Example sentences of "[noun] ' [adj] [noun] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , they created a self-image and then sold it to the greater powers of western Europe ; and whatever their reaction , be it incredulous , admiring or contemptuous , these powers now found it impossible to ignore the Scots ' insistent demands that they should be noticed . |
| 2 | The oil sheikhs at least have the excuse that it is their countries ' natural wealth that they are frittering away , not the fruits of the toil of their peoples . |
| 3 | It is quite obvious that they wished to their little beating hearts ' total desire that it was . |
| 4 | This conclusion was the result of misinterpretation of data , presumably prompted by the scientists ' preconceived idea that they were on to something very important . |
| 5 | His catalogue of indiscretions really began in 1987 when he crossed swords with Kenny Dalglish over Jones ' alleged threat that he intended ‘ to rip off his ear and spit in the hole . ’ |
| 6 | The Quebec government ordered the Army to dismantle the barricades on Aug. 27 , having refused to accede to the Mohawks ' additional demands that they be treated as a sovereign nation during negotiations and be granted immunity from prosecution . |
| 7 | NSS , in common with virtually every other publication in the country , got its fingers burnt last week as a result of giving too much credence to the pollsters ' consistent message that we were heading for a hung parliament . |
| 8 | Nearly all these refer to Wirral residents ' apparent belief that they are socially and economically superior to those across the River Mersey in Liverpool.Thus , on the Liverpool side , Wirral people are referred to as ‘ the stuck-up nobodies across the water ’ and worse . |
| 9 | I mean I do n't wan na make it sound like it 's , i i i it 's , it 's an impossible thing , but it 's very difficult at this stage to forecast , but James ' basic assertion that it is n't a very material number is correct . |