Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I used recycled material mainly from my grandchildren 's clothes and I use all the proper stuffing . |
| 2 | I have attended ‘ social events ’ at my children 's school at which only the staff have spoken to me . |
| 3 | I am entitled to my children 's respect simply because I am their father/mother . |
| 4 | For my own part , I did not feel prepared to jeopardise my children 's education while in pursuit of that cause . |
| 5 | My family has set some poor standards but I hope that the breakdown of three of my children 's marriages will be seen as what it is , an honest admission of failure and a hope that a happier future lies in separate lives . |
| 6 | Take a more active role at my children 's school . |
| 7 | Daniel 's story certainly confirmed to me that I did the right thing — and that I should have done it years ago , if only for my children 's sake . |
| 8 | Balbinder was always pleased to come along for these sessions , to play with my children 's toys and run in the garden . |
| 9 | its going to come round at you in a minute , so I 'll talk about it until it gets to you , erm , it delighted my children this particular painting , erm and I decided to put my sort of analytical approach to one side erm and do something with that later , so this poem is from my , my children 's point of view and one of the things that are very interested , they were really worried , that , erm , I think it marks the height of the table and the fact that the puppies might fall off and do themselves some harm , that , I 'll read it while its going round and then I can see then , that , so this is , ok , from my children 's point of view this poem , its called Threes , Table laid and waiting , milk place in bowl not to high , they lap and swirl , played and roll , paws distance from knocking and breaking goblet , made from clay . |
| 10 | its going to come round at you in a minute , so I 'll talk about it until it gets to you , erm , it delighted my children this particular painting , erm and I decided to put my sort of analytical approach to one side erm and do something with that later , so this poem is from my , my children 's point of view and one of the things that are very interested , they were really worried , that , erm , I think it marks the height of the table and the fact that the puppies might fall off and do themselves some harm , that , I 'll read it while its going round and then I can see then , that , so this is , ok , from my children 's point of view this poem , its called Threes , Table laid and waiting , milk place in bowl not to high , they lap and swirl , played and roll , paws distance from knocking and breaking goblet , made from clay . |
| 11 | I realised that it was time to take back control over my children 's lives and I joined the city wide anti-dampness campaign instead . |
| 12 | Would the receipt of that money , as a beneficiary affect my children 's tax position ? |
| 13 | A B C D or E , any one could be my children 's father . ’ |
| 14 | But I remember the excitement in my children 's faces . |
| 15 | My children 's ideas of male and female roles are thoroughly entrenched . |
| 16 | I puzzled over this one for some time and came to the conclusion that my children 's concept of life is largely derived from fairy stories in which anybody with power is always male . |
| 17 | Even though my children 's reading has long since moved on to Roald Dahl , C S Lewis and Judy Blume , the story ‘ template ’ is there , the dubious role models of their best-loved tales are firmly entrenched and I 'm beginning to wonder if they are there for life . |
| 18 | I remember several moments when the trumpets played and rays of heavenly light danced around my children 's heads . |
| 19 | This is because I want to enjoy my children 's early years . |
| 20 | Wearily , I take down my trusty toothcomb and lacerate my children 's tender scalps . |
| 21 | My children 's cousins are in the US or the UK with the best education facilities open to them . |
| 22 | ‘ I have found that the most satisfying way of dealing with my children 's mistakes or unacceptable behaviour is to allow THEM to sort it out . |
| 23 | ’ I spend most of my time working so most of my money goes in the bank for a rainy day or for my children 's education . |
| 24 | my children 's immediate and unconditional return home ; |
| 25 | and just the , the part here , I mean this , this I do n't know if it 's right or if it 's wrong but when you said I wan na put twenty quid towards my children 's future perhaps the way I would see is I , I would think twenty quid 'll go nowhere for their future , it 's gon na be a lot more expensive so as you 're openly offering me to take the money off you for that I would have perhaps gone down to try and commit you towards that need there and then to see how important it is and then , because when I er eventually bring back erm the sort of agenda and say look it 's gon na cost you a hundred and twenty quid a month erm you 're sort of sold on the idea . |
| 26 | Knowing where we are in the way in which we are tricked into believing that erm our churches now are weaker than when they were founded and probably most of you , many of you have heard my children 's prayer . |
| 27 | And so far as I can tell , you know , from looking at my children 's schooling , the girls seem to be good at maths in the early stages . |
| 28 | Jim said : ‘ In the end I had to accept his £4,500 offer and write the rest off — otherwise I would not have been able to pay my men 's wages that week . |
| 29 | ‘ And a special medical pump is also only available at the Royal so I back my men 's decision , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Out of one of my women 's courses I attended , a consciousness-raising group was formed . |