Example sentences of "'s [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition government control of the media ensured that the opposition 's campaign was given little coverage . |
| 2 | The mill 's equipment was removed many years ago following which it was converted to a row of cottages . |
| 3 | Part of today 's cargo was assembled some weeks ago by Lance Corporal Gary Manning … a soldier who lost his life in the crash in Scotland . |
| 4 | The AR-WACC Women 's Desk was closed this year because it was time to turn it over to an existing women 's group which would take the programme to a new phase in its development as well as broadening the network . |
| 5 | As MI5 had already misinformed the Home Secretary there is no reason why Lord Mountbatten 's inquiry was treated any better . |
| 6 | The 70 Year old Pensioner 's body was found this week lying in a pool of blood at his council house in Russell 's Water . |
| 7 | " And the little bear 's chair was smashed all to pieces by the little girl . |
| 8 | Once Louis 's advisers were involved these grandiose plans gave way to more realistic ones . |
| 9 | Ms Gibson claimed she tried to telephone when she arrived in Marbella at the beginning of the month but could not get through because her friend 's number was engaged all night . |
| 10 | In Hugh 's hands were concentrated much of the jurisdiction of the royal court , and control of diplomatic affairs as well as the specific duties of his office , the preservation of the royal seal and the issue of royal documents . |
| 11 | The fund to meet the cost of Laura 's treatment was relaunched this week and yesterday an anonymous £100,000 donation was confirmed to the organisers , who are confident enough that money can be raised for the new operation and after= care . |
| 12 | The town 's magistrates were told that tension had built up for a year after a decision to dissolve the partnership . |
| 13 | By even a conservative estimate , about 10,000 Dall 's porpoise were harpooned each year from 1976 to 1987 . |
| 14 | However , by the time Huckleberry 's class was called some thirty minutes later , he had dissipated a lot of his anxiety through movement and was no longer putting his tongue over the bit . |
| 15 | Some idea of how badly the police were treated is given by the reports of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner which show that roughly one-in-four of London 's policemen were assaulted each year — 3,444 cases were reported in 1899 , for example , when the constabulary strength was 13,213 men and 1,949 sergeants — as police authorities pressed for firmer measures in assault cases . |