Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomson soon found himself hob-nobbing with Mongkut , the King of Siam , who he met through the royal children 's governess , Anna Leonowens . |
| 2 | BRITAIN 'S Monique Javer took advantage of an erratic performance by Dominique Monami , of Belgium , to reach the second round of the Suntory Japan Open yesterday , while Mark Petchey qualified for the top-class men 's event , in which Stefan Edberg is defending his title , by defeating South Africa 's Byron Talbot 6-7 , 6-1 , 6-4 . |
| 3 | William Graffunder , an expatriate German and the promoter of an organisation in Cardiff which he registered as the Amalgamated Seamen 's and Tradesmen 's Union of Great Britain and Ireland in September 1890 , likewise made no bones about its connection with the Shipping Federation in the supply of " free labour " , though he denied being its official . |
| 4 | ‘ I must see Mr Devereux right away , ’ Barak announced through the open driver 's window . |
| 5 | The fact he had lived in Florida helped with the California-based couple 's adoption plans because state law demanded prospective parents must have resided in Florida for at least six months . |
| 6 | He inherited little from his father , but his wife , Suzan , was daughter of a wealthy lawyer , George Bennett , and after the latter 's death the Le Fanus moved into the dead man 's house in Merrion Square , Dublin . |
| 7 | The little matter of the actual crossing Dumouriez dismissed with the usual landsman 's casualness : |
| 8 | Blake moved from the Old Nag 's Head , through a courtyard , and found himself in a long alley . |
| 9 | It was a further example of Peking 's present heavy-handed approach towards Hong Kong , and stemmed from the colonial government 's decision not to return swimmer Yang Yang to China last week , but to allow him to leave for asylum in the United States . |
| 10 | These seemingly effortless designs were the cause of much exasperation , as Minton describes in the satire ‘ Doing the Book of the Film or ‘ How I Ruined My Life ’ which he contributed to the Royal College 's magazine , Ark . |
| 11 | A faint flush rose to the French boy 's face . |
| 12 | She did not beg her , as Cati did — Rosa had heard her — to help her be good , help her to be pure , and never have dirty thoughts or put her fingers in dirty places ; instead she fixed on the amber doe 's eyes that had gushed , above the hilt of a sword , which was studded with bright glass stones and stuck out from the statue 's brocade costume . |
| 13 | He referred to the European Commissioner 's comments on the environmental assessment . |
| 14 | She peered at the smaller typewriter 's message : |
| 15 | ‘ Another one lured by the small screen 's filthy lucre . ’ |
| 16 | The move came as the Labour Party 's housing spokesman , Mr Clive Soley , yesterday complained to the Press Council over newspaper reports that his party was proposing to ban second homes . |
| 17 | The room reverberated with the fat woman 's cry of ‘ Rain ! ’ as she abandoned Riley in favour of a friendlier face . |
| 18 | He saw how Wolfe 's leg muscles flexed impotently as he tried to scrabble to his feet ; how he squirmed in the two men 's grip , trying to get away . |
| 19 | Molly toppled from the tall boy 's foot and collapsed on to the floor . |
| 20 | A still more influential statement of the ‘ new political thinking ’ in Soviet foreign policy came in the Soviet leader 's address to the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1988 . |
| 21 | The Seacroft youngster 's first win came in the English Women 's Championship at Burnham and Berrow where she competed flawlessly all week prior to defeating Simone Morgan in the final . |
| 22 | The hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood ( Mr. Wilkinson ) intervened in the Prime Minister 's speech and asked him to specify the Government 's aims and objectives at Maastricht . |
| 23 | Despite all her caution , her wriggling movements made Water Gypsy sway a little at her moorings , and once or twice she stopped and held her breath , but no movement or challenge came from the narrow boat 's main cabin . |
| 24 | They were both so angry that they did not immediately see the movement that came from the old female 's shelter in the cage between them . |
| 25 | The black fungal mass of her sex quivered , and odd sounds came from the Green Jack 's hollow mouth , like whistling gasps . |
| 26 | The instructions with this recipe which came from an old horseman 's notebook were : Set this mixture by the wind ; that is , the horseman was advised to stand in the wind so that as soon as the colt or horse scented him he would advance towards him . |
| 27 | A shopkeeper has made a poster out of a letter he received from the Prime Minister 's office expressing optimism about the state of the economy . |
| 28 | A shopkeeper has made a poster out of a letter he received from the Prime Minister 's office expressing optimism about the state of the economy . |
| 29 | On his way out of the city he came to a poor crofter 's cottage . |
| 30 | By November , however , he had enlisted in the Royal Engineers , from which he later transferred to the 18th King 's Royal Rifles . |