Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without a moment 's hesitation Stirling 's jeep headed for the runway , the fighting formation behind him . |
| 2 | ‘ We do n't want the player 's name slurred for the rest of his career for something done in innocence , ’ said Mr Howes . |
| 3 | Sheldukher 's hand went for the voltage control . |
| 4 | Much later , after the funeral , Billy 's mother looked for the letter that Auntie had written to the pension people . |
| 5 | In other words , where yesterday 's historian looked for the history of an oppressed working class , today 's historian looks for marginalized groups , and those who have transgressed social norms . |