Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Shortly afterwards officers smashed their way into Mrs Curran 's bungalow where they found the victims ' bodies in separate rooms .
2 Where it licked the Wizards ' Quarter it burned blue and green and was even laced with strange sparks of the eighth colour , octarine ; where its outriders found their way into the vats and oil stores all along Merchant Street it progressed in a series of blazing fountains and explosions ; in the streets of the perfume blenders it burned with a sweetness ; where it touched bundles of rare and dry herbs in the storerooms of the drugmasters it made men go mad and talk to God .
3 I wonder if he would have had any joy that day … only if you tied the rabbits ' legs together , I expect .
4 Monika Wulf-Mathies , leader of the public service employees union , warned state and local community employers that if they rejected the arbitrators ' recommendations her union would call an immediate strike ballot .
5 Before we learned the boys ' names they were referred to as the fair boy ; a positive attribute , and the fat boy ; a physical defect .
6 After they left the druids ' circle at Strichen , Boswell and Johnson exchanged a number of observations , the first of which had been an expression of compassion for Mr Fraser .
7 Back at the Barracks Maxim had to wait until after midnight before he had the officers ' mess video machine to himself .
8 My memory was vaguely stirred when I saw the authors ' name .
9 ‘ I hope not , ’ Sophie said involuntarily , then flushed as she met the others ' surprised looks .
10 Joyce Barr was again in commanding form as she lifted the ladies ' title bearing Margaret Holligan of Economics .
11 ‘ How 's your mother , Nurse Avery ? ’ asked Sister Robinson , as she approached the nurses ' station where Juliet was studying Bobbie Cole 's test results .
12 " To be honest , even when we had a girls ' training week at Inverclyde it was almost on the schedule that everyone would get legless on one of the evenings . "
13 When they reached the shearers ' quarters belonging to the last farm on the road they found Matt drinking tea while he awaited their arrival .
14 When they reached the shearers ' quarters she became a bundle of activity , doing all she could to assist Matt in setting up the large barbecue , and then searching for dry wood to boil the water for the billy tea .
15 As Palace impressed in Division One in 1990–91 , Mark 's prowess gained further recognition when he scored The Eagles ' decisive goal against Liverpool in the televised Football League match on 30 December , but Palace fans had by then long since ceased to need any persuading that this intelligent and hard-working centre-forward is among the best in the country .
16 He was halfway up the final flight when he heard the voiders ' whistle in the street outside , its piercing din unmistakable .
17 The cause of the pain was attributed to gall bladder irritability , as it resembled the patients ' original attacks of biliary colic ; yet on cholecystoscopy at or after 10 days only one patient had appreciable mucosal inflammatory change .
18 He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom .
19 Bearing in mind the Roosevelt connection , Theo was an obvious appellation far too obvious for John Barker 's active creativity as he launched the dropniks ' own newsletter , complete with its own unique cockney bear vernacular .
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