Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] have [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the attacker 's foot has dropped to the outside of the opponent 's leading leg |
| 2 | Mr Lamont , who sees the Budget as his attempt at political rehabilitation , was boastful , saying he believed last year 's Budget had contributed to the Tory victory at the election and this one would also prove a winner in the next election in 1996 ‘ or whenever the election comes ’ . |
| 3 | But by November 1914 , the Allies knew that Spee 's squadron had moved to the coast of South America and only the Emden could intercept the convoy . |
| 4 | Sheikh al Hassan 's mind had returned to the important meeting before him . |
| 5 | Yussuf 's ex-wife had come to the police station and would not go away . |
| 6 | By August 1991 W. 's condition had deteriorated to the point at which for a short time she had to be fed by nasogastric tube and have her arms encased in plaster . |
| 7 | But after Dave Bassett 's side had clung to the 2-1 lead provided by John Gannon 's opening strike of the season , the only first that actually mattered was United 's position in the Second Division . |
| 8 | By 1977 , the movement 's name had changed to the World Community of Islam in the West . |
| 9 | What in God 's name had happened to the British ? |
| 10 | Rauschning 's departure had brought to the fore worries that Danzig was not sharing in the economic recovery about which the Reich newspapers — strictly controlled by the NSDAP — trumpeted so loud . |
| 11 | Four hundred artists represented in the museum 's collection have responded to the idea of producing a greetings image on an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper . |
| 12 | Lord Sagramoso 's writ had run to the other barren planets of Karka 's Sun , and to those of its runtish red dwarf binary twin , Karka Secundus , including some small mining world in orbit around the twin . |
| 13 | The need to raise money for John II 's ransom had led to the levying of a salt tax and taxes on merchandise throughout the kingdom , and by 1367 these taxes had come to acquire a look of permanence . |
| 14 | I noticed Southgate 's hand had fallen to the hilt of his rapier . |
| 15 | In the course of December a series of developments indicated that Gorbachev 's position had shifted to the right , partly under the pressure from conservative and authoritarian forces to tackle the economic crisis and collapsing law and order , and partly in an attempt to forestall the country 's disintegration . |
| 16 | Rossendale 's face had paled to the colour of paper . |
| 17 | Meanwhile two members of the dead woman 's family have appealed to the public for help in catching her killer . |