Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Irwin , of course , refused , and Gandhi , whose reaction to Irwin 's initiative had at first been positive , announced that a campaign of civil disobedience would begin .
2 Finally , the eminent ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte agreed that Audubon 's supremacy had at last been eclipsed .
3 The only significant association was an increased risk of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma associated with first pregnancy .
4 We also know that ‘ the iron-willed Admiral ’ broke down and cried on hearing that Balboa 's ocean had at last been sighted .
5 Britain , however , had fought to impede European agreements requiring catalytic converters on cars and even as London 's traffic slowed to pre-First World War speeds , planned to build vast new roads and to cut rail services .
6 Are we to jump to the unlikely conclusion that John 's heart has at last been melted by the love of a good woman ?
7 As for Hearts , they play Rangers at Tynecastle on Wednesday and a win there would see Sandy Clark 's side elevated from ninth to joint third in the table in just two games , AND keep Rangers four points behind new league leaders Aberdeen .
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