Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Opera London production of A Midsummer Night 's Dream gave me great pleasure , Noye 's Fludde too . ’ |
| 2 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 3 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 4 | Time 's tangles took us different ways apart , |
| 5 | Of course now they 're recalling the fact that Tweed 's wife left him several years ago for a Greek shipping magnate , that he has n't had a lot to do with women since … ’ |
| 6 | Laughing and joking , they left their bags there and made their way down to the tap room where the landlord 's wife served them huge fish pies , the crust , golden and crisp , hiding a savoury sauce which dulled the flavour of the rancid fish . |
| 7 | When his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides appeared , Boswell 's reflections caused him some trouble , including threats of actual bodily harm from people he mentioned . |
| 8 | When a neighbour 's dog visited us one day , the other two cats ran away immediately . |
| 9 | Simpson says the club 's predicament left him little choice but to leave . |
| 10 | Biasion 's puncture cost him two minutes and he ended the day two minutes and six seconds behind Fiorio . |
| 11 | James 's victory gave him 35 points to Lauda 's 61 , his car was clearly among the best , he had matured greatly as a driver , he was on a good roll himself : the championship seemed to be there for his taking . |
| 12 | Andy Kiwomya 's pace caused them all sorts of trouble as Dundee made the early running . |
| 13 | Wilson 's pace brought him triple joy , the individual prize , victory over team-mate and newly-crowned cross-country champion Dermot Donnelly in second place , and success for Striders in a fascinating team battle . |
| 14 | Michael 's step-father said he first thought there had been an earthquake . |
| 15 | A coach back to the team 's hotel gave him enough time for a shower and snack lunch before going back to work — more throw downs , a second net against the quicks , and a burst of fielding practice before dusk set in . |
| 16 | The journey was uneventful enough ; nights spent in some local hostelry , priory or convent where Queen Margaret 's influence and the Cardinal 's letters obtained us free food and clean but hard beds . |
| 17 | " Your mother 's death caused me great pain , Paul , you already know that . |