Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] 's [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother , on the other head , goes to Bernard of Anlaby Road once a fortnight , where she 's ceremonially washed , lotioned , rollered , dried , combed-out and lacquered for roughly the price of my pansy-brain shampoo . |
| 2 | The richest source of MUFAs is olive oil — there is a low incidence of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries where it 's widely used . |
| 3 | A deluxe high level Sola grill with glass side panels to keep the heat in and a ‘ grill-and-serve ’ position for the grill pan where it 's safely supported when pulled out leaving both hands free to turn or serve the food . |
| 4 | somewhere in Mexico , the central part of it where it 's still falling to bits and |
| 5 | ‘ She never promised me that first time , so she 's never broken her promise to me yet . |
| 6 | She checks daily that her changing bag is filled with essential and spare clothes and leaves it permanently packed in the hall ready to pick up at a moment 's notice so she 's never caught unprepared . |
| 7 | But after a moment 's silence he said , as if casually , ‘ She 's a scamper , that one ; into every hole and corner , if I remember rightly , so she 's likely stayed out late and is frightened to go home — if old man Walton had a load on she 'd be introduced to the buckle end of his belt . |
| 8 | Ah erm and her loyalty to the company , so she 's always saying |
| 9 | The energy crisis which we 're in at the moment , and which will , although it 's temporarily abating if we judge the prices on the oil market , will not go away , is one of the most important areas in which chemistry can contribute . |
| 10 | World travel market attended , the club promotion , although it 's still running , has n't been very successful , over four hundred bed nights into the campaign , as a result of that short running promotion . |
| 11 | Although it 's specifically marketed for use with antiques , there 's no end to the kind of property it can tag . |
| 12 | ‘ At least I can watch the telly as I train — although it 's hard breaking the racing routine of having breakfast at lunchtime and your main meal at tea time . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ This boy , ’ says the Constable , ‘ although he 's repeatedly told to , wo n't move on … ’ |
| 14 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 15 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 16 | and although he 's well trained and they exercise him . |
| 17 | BONG : First , veteran newsman Sandy Gall walked out on his wife after 34 years , although he 's now trying to patch things up . |
| 18 | And the importance of this work , colleagues , will become clearer later in this report , but at this point er , President , I would wish to place on record , although he 's now has to leave er , to catch his plane , the attribute to my friend and colleague , who was here during the earlier part of Congress , as an honoured guest . |
| 19 | Although he 's still boosting big time , Moet 's main aim is to start a club with a couple of his Lyricist Lounge partners , including Danny Castro . |
| 20 | Because of his working hours he is not giving as much time as he ought perhaps to his family , although he 's always tried to ensure that weekends are devoted to his children . |
| 21 | Sally knows who he is though , although he 's never looked after her . |
| 22 | Having granted permission to go ashore , I 've been promised trout for supper , although he 's never caught anything worth eating yet . |
| 23 | I just know it 's more complicated than it 's ever going to seem in the newspapers . |
| 24 | ‘ More than it 's ever mattered before . |
| 25 | I think too , ’ said the Archdeacon with untoward frankness , ‘ Marr feels himself to be entitled to more success in the Church than he 's actually achieved . |
| 26 | Last winter Jean-Philippe Ruggia trained harder than he 's ever done in his racing career . |
| 27 | I do n't share , Maria , so he 's just going to have to postpone the resumption of your affair until I 'm done with you . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ So he 's probably earned every cent . ’ |
| 29 | Jan Turner says that he helped organise an evererst marathon a few years ago and one sad thing about that was the local runners could not afford the right equipment or did n't have the money to tarin … so he 's here to help them |
| 30 | An' there 's mistin' on the mirror , so he 's still breathin' . |