0 win over Bradford City in the Coca-Cola Cup last month which kicked-off at 8pm . |
| 8 | When the case went to court Claire 's solicitor was granted an order allowing her to live with her foster parents until a full hearing . |
| 9 | Following her return to the ward Julie 's temperature was monitored every hour because it remained raised . |
| 10 | Karr 's face was clouded a moment , then he brightened . |