Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jarvis 's money brought him in a tiny income , on which it was just possible to subsist if he walked everywhere , never went to the cinema , ate anything nice , smoked , drank , bought new clothes nor used the phone . |
| 2 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 3 | The first hint that Hills might be interested in a group pensions plan came when the company 's Board asked him to arrange a formal briefing . |
| 4 | John Charlton , another constable from neighbouring East Hendred , was enjoying his company when the landlord 's pot-boy approached them , informing them that his guv'nor was a bit uneasy about his situation . |
| 5 | Feargal 's foot prevented her . |
| 6 | Putt turned to go inside his room , but when he tried to close the door , his mother 's foot prevented it and she pushed past him . |
| 7 | Today 's judgement said it was essentially a political question . |
| 8 | Whereupon Debenham 's counsel said he had no more questions to ask the actress . |
| 9 | The court 's verdict on Jampa Ngodrup 's case said he had asked a young monk working at the Barkor Clinic to compile a list of people detained as a result of violent clashes between police forces and demonstrators on 5 March 1988 . |
| 10 | Er we 've got a little few earmarked funds left over like for instance , Theakston 's Brewery gave us the barrels and they gave us two and a half thousand pounds . |
| 11 | Her countrywoman 's upbringing told her that he must be a gamekeeper on the estate owned by the people at Hillmarden Hall — some property developer and his wife , she believed . |
| 12 | Notice that at so young an age he knew that ‘ the Rev. ’ was better than ‘ Rev. ’ But the book was not orthodox in divinity because father locked it up and would not let Michael 's sister read it . |
| 13 | Gentlemen did n't clout their womenfolk about , beat them , bruise them , tie them up and whip them … or whatever jolly games Johnny 's preferences led him to pursue . |
| 14 | Subsequent analyses of observations from that day , when the satellite was well-placed for observations , showed a short burst of gamma and X-rays followed about a minute later by energetic neutrons that kept on coming until the satellite 's orbit carried it behind the earth . |
| 15 | many children 's solicitors found it difficult to determine the child 's competence to give instructions . |
| 16 | We can say that the instructor 's braking caused it , and it is natural to say that it was a cause of the stopping . |
| 17 | Although Smith 's contemporaries held him in high regard for his remarkable administrative skill and consummate powers of conciliation , few had any understanding of his real scientific achievement until the Academy 's prize brought him posthumous international recognition . |
| 18 | Many of Richard Gough 's contemporaries provided him with information about a wide range of cousins and about ancestors going back several generations . |
| 19 | Mrs Jones , who lives in Saltney , said Mrs Harrison 's story moved her . |
| 20 | Mrs Jones , who lives in Saltney , said Mrs Harrison 's story moved her . |
| 21 | The sweeper 's story reminded me of a tale told at Ross Carbery , County Cork . |
| 22 | Some of us worried and went looking for him , then one of Alf Wood 's sons found him dead in the old pw hut , we think he died of a heart attack or so the doctor said . |
| 23 | Her room was pleasant and airy ; a front room , probably the best in the house , and Aunt Louise 's possessions gave it quite an air . |
| 24 | By the time Luke 's driver delivered them back to the flat , Folly had managed to recapture most of her earlier carefree enthusiasm . |
| 25 | Another penalty pulled the visitors level but Dave Bartle 's try settled it . |
| 26 | But currently she 's by Jason ( Beverly Hills 90210 ) Priestly 's side in the video for Roy Orbison 's chart hit I Drove All Night . |
| 27 | At least Kathleen 's cooking meant she could manage a passable display of unconcerned eating , time to gather her wits a little … |
| 28 | Mazzin 's presence filled us with foreboding . |
| 29 | But Holly 's presence ensured she could do neither . |
| 30 | I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible . |