Example sentences of "boy 's [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe he 'd tell Jack about him anyway , then Mr Hyde would go and see the boy 's Dad and tell him to keep off private land . |
| 2 | The old lady would n't reach him in that time ; but the assistant saw her swing her right arm forward , the hand clutching a furled umbrella by its ferrule. the crook of the umbrella hooked inside the front of the little boy 's blazer and hooked him like a fish from water out of the path of the skidding car . |
| 3 | One of Leonard 's few memories of his father ( in addition to his monocle , his spats and his hair smelling of Vitalis ) is that of his reading , both privately and aloud , to him and his sister — precious moments that fired the young boy 's imagination and set him , although no one realised it at the time , in the direction of his life 's work . |
| 4 | Suddenly he decided to take a chance : somehow they would get Therese on to the stage in that ridiculous boy 's costume and let her sing . |
| 5 | Huy took the boy 's arm and guided him through it , to the edge of the quay , where a short , broad jetty jutted out into the water . |
| 6 | First I went to find the boy 's father and told him , ‘ There 's nothing you can do by staying here . |