Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er we 've got a little few earmarked funds left over like for instance , Theakston 's Brewery gave us the barrels and they gave us two and a half thousand pounds . |
| 2 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 3 | Geoff 's mum got me a piece of cheese last week from Superkeys . |
| 4 | Densil 's mum let him a room . |
| 5 | The COBRA man 's computer told him the whereabouts of every Lord-Lieutenant and Chief Constable in Great Britain . |
| 6 | Russell 's eyes followed her every move as if he were looking through the sight of a gun . |
| 7 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 8 | The side Quiss belonged to called it Castle Doors , Ajayi 's side named it the Castle of Bequest . |
| 9 | Winner of the agility and the egg and spoon race , Mrs. Moore 's Penny made it a treble when , kitted out as a home help , she won the fancy dress title . |
| 10 | Ramsey 's college refused him a research fellowship . |
| 11 | Eva 's parents wrote her the news . |
| 12 | Durrant 's determination won him the ball at the byeline just inside the Marseille penalty area . |
| 13 | That was puzzling Claudia , but a moment 's reflection gave her the answer . |
| 14 | Pilate 's wife sent him a message begging him to have nothing to do with Jesus as she had experienced a bad dream because of him . |
| 15 | The Vicar 's wife gave her the magazine to edit and type up . |
| 16 | The three years stretching ahead seemed like a long time , then , worth buying a little house in Rummidge for ( Robyn 's father lent her the money for the deposit ) rather than paying rent . |
| 17 | In 1238 Alexander III 's father promised me the crown but then he married again and begat Alexander , the third of that name , and the up was dashed from my lips . |
| 18 | The editor of the Church of England Newspaper remarked that the overzealousness of Ramsey 's friends did him a disservice by making him the representative of an intolerant school of thought and by inflating his reputation beyond what his record would endorse . |
| 19 | Handel 's music showed her a silver trout gliding through a sun-splashed river in the mountains . |
| 20 | Cora-Beth 's voice gave him no time to consider the matter further . |
| 21 | Once Mandru had even been frank enough to remark to one of the vibrancers that the sound of Nehushtah 's voice gave him a headache . |
| 22 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 23 | Wimbledon 's success won them the Barclays Performance of the Week award . |
| 24 | The support of his brother 's men gave him a nexus of servants throughout the country , the value of which can be seen in his measures against Sir Edward Woodville . |
| 25 | The support of his brother 's men gave him a nexus of servants throughout the country , the value of which can be seen in his measures against Sir Edward Woodville . |
| 26 | Andy Cole 's U-turn gave him the space to shoot high into the net . |
| 27 | The simple fact that he was in her husband 's employ gave her an advantage over him . |
| 28 | The Southampton central defenders left it to Flowers — but Goddard 's challenge won him the ball and left him with a simple chance . |
| 29 | But after losing only 18lbs , Janet 's improvement earned her a Weight Watchers ‘ ambassador ’ title . |
| 30 | Ward 's tone made it a command , but his voice was quiet . |