Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] had [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa 's story had conjured up an arresting image . |
| 2 | The last one 's meat had run out the previous day and if the new one 's meat was not salted within a day or two , there would be no pork or bacon for at least a month . |
| 3 | In 1688 – 9 a number of radical Whigs took the line that James 's flight had brought about a dissolution of the kingship and a suspension of the constitution , and therefore the people ( through their representatives in the Convention ) were free to restructure the constitution as they thought fit . |
| 4 | The other girl 's voice had taken on a steely edge . |
| 5 | George 's voice had taken on a harsh inflection . |
| 6 | Sarah 's voice had taken on the tone of an interrogation . |
| 7 | Moreover , Lanrezac 's army had put up a stiff resistance at Guise , and the British ( the unexpected joker in the pack , for German calculations had contemptuously dismissed their strength and effectiveness ) had inflicted great slaughter as they turned on their tormentors at Mons , Le Cateau , Néry and Villers-Cottérêts . |
| 8 | The Ulster public was critical and unhappy at the way they had been passive and ineffective as Heath 's government had set up a ‘ power sharing ’ administration complete with Irish republican ministers and had arranged a semicondominium with the Irish Republic in the Sunningdale Agreement and Council of Ireland scheme . |