Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [vb past] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Garvey 's fingers went white with the amount of strength he had to apply to get Lucie on his knees . |
| 2 | Every time the phone rang Dyson 's fingers became moist with sweat . |
| 3 | Ashley 's fingers curled tighter around the steering-wheel . |
| 4 | It was dark inside the cottage and some moments before the Friar 's eyes became accustomed to the gloom . |
| 5 | As Owen 's eyes became accustomed to the dark he could see the dog more clearly . |
| 6 | Sid 's eyes opened wide with wonder . |
| 7 | Sarah 's eyes opened wide in surprise and Julia smiled weakly at her . |
| 8 | Leonora 's eyes opened wide in horror . |
| 9 | Shock and outrage quelled all other emotions as Gina 's eyes flaxed wider in astonishment . |
| 10 | Lucinda 's eyes flew wide with disbelief . |
| 11 | Belinda 's eyes flew open at the sound of the familiar voice . |
| 12 | The husband 's brothers became involved in enterprises with him , and their business expanded into other hotels and properties . |
| 13 | Joseph 's special robe ( 3 ) : Joseph 's brothers saw this as a sign that Isaac intended to pass them by and make Joseph his heir ( see 48:21–22 and 49:22ff . ) . |
| 14 | The disinherited fell out over the distribution of some of the fruits of their victory : Beaumont was captured at the siege of Dunlarg Castle and had to raise loans , including one from Edward III , to pay his ransom , while in September 1334 David II 's supporters reoccupied much of the land ceded to Edward III , forcing the English administration to retreat to Berwick . |
| 15 | Soon , as Eric 's ears became accustomed to the Italian language , we were able to talk about ourselves , our dreams , our aspirations and our families . |
| 16 | Sonia Altman 's parents followed close behind her Kindertransport . |
| 17 | After Freda and Leslie retired from active Junior encouragement , Henley 's youngsters went quiet for a time , until revitalised more recently and most effectively , by Malcolm White . |
| 18 | Originally administrative and curatorial , this highly paid office had long before been transformed into a post for the chapel 's principal musician ; Ludford 's duties included those of participating in singing the services and playing the organ , and , doubtless , directing the performance of polyphonic music . |
| 19 | But it was only later , when I was forced to admit that , at the time of writing , I had begun to become anorexic again , that I realised in addition how closely the central character 's circumstances resembled those of anorexia nervosa . |
| 20 | BRITAIN 'S workers went sick for a record number of days last year — with stress the biggest cause . |
| 21 | Shiona 's cheeks turned pink with pleasure . |
| 22 | Andrew 's commentaries remained available in Paris . |
| 23 | Monday 's stories included that of the Annunciation , recalling both Adam 's fall and Christ 's redemption in such a way that sin and redemption appear as simultaneous action constantly re-enacted : Such meditation is closely connected with Julian 's visionary experience of the lord and the servant in which Adam and Christ become one figure , Adam falling and Christ instantly subjected to death as sin precipitates the Incarnation in the work of mercy and love . |
| 24 | Initially , the crowd 's actions took many of the insurrectionists ( including the Gaullists ) by surprise . |
| 25 | Mrs Knelle 's sympathies seemed anti-government in this case . |
| 26 | Strikingly , however , the average size of manual worker 's families exceeded that of non-manual workers by a large and consistent margin of just 40 per cent throughout the early twentieth century . |
| 27 | Now the cumulative effects of her morning 's efforts turned sour on Nicandra . |
| 28 | His attack came after Mr Christopher Robson , another of Bioplan 's witnesses contradicted much of her evidence . |
| 29 | Finnan 's passengers stowed most of their gear in the hold and the Hearthwares slept there , but there was room for the others in the three-sided cabin , though the roof was so low they bumped their heads . |
| 30 | However , Baxter 's friends bought most of these confiscated goods and ‘ lent ’ them back to him . |