Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boz 's manner was still threatening , but Seb 's response had taken him by surprise . |
| 2 | The little boy 's absorption had enabled her to work longer during the days , which meant she had finished the commissions in hand and so could take a weekend off without worrying about them . |
| 3 | His sacking at a critical period for Leeds , when the hooligan element within the club 's support had brought them widespread contempt . |
| 4 | Throughout the long inquest , which resumes on Thursday , Mr Ward 's counsel has suggested there was a sustained cover-up after her disappearance and the discovery of her severed and charred remains in the Masai Mara game reserve . |
| 5 | Criticising the trial judge 's directions to the jury , they cited poor identification evidence against Allen , and held that accomplice evidence given in Willis 's case had caused them great anxiety . |
| 6 | By the time that the appeal had reached this Board , the defendant 's case had reduced itself to seven heads . |
| 7 | Lorne 's superfury had run its course . |
| 8 | I sat up weakly one morning , and the ship 's cabin had transmuted itself into a little square room in an isolated town in South America . |
| 9 | By the time they 'd parked the car and were hurrying towards the station platform , the little girl 's enthusiasm had soothed her tattered nerves , and she was really looking forward to their day together in London . |
| 10 | Merymose 's story had made him want to lose himself . |
| 11 | It goes without saying that Frohnmayer 's resignation has solved nothing . |
| 12 | There was a pause , as if Eochaid 's presence had made itself felt , and the impending arrival of Morgund . |
| 13 | For some — especially Jane — Henry 's presence had given them a new role , a new meaning ! |
| 14 | He felt a sharp twinge of guilt now for not taking the trouble to visit , but William 's family had moved to a better neighbourhood when William 's mum had made her first million , and Preston had gradually lost touch . |
| 15 | When Camille had choked on an Aztec cuff-link , a sizeable piece of jewellery such as had then been fashionable , Constance 's mum had held her upside down by the ankles and banged her until she disgorged it , while Scarlet had knelt in the unutterable anguish of one about to be bereaved , determining to destroy herself without hesitation should Camille not survive the experience . |
| 16 | Preston shook his head , but it was true that within a few weeks of Mary Moxton 's death William 's mum had bought her first shop . |
| 17 | Gerald 's mum 's got one . |
| 18 | The implications of the Black and Tans ' behaviour and of the complicity of the Government in their reign of terror had been clear for some time , but Tubby 's experience had brought it all into sharp focus . |
| 19 | He says his wife 's experience has taught him that you must take precautions . |
| 20 | And he wondered whether it was in such a disorientating limbo of time , listening to the ever-restless sea , that the previous owners of Martyr 's Cottage had chosen their text . |
| 21 | James Hann , Scottish Nuclear 's chairman has made it clear he wants to continue buying fuel from BNF but has said he is prepared to look abroad if he ca n't obtain a reasonable price . |
| 22 | Buick 's turnaround has given its parent , the ailing General Motors ( GM ) , plenty to ponder . |
| 23 | The reason Nicola 's GP had sent her to me was that the little girl would n't sleep at night , had tantrums and breath-holding attacks , and her mother wondered if she was allergic to something she was eating . |
| 24 | The words echoed in Isabel 's head as she clung to Chalon 's saddle , where fitzAlan 's shove had sent her , and watched the four soldiers size up the situation . |
| 25 | The UK British Aerosol Manufacturer 's Association has committed its member companies to a 90 per cent reduction in the use of CFCs by 1990 , together with a voluntary ‘ ozone friendly ’ labelling system . |
| 26 | President Bush 's administration has revealed its plan to save the Pacific Northwest 's spotted owl , and thereby some of the " old growth " forests which are its homeland . |
| 27 | Last night 's lovemaking had changed everything for Sarella herself ; she had never guessed it could be like that , and she could n't imagine that it might not have been as earth-shattering for Marc too . |
| 28 | The League says Swindon 's football has earned them widespread admiration this season and Hoddle is a suitable and exciting choice . |
| 29 | No doubt the Duke of Bridgewater 's agent had thought them happy when he collected their rent each week . |
| 30 | Philip 's coming had set him off . |