Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car 's driver escaped with minor injuries . |
| 2 | The remaining members of Fagin 's gang died in similar ways in other distant countries , all except Charley Bates , who turned his back on his past life of crime and lived honestly , as a farmer . |
| 3 | The redhead 's hair sparkled with tiny ice crystals . |
| 4 | The tone was silkily challenging , and Maria 's heart jumped in startled recognition before instinctive denial asserted itself . |
| 5 | Ace 's mouth quirked in polite amusement , but he said nothing as she raised her chin in challenge . |
| 6 | She was a very experienced psychiatric nurse and Doctor Volkov 's callousness verged on deliberate cruelty . |
| 7 | General de Gaulle 's plan foundered on Dutch fears that the new body would threaten Community institutions . |
| 8 | Maureen 's skill lay in basic first-aid and tender loving care , so I did n't learn about diseases or complicated injuries — but what I did learn was vital to my future work . |
| 9 | Knox 's attitude turned to bitter hostility . |
| 10 | Mike Gatting 's marriage came under public scrutiny while he was captaining England against the West Indies in 1988 . |
| 11 | Like other areas of Sri Lanka , the region 's population grew under British rule . |
| 12 | The craftsmen and working classes who formed the bulk of Ashbourne 's population lived in small terraced brick cottages along the minor streets or in small yards behind the major properties . |
| 13 | Jane and Laura 's group went with Snowy Owl . |
| 14 | Cook 's impudence sparkled in Private Eye , and he turned language and manners upside down with ‘ Pete and Dud ’ and ‘ Derek and Clive ’ . |
| 15 | There had been calls for Belkheir 's resignation after the Algerian press pointed out that the " special intervention unit " charged with Boudiaf 's security came under Interior Ministry control . |
| 16 | During the Pleistocene period , Britain 's climate ranged from warm-temperate to very cold during the several advances of ice sheets . |
| 17 | He powered his drive down the middle of the 545-yard 14th , while Faldo 's ball crashed among dense palm trees fringing the right of the fairway . |
| 18 | A smile was almost brought to Auguste 's face at the thought of Multhrop 's reaction as half the Imperial 's china vanished into medical detectives ' laboratories . |
| 19 | too , found themselves split after their unexpected defeat in 1929 , and Baldwin 's leadership came under severe attack from no fewer than four different directions . |
| 20 | Dr Hate 's name appeared in big black capitals . |
| 21 | The Minister 's wife stayed on dry land while he sailed to Gibraltar with Mona , the count , his sons and two Arab girls . |
| 22 | The second sample is a simple border produced from the holly and Teddy 's head used as continuous repeats . |
| 23 | Not merely the Antonine Wall but Hadrian 's Wall fell to hostile tribes . |
| 24 | Most importantly , cyanotypes were far more permanent than other early photographs and much of Atkins 's output survived in good condition a century and a half later . |
| 25 | By denying the existence of administrative law in the face of the structural pressures for the growth in administration , the influence which Dicey 's theory had on political and legal thought served to shield us from the realities and to prevent us from addressing the issues raised by these developments in a constructive fashion . |
| 26 | Half a minute later Benny 's father came in full of anxiety . |
| 27 | Shah 's appointment came amid major realignments within the country 's ruling Islamic Democratic Alliance ( IDA ) which resulted in the expulsion on March 19 of one of its constituent parties , the National People 's Party ( NPP ) , led by former Prime Minister Ghulam Mustapha Jatoi . |
| 28 | Whatever effect Fru Gertlinger 's hint had on poor Miss D — and it was impossible to forecast just what it might be — it would be upsetting . |
| 29 | Paulette cradled her cup of ale and stared through the open door into the stableyard where chickens pecked at oats and Sharpe 's dog twitched in exhausted sleep . |
| 30 | Perhaps she really did little more than lend her name , but it was to her at any rate that Queen Victoria 's secretary wrote with royal support for her venture ( the Queen had also supported the Victoria Press , named after her ) . |