Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today 's case came out of a fight hear at the Coachmaker 's Arms , but the landlord says the days of Wallingford 's louts are numbered . |
| 2 | A hand feeling blindly for throat or arm or hair landed in the middle of Gabriel 's face , and Garvey 's fingers clung on like a starfish , pressing it out of shape . |
| 3 | And they told me about Azul , in Jersey , and before that I think it was before that they showed me the forensic photographs of all of them : Bissett skewered on the railings , grotesque and spread and limp ; the blood-smeared vibrator used on the retired judge , Jamieson ; the drained shapeless white body of Persimmon , tied to his grid above a pool of blood , then nothing when there should have been something ; then what was left of Sir Rufus Carter , blackened bones , distorted and bent , the black skull 's jaw hinged down in a blind scream but the flesh all gone very much a dental-records job and it was all black , the nails , the wood and the bones too but it 's their mouths their jaws I remember , their silent screams , hanging slack or jammed open and it gets worse because they show me the fucking video they show me the video they think I made or that I think they think I made but I did n't ; they make me watch it and it 's horrific ; there 's a man and he 's dressed in black or dark blue and he has a gorilla mask on and he keeps sucking on this little bottle he 's carrying which must be helium because it gives him that baby voice disguising his own voice and he has this fat little guy strapped to a chrome seat , his mouth taped , one arm tied down onto the arm of the chair , shirt rolled up and the little guy 's shrieking as hard as he can but it sounds quiet because the noise is having to come down his nose while the man in the gorilla mask looks from the camera to the guy in the seat and holds up this huge fucking syringe like something from a nightmare from an old movie from a horror film and I can feel my heart beating wildly because that 's what this is . |
| 4 | Mrs Doran 's lips drew back in a snarl . |
| 5 | Loretta 's mind went off at a tangent . |
| 6 | Whilst the signaller busied himself with decoding the latest message from on high , the Troop Commander 's mind raced back over a fairly hectic three weeks , Which had taken the troop from Hameln ( of Pied Piper fame ) , the regiment 's home base on the River Weser , eastwards to the River Leine and north the River Aller , before swinging north-west to the mouth of the Weser in the Bremerhaven area . |
| 7 | I can tell you , having Mr Bell 's physog dished up like a plate of cold suet every time I wish to relax is beginning to unnerve me . |
| 8 | Kafy 's eyes lit up for a moment , and then shut him out . |
| 9 | The corners of Lucinda 's mouth quirked up into a beaming smile as Vi watched , fascinated . |
| 10 | Didcot 's scorer looked in with a chance of a second , and also taking the pressure off when he was put through , but instead of trying what looked a goal chance , chose to pass after sixty one minutes . |
| 11 | Kelly 's question came out as a loud protest . |
| 12 | There was also Alec , a prison officer from Wormwood Scrubs ( when he 'd given his address and next of kin on a previous camp everyone had thought he was kidding ) ; Ken , who to everyone 's delight turned up with a guitar ( were we really going to sit round a campfire singing ? ) ; and David , an aircraft engineer who after fifteen years in the Scouts could ‘ do wonderful things with ropes ’ . |
| 13 | The initiative for the women 's group came out of a seminar on ‘ Women and Mass Media ’ , which was organised by the Joint Women 's Programme , 22–24 August . |
| 14 | And one of the first foods grand-daughter Lisa gave her baby were Farley 's Rusks mixed up with a little baby milk . |
| 15 | He made it all seem easy , producing an excellent meal , and the lunch party at the Commanding Officer 's residence went off without a hitch . |
| 16 | Isabel 's head came up like a wary animal scenting the air , but her face was swiftly wiped of all expression . |
| 17 | The absence of South Africa from both the 1987 and this year 's tournaments stood out like a sore thumb . |
| 18 | THE GUINNESS GOLFING Society 's season got off to a good start when 21 members took part in the Spring meeting at Burnham Beeches . |
| 19 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 20 | After Brundle 's Jaguar took off like a scalded cat , it was Mass who hunted it down , and soon engaged it in a lurid battle . |
| 21 | Quinn 's voice went on without a pause . |
| 22 | Rooney 's voice trailed off to a whisper . |
| 23 | Sylvie 's voice flew off into an upper register . |
| 24 | The Doctor 's voice rang out like a ship 's bell in the darkness . |
| 25 | Southend 's players flew off for a week 's break in Spain after a 2-1 win at Halifax which put them five points clear at the top of the Fourth Division . |
| 26 | Summer 's approach spelt out in a breezy spin on Paisley . |
| 27 | From 1900 von Koerber 's government set out on a programme of economic and cultural modernization . |
| 28 | Christabel 's tombstone leaned over at a slight angle . |
| 29 | Jotan 's hand came out in a roundhouse swing , and the dwarf fell against the wall upon which the staging was supported and slid down , his head lolling . |
| 30 | There was a sudden space when the man at Riven 's shoulder went down with a cry . |