Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [noun sg] [was/were] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Partner 's opening lead was the ace of spades , which won the trick , and partner then led a club , won in dummy . |
| 2 | A further controversial aspect of Westminster 's normalisation programme was the abolition of the ‘ special category ’ status previously afforded to those convicted of scheduled offences . |
| 3 | Carl Hoddle , Glenn 's kid brother was the scorer . |
| 4 | And here in Hatton 's log book was the Leeds trip confirmed . |
| 5 | This year the big attraction at Christie 's summer party was the Badminton Bureau , a truly magnificent piece of furniture for which I was told a special place was built at Badminton House . |
| 6 | The most striking features of Chaplin 's film career were the rapidity with which he became popular outside America and the way in which he very soon became a favourite of intellectuals . |
| 7 | Rather nearer to his employer 's family seat were the marshes of the Wealdmoors , just north of Telford and Wellington in Shropshire , which Loch set about draining with a will . |
| 8 | Einstein 's starting point was the equivalence principle and this concept is made the subject of Chapter 2 . |