Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Mr. Collins had sought to base an argument on the omission from the rules which I have characterised as unfair , we should have had to consider whether the opportunity given to Winchester on 6 November 1990 to make representations to Lautro 's board rectified this defect . |
| 2 | Rachel 's skin turned dusky gold . |
| 3 | Tremayne 's vet took small blood samples of all the stable 's runners prior to their last training gallop before they raced , the resulting detailed analysis being able to reveal a whole host of things from a raised lymphocyte count to excreted enzymes due to muscle damage . |
| 4 | Helping punters outwit the bookies is something that gives Brittain real pleasure and he recalls with pride how an acquaintance made an exceptionally nice profit when the trainer 's Terimon took second place to Nashwan in this year 's Derby . |
| 5 | A moment 's hesitation allowed another kit to dash in to steal the prize . |
| 6 | Mary 's ex-husband said last night : ‘ I think he is a very foolish man . |
| 7 | Coun Carr said the council 's budget had all-party support and the fact that it had been ignored by Mr Howard showed the futility of an appeal . |
| 8 | Left : Compact but powerful , Homeguard 's Trimalert combined high-intensity halogen floodlight and PIR unit fits unobtrusively to front of your house ; 150 watt halogen tube is equivalent to 500 watt floodlight |
| 9 | Her clothes , her face , her hands , her glistening rounded legs were many shades of what Frederica later learned from her to call " mohve " , like , yet unlike , the innocent bright asters and the cyclamen , which now in Stephanie 's mind resembled bruised flesh . |
| 10 | Clinton 's candidacy combined 1960s-style idealism with New South pragmatism to woo voters with a promise of results over ideology or political party . |
| 11 | But Mr Onanuga 's girlfriend said last night she still believed him . |
| 12 | The pattern maker 's lathe made fast work of this , the cutter mounted on the cross-slide and wound down the length of the wood . |
| 13 | It 's all hands on deck for the most exciting show in London as the Royal Navy introduces this year 's action packed Royal Tournament at Earl 's Court . |
| 14 | 14 August : The Royal National Institute for the Blind 's action packed fun day at Court Place Farm , Marsh Lane , Marston , Oxford . |
| 15 | The Games Administration Committee , who sometime ago reiterated their determination to take strong action in relation to off the ball incidents , have obviously decided that Carr 's action merited severe censure . |
| 16 | Since the patients in Newcombe and Ratcliff 's study sustained penetrating missile wounds of the brain whereas those of Hécaen and Sauguet suffered from naturally occurring lesions it is possible that aetiological differences account for the discrepant findings . |
| 17 | What is stated in the bill is only conclusive evidence against the master or agent who signed it , ‘ even where the carrier 's agent had actual authority to sign . ’ |
| 18 | Dennett 's agent said last night : ‘ Mike 's a busy man . |
| 19 | The Council 's research showed highest aluminium concentrations in Northumberland , Durham , Tyne and Wear , Devon and Cornwall . |
| 20 | Keating 's lawyer gave immediate notice of his intention to appeal , but Keating was denied bail on the grounds that he represented a " significant flight risk " . |
| 21 | Indeed the Church 's counter-offensive made common property the most familiar arguments of deists and natural law philosophers in order to refute them . |
| 22 | The monk 's cell had stout clay walls and a plaster roof supported by a sturdy central prop . |
| 23 | When better weather favoured the batsmen in the closing weeks of last season , it was noticeable that Lloyd 's side lost some impetus and the title slipped away . |
| 24 | Though it is sometimes said that Hilbert 's theorem killed invariant theory , this is not entirely correct . |
| 25 | Marje 's lover kept secret woman |
| 26 | General Robert Nivelle 's plan caused early friction between himself and General Sir Douglas Haig . |
| 27 | According to press reports Hassan 's plan received little support [ for Arafat initiative see p. 38117 ] . |
| 28 | Cassirer 's gallery exhibited avant-garde art as early as 1895 . |
| 29 | The friend says : ‘ Diana 's mood changed one morning . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , Mrs Markham , ’ a Mrs Prothero and President of the Women 's Institute said one day , ‘ I happened to be passing and just wanted to extend a welcome on behalf of the whole village . ’ |