Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb past] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People were hugging and kissing each other as my car powered its way to the finish as they joined me in an early celebration . |
| 2 | British Aluminium own the land , and as soon as I realised I would have to trespass with a car , my imagination started its fevered travail . |
| 3 | Whether my knee found its target , I do n't know . |
| 4 | The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch . |
| 5 | Her hair lost its lustre . |
| 6 | Her heart regained its normal beat as common sense returned . |
| 7 | They gave it vows its teeth clashed its starvation |
| 8 | Her presence beside him had stilled ; her breathing lost its irregularity . |
| 9 | She sought refuge in small talk , but during the meal , in spite of herself , her blood began its crazy dance again as Luke 's golden gaze weakened her . |
| 10 | Both she and Prince Albert believed wholeheartedly in the value of photography and through their patronage encouraged its early popularity . |
| 11 | Maria sent him a smouldering glance as her mind screamed its resistance to the idea of there ever being anything personal between them , and every muscle in her body clenched in physical imitation of that wild denial . |
| 12 | Mrs Geary paused , as a musician might pause for a climax , while the water in her saucepan regained its just heat . |
| 13 | Their agribusinesses employed its labour cheap . |
| 14 | He shifted again , urging her to greater daring as her mouth continued its explorations . |
| 15 | Their campaign reached its height in the winter of 1861–62 at a time when the anxieties of both reactionary and liberally inclined sections of the nobility were intense . |
| 16 | She was relieved that her room had its own bathroom . |
| 17 | He paused , holding her entrapped by the power of his presence , as her imagination formed its own pictures of the pleasures her sex had provided for him . |
| 18 | He ground his lips against hers again , forcing his tongue between her teeth , making her whimper as her body betrayed its need . |
| 19 | Perhaps it can be traced even deeper in the past — we can go back to the time when the woman first attracted the man whose child she will later bear , or to the onset of her menstruation , when her body signalled its readiness for pregnancy . |
| 20 | Her body began its trembling . |
| 21 | Her courage had its limits . |
| 22 | But their price had its limits as the club already boasted a number of highly-priced internationals on its books . |
| 23 | But though the negative aspects of their relationship outweighed its benefits , their association had proved useful . |
| 24 | and her rosary draped its tactful vine . |
| 25 | The challenge to its authority increased its reliance upon the secular power , upon fines , torture , and execution . |
| 26 | I saw the Manor at Welshpool where a Class 37 and its passengers awaited its arrival . |
| 27 | Her dress blinked its myriad eyes and all the dresses , Ruth 's included , did the same . |
| 28 | And all the time its spirit worked its gentle influence on those who loved it . |
| 29 | Of course , if you want a particular example , certain squadrons like 617 had their own particular style of morale and nobody can say how that was acquired ; I think in a way its success produced its own style of morale in any event , and in this case one has to look no further than Guy Gibson . |
| 30 | Her voice regained its usual baritone boom . |