Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | like Algernon 's attempts to clear up his acne with Colgate instead of Clearasil |
| 2 | One of Mozart 's contemporaries summed up what were probably the feelings of many fellow-musicians on hearing the news of his death : it was , of course , a pity that such a great genius was dead , but on the whole it was a good thing for the others . |
| 3 | So we come back around the circle to the capital side of the balance of payments , and the operationally interesting question : for how long can we expect the world 's savers to make up our domestic shortage ? |
| 4 | With Mr Yeltsin absent from the Grand Kremlin Palace , the Congress of People 's Deputies voted down his request for an extension of his emergency executive powers until December . |
| 5 | Sir Anthony 's lips slid over his small teeth in what passed for his public smile , and he accepted , without waiting for their answer . |
| 6 | Men who only went into a shop for ‘ baccy ’ , matches or a paper , were sent round to the local grocer 's and butcher 's shops to buy up everything that was n't nailed down . |
| 7 | As the sound was repeated again and again the tears that had been brimming in Lan 's eyes spurted down her cheeks , and beside her Tam listened rigid with horror , waiting for the sound of his brother 's wailing to begin . |
| 8 | Surere 's eyes darted over his face . |
| 9 | Robyn watched as Luke 's eyes roamed over her body , lingering deliberately on her breasts and the curve of her hips . |
| 10 | Alyssia 's eyes roamed over his body , lean and muscled , and bronzed , as though he had spent a lot of time in the sunshine . |
| 11 | In the art therapy room , the children 's models scream out their distress in battered and broken lumps of clay . |
| 12 | The river 's edge , where Virgil 's ghosts held out their arms in longing for the farther shore , and Dante , as a living man , was refused passage by the ferryman , the few planks that mark the meeting point of land and water , there , surely , is a place to stop and reflect , even if , as Father Watson did , you stumble over a ten-gallon tin of creosote . |
| 13 | The way ahead would now seem to be clear for Mr Thompson 's rivals to take over his business empire . |
| 14 | She felt Mrs. Bidwell 's arms go round her shoulders . |
| 15 | Vitor 's arms slid around her back , drawing her closer , and his kiss deepened . |
| 16 | Paige 's arms slid around his neck , one hand running sensually through the thick mat of hair at his nape , the other gliding beneath his robe to caress the muscled strength of his shoulders . |
| 17 | We should be looking for a market-based solution to our problems , not snooping in people 's backyards to check out what kind of barbecue they are using . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I took Jimi Hendrix down to meet The Cream and as soon as Jimi started playing , Eric Clapton 's hands fell off his guitar and I saw him kinda reel and leave the stage . |
| 19 | The boy 's hands ran over her face , his head cocking this way , that . |
| 20 | He sings sordid lines , celebrating the ‘ tickling ’ and ‘ dying of sex ’ ; and it is easy to imagine Paris 's hands straying over his lover 's body while the tune progresses , and throughout the entire scene . |
| 21 | Well you 'll have to have yours glued erm tt to the side of the television set when Ernie 's numbers comes up you can |
| 22 | Carole Meadows was charming and welcoming , and within five minutes of their arrival Laura could feel many of the day 's traumas slipping off her tired shoulders . |
| 23 | Six years later , Henri Lefebvre 's willing corroboration of Thorez 's accusations sparked off what has become known as the " Nizan Case " . |