Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Smith 's contemporaries held him in high regard for his remarkable administrative skill and consummate powers of conciliation , few had any understanding of his real scientific achievement until the Academy 's prize brought him posthumous international recognition . |
| 2 | The grounding Mr Morrison received at James Dowling 's feet stood him in good stead . |
| 3 | As SCRAM 's magazine put it in 1978 : |
| 4 | To his delight , Davis 's secretary informed him in clipped tones that : ‘ Mr Davis has been called out urgently and will not be back in the office until Friday . ’ |
| 5 | Her eyes widened and for a moment she looked scared , but her model 's training stood her in good stead and she showed no other sign of what must have been a shock . |
| 6 | The farm was her prison until her inheritance from her father 's estate freed her in three years ' time . |