Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [noun] 's [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Libyan leader condemned equally Iraq 's occupation of Kuwait and the United States presence in the region . |
| 2 | Clinton fought off Bush 's campaign of dirty tricks to win the heart of the nation . |
| 3 | Last night , Barnet assistant manager Eddie Stein turned down Flashman 's offer of Fry 's job on a full-time basis , although he will do it temporarily until the New Year , when the offer might be made again . |
| 4 | She turned down Tracey 's offer of another drink , and agreed to speak to him again that evening . |
| 5 | At the editorial conference Rain brushed aside Holly 's error of judgement as blithely as if it had been her own . |
| 6 | In the resulting reshuffle Klaus Kinkel became Foreign Minister , while Möllemann took over Genscher 's post of Vice-Chancellor in addition to the Economics portfolio , and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger ( FDP ) took over from Kinkel as Justice Minister . |
| 7 | By 1715 when the syndicate took over Savery 's part of the patent there were engines in use in Staffordshire , Warwickshire , Cornwall and Flintshire . |