Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [adj] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | He only learnt of Chalky 's disappearance in February 1989 five days after a meeting at his house between James , Gardiner , himself and a fourth man . |
| 2 | She came to Gentle 's aid as soon as he appeared , the exchange between them short and functional : was he badly hurt ? |
| 3 | Rohan came to Sabine 's side . |
| 4 | Then I did a couple of dog-legs and turned towards Trippy 's squat . |
| 5 | The weekend talks stalled on United 's inability to agree the price for Knighton 's withdrawal from the take-over . |
| 6 | In R v Mehmed [ 1963 ] Crim LR 780 where the accused had an air pistol which he produced in another 's private house , it would be reasonable to assume that he must have carried it in a public place to get it there or to take it away . |
| 7 | It was that sort of game though … too much referee 's whistle … too many niggling fouls … it worked in United 's favour … when they won another penalty … |
| 8 | Berhtfrith praefectus , almost certainly the Berhtfrith who fought on Osred 's side at Bamburgh and who later spoke in favour of a settlement with Wilfrid at the council on the Nidd ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 60 ) , perhaps also a kinsman of Berhtred , son of Beornhaeth , was involved in a conflict in 711 in what had been Manau Gododdin between the Rivers Avon and Carron when the Picts were defeated ( HE V , 24 ; ASC D , s.a. 710 ; AU s.a. 710 : AT p. 222 ) . |
| 9 | If , therefore , 17 September 680 fell in Aethelred 's sixth year , Aethelred began to reign at some point after 17 September 674 and before the anniversary of that date in 675 . |
| 10 | Not only did the boundary extension encompass local authorities with active development policies and programmes , it also brought within MDC 's remit one of the strongest community groups , organisationally and politically , in Britain . |