Example sentences of "[noun] ' [adj] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 If the lowdown on Vera Lynn 's recent successes at her local tennis club or Joe Loss ' new sailboat got you salivating , then these were the columns for you .
2 Marais ' charismatic playing wins him a place at court while Colombe has to cope with the death of a daughter .
3 Every time he felt himself sinking , Nails ' prehensile toes grasped him by the Adam 's apple and lifted his head clear of the water .
4 Since then , the Americans until now have at best ignored Ukrainian efforts to achieve real independence , and the Russians ' occasional attempts to thwart them .
5 Halogen lamps ' small size makes them ideal for integrating into sculptural uplights or slim wall fittings .
6 The Wolverines ' borrowed silks lent them invaluable seconds wherein to close with those guards and sever their throats before they could fire or even cry a warning .
7 Jehovah 's Witnesses ' religious beliefs precludes them from undertaking compulsory national service .
8 The windows ' jewelled lucence washed it clear ;
9 It also notes that teachers ' present contracts make it difficult for them to find time to run extra-curricular activities like choirs .
10 Such demands failed , however , to quell the discontent , which increasingly focused on Michael Heseltine as the only serious alternative to Mrs Thatcher , a view supported by polls that showed him to be the voters ' overwhelming choice to replace her .
11 The males are also known to ‘ rape ’ other males , cementing up the victims ' genital openings to render them incapable of copulation .
12 ( His introduction of lime juice ( and hence vitamin C ) into the sailors ' daily rations cured them of scurvy and gained for the British tars the nickname of ‘ limeys ’ . )
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