Example sentences of "[pron] 's [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Someone 's made a right pig 's ear of them , and that 's a fact .
2 ‘ I think 'e 's owed that , ’ said Sprott , ‘ I think 'e 's owed a generous tribute . ’
3 Nobody 's expecting a big queue of potential purchasers
4 Nobody 's telling the f—ing truth .
5 Well , considering I have none , somebody 's having an awful lot .
6 ‘ So she 's to see a head man , is she ?
7 Cor she 's getting a fluffy coat is n't she , now ?
8 She 's getting the best attention money can buy .
9 The fact that the other child cries and you shout at her lets her know that it was naughty — and may stop her doing it again if you 're lucky — but it does n't mean she understands the pain she 's caused the other child .
10 One moment Harvey sounds like she 's trapped in a particularly unpleasant psychodrama , the next she 's singing an exuberant snatch of I 'm Gon na Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair .
11 ‘ I do n't care if she 's called the Quacking Duck just as long as she 's steady , ’ Charlotte replied .
12 From what you said on the phone , she 's kept a low profile too , which is lucky .
13 She 's kept the upper floor , turned it into a very nice flat for herself , and I — you also if you agree — could live downstairs .
14 The cleaner upstairs , she asked me to find out what kind of cakes everybody liked cos she 's buying every single person an individual , like you know , a single cake for everybody .
15 She 's wearing a yellow paisley dress and she smells of flour .
16 She 's wearing a white dress .
17 She 's developed a steady business and a strong social life at her church .
18 BRITISH actress Emily Lloyd is all smiles after watching the Hollywood premiere of In The Soup — but she 's nursing an aching heart .
19 Frustratingly , the habit persists even when she 's holding a strong hand .
20 So she 's written the first syllable as she feels it sounds ( coff- ) and that triggers the -ee .
21 This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) .
22 So I suppose it 's what she wanted and she 's done the right thing .
23 Comic look at American racism in MRS DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY , where Katherine Hepburn shocks her family with the news she 's to wed a Jewish doctor .
24 She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’
25 But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home .
26 She 's made an absolute fool out of you .
27 But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home .
28 She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year .
29 She was sent by the Republic , and she 's made an honest effort .
30 He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution .
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