Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Mulligan [ 1990 ] STC 220 ( CA ) stolen Inland Revenue Certificates about payment of tax were found in the accused 's sock . |
| 2 | He was attracted to the latter 's extravagant precepts on style , in contrast to Pater : ‘ What a small man Pater is . |
| 3 | Both ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ and ‘ The disappearance ’ are written by American woman authors in the 1900's , but ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ was set in the 1930's while ‘ The disappearance ’ was set in the 1970 's and I think this is the cause for the difference of the acceptance of the black race into a multi-racial community . |
| 4 | Councillor , compulsion was tried in the 1960 's and 1970's . |
| 5 | Tribute was paid to the late 's contribution and it was to be brought to the notice of Divisions that nominations were sought . |