Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a moment 's hesitation he picked up the receiver . |
| 2 | He sold Grove Chance , then in foal for the first time , to his neighbour Percy Thomas , but when she died shortly after giving birth to Norton 's Coin he bought back the foal . |
| 3 | He looked at his wife 's portrait which hung on the wall opposite where he sat . |
| 4 | The quarter or more of the world 's population who live around the rim of the Pacific are too diverse to be cutely grouped as the ‘ Pacific man ’ in the ‘ Pacific century ’ , so readily defined by fund managers and futurologists . |
| 5 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 6 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 7 | The Employment Service has published the Jobseeker 's Charter which sets out the standards of service that the Agency will aim to achieve for each client . |
| 8 | In the 1970s the Labour government supported a private member 's Bill which took over an item which would have been included in its own programme if there had been sufficient parliamentary time . |
| 9 | All the way out to Keller 's house they kept up a ceaseless flow of questions about the Channings and the bruises on my head . |
| 10 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |