Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second half was again scrappy and Farncombe 's winner came after a goalmouth scramble . |
| 2 | Michael Brown 's sister stayed with a family where her brother was able to visit . |
| 3 | Because Set 's existence ended in a brief moment of agony , as he took the full force of Angel One 's flying hip-kick on his open upper jaw . |
| 4 | The court 's decision came in a case brought by two utilities , that provide power in California . |
| 5 | Far from being ad hoc , the move to save Newton 's theory from falsification by Uranus 's orbit led to a new kind of test of that theory , which it was able to pass in a dramatic and progressive way . |
| 6 | Gorbad 's chariot came to a crashing halt , throwing the Orc Warlord at Adolphus 's feet . |
| 7 | The fellow 's resistance collapsed like a house of cards ; bowing and mumbling apologies , he led us out of the main palace building , across a deserted cobbled yard to a small tower built in the far wall of the palace . |
| 8 | Felicity 's jaw jutted in a way Alex had not seen before . |
| 9 | One 's grant disappeared into a bottomless sea of cigarettes and beer with hardly enough left over for the books we were meant to read . |
| 10 | Lisa 's heart felt like a huge fist clenched in her chest , so tight , so hard , that she could scarcely breathe . |
| 11 | Later we drifted and found : a beach , 20ft of yellow shingle under a dozen palm trees ; a grotto more lurid than Lourdes , every glittering bowl crying out for a plaster Madonna ; a lagoon in an island 's heart reached through a rock tunnel . |
| 12 | Polly 's heart pounded like a hammer in her ears . |
| 13 | Chesarynth 's mind reeled with a sudden intuition . |
| 14 | Against such chilling prospects , Vologsky 's mind rebelled in a frenetic search for hope . |
| 15 | The technician 's reply came after a brief moment of hesitation . |
| 16 | Dawson 's reply came from a distance ; he was holding the phone away from his mouth . |
| 17 | Alison Walker 's mouth quivered on a tearful smile . |
| 18 | Robina Fairfax 's mouth opened in a smile which revealed teeth that could only have been her own , so variously coloured and oddly shaped were they . |
| 19 | Nathan 's mouth quirked in a mirthless , sardonic smile . |
| 20 | ‘ What 's the matter ? ’ she asked with swift acidity , as Melissa 's mouth sagged for a fraction of a second because of the unexpected ferocity of her reply . |
| 21 | The gold teeth disappeared as Rico 's mouth snapped into a tight straight line . |
| 22 | Georg 's mouth firmed into a thin , disapproving line . |
| 23 | Portsmouth 's Warren Aspinall was caught in an on-pitch brawl as Jim Smith 's side came from a goal down to keep alive their faint semi-final hopes with a 2-1 win at Ascoli . |
| 24 | The mother 's handbag lay on a chair at the other end of the table . |
| 25 | The boy 's concentration lasted for a couple of seconds after the halt was achieved . |
| 26 | Those who thought Germany 's future lay with a well educated populace were not disappointed . |
| 27 | Inside the two guards of the Prince 's retinue sat at a table , much the worse for drink . |
| 28 | In another case where an applicant had been refused any access to accounts , the Commissioner 's assistance resulted in a solicitor 's letter being sent to the union . |
| 29 | Ashley 's run came to a startled panting stop . |
| 30 | John XXII 's independence came as a shock to Edward II , for no pope could have been more obliging to the king than Clement V , himself a former royal clerk . |