Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [noun] [coord] i " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night .
2 I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room .
3 Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby .
4 Just three or four days ' turkey and I 'm alright .
5 We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath .
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