Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jill Jones 's album had been on the shelf for so long that when it did come out , it sounded old , ’ she reveals . |
| 2 | Where Peach 's pen had been in the window was a cage with a snake in it , curled up on straw . |
| 3 | The disaffected Vicar 's warden had been on the phone to the Archdeacon 's secretary by five-thirty on Friday evening . |
| 4 | This central point in Marx 's and Engels 's work has been on the whole supported by later anthropological work . |
| 5 | McKellar 's work has been in the tradition of Francis Galton 's inquiries into the considerable variations between individuals in their quality of imagery . |
| 6 | Save the Children 's team has been in the country since last year , and gave an early warning of the famine . |
| 7 | Mr McCormick submitted that if any one of the mother 's reasons was possibly valid then it could not be said that the mother 's refusal to consent was outside the reasonable band . |
| 8 | A thick weekend , McLeish decided , trying to think how best to establish what Yeo 's relationship had been with the dead girl . |
| 9 | Quorum , which says some of the blame for Equal 's delay has been on the legal hassle it had last year with Apple Computer Inc , which held up financing and staffing , will position the product as a Mac application adaptor rather than an emulator . |
| 10 | Quorum , who says some of the blame for Equal 's delay has been on the legal hassle it had last year with Apple ( UX No 393 ) which held up financing and staffing , will position Equal as a Mac application adapter rather than an emulator . |
| 11 | A movie version of Morrison 's life has been in the works for more than a decade , with male stars from John Travolta to Jason Donovan coveting the lead role and a string of scriptwriters , directors and producers slated for involvement at different times . |
| 12 | The only item in the Christie 's sale to have been on the ship at the moment of sinking , it was written by Mrs Esther Hart and tucked into her husband 's jacket . |
| 13 | Gerry 's ship had been in the Albert Dock and they had just finished papering the front bedroom . |
| 14 | Barry 's dad 's been on the phone he wants to you to urgently book a bus so he co |
| 15 | Mr Sabin 's family has been in the publishing and bookselling business since 1865 and his son Mark will be joining him in the new venture , together with David Fuller , another former Ackermann director . |