Example sentences of "[adj] 's [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ann High 's husband worked at the mine , but with eight children it was so difficult in winter that she was forced to apply for relief to buy extra clothing . |
| 2 | This was done with government support , and our own King George III 's name appears on the decree establishing the school , in his capacity as King of Hanover . |
| 3 | As Valence obeyed , the paraplegic 's fingers clawed at the air , as though inscribing some complex , arcane pattern . |
| 4 | ‘ Assault is proved by showing the accused 's actions come within the definition of assault at ( B ) 2 ante . |
| 5 | The Limited 's ability to stick to the tarmac , or , more importantly , the areas of tarmac you 've chosen , is simply awesome . |
| 6 | While Raymond of Toulouse remained in Outremer , Stephen and Hugh disgraced themselves in escaping from the siege of Antioch , and Robert Curthose , no matter how gallant , at least in his lifetime failed to impress , Robert II 's prestige soared to the skies . |
| 7 | The latter 's relics rest on the main altar . |
| 8 | United 's problems started in the first half when Brentford went ahead with a freak a fluke goal from Gary Blissett … that knocked the stuffing out of them … |
| 9 | United 's goal came in the first half … top marks for winger Max Nicholson … he kept control … kept his head and then smashed it home … low and hard … |
| 10 | The game was all over as a spectacle until the last two minutes when United 's corpse rose from the dead to give Horsham an awful fright . |
| 11 | With Ukrainian international Andrei Kanchelskis consigned to the substitutes ' bench carrying an injury , the main thrust of United 's attacks emanated from the skilful wing play of young Ryan Giggs . |
| 12 | Nearly all the extant printed proclamations of Queen Elizabeth I 's reign belong to the seven sets , each of which he collected together , bound , and provided with its own specially printed title-page ( 1618 ) . |
| 13 | As Alvarez returned home , the Mexican Attorney General 's office called for the extradition of two DEA agents who , it alleged , had helped to organize the doctor 's abduction . |
| 14 | If Hiring did invade England , he perhaps occupied the north , like Swegen in 1013 and Harald of Norway in 1066 , and was betrayed and killed by the Northumbrians when Æthelred 's forces appeared on the scene . |
| 15 | US West Inc 's plans to get into the fun-and-games end of the telecommunications business with Time Warner Inc has received a mixed review from the junior among the credit rating agencies , Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co of Chicago , which placed the securities of US West Inc , US West Capital Funding and US West Financial Services on rating watch . |
| 16 | Motorola Inc 's design wins for the 88000 are beginning to melt away . |