Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] ['s] [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she could imagine his tolerant lawyer 's smile as he demolished her fears and speculations . |
| 2 | Very importantly , just maybe , these prospective , highly motivated , branch admin officers would inject new life into non-active branches and from a personal point of view , I would see this as an opportunity to gain experience , which would encourage them to apply for regional organizer 's jobs when they come available and do n't we need more women officers ? |
| 3 | Keegan , though , declined to look beyond this afternoon 's match when he left St James 's Park with his 14-man squad yesterday . |
| 4 | My master said : for my dear mother 's sake I will be a friend to you and you shall take care of my linen — God bless him — and gave me four golden guineas which were in my old lady 's pocket when she died . |
| 5 | I mean , I ended up staying a month at some bloke 's house after I went in for a pack of strings ! |
| 6 | ‘ Watch this lady 's parcels until she gets back , ’ she instructed . |
| 7 | ‘ That was the first High Queen 's instruction when it was being raised from the rock . |
| 8 | The foster-mother said , ‘ you light Granny 's fire before you come . ’ |
| 9 | I am grateful for my right hon. Friend 's statement because it demonstrates the Government 's commitment to a better equipped fleet for the future , even though the fleet manpower is contracting , and because jobs will be provided in the Portsmouth travel-to-work area . |
| 10 | The second rule is not to condemn another person 's feelings when they share them . |
| 11 | As the crow flies , Elterwater and Grasmere are only two miles apart , so it would be easy to miss out this day 's walk if you wanted to shorten the complete circuit . |
| 12 | I repeat that I shall bear in mind the hon. Gentleman 's remarks before we make our allocations . |
| 13 | I am in no doubt about the hon. Gentleman 's views as he has tabled parliamentary questions on the matter , he took part in the debate on the regulations on 1 May , he spoke in the Scottish Grand Committee on 9 July and he submitted his views in the consultation process . |
| 14 | I shall not deal with the second part of the hon. Gentleman 's question because it raises difficult issues which will no doubt be the subject of discussion later . |
| 15 | Eleanor sent Richard and Geoffrey to join their brother at the French King 's court while she herself summoned the Poitevins to arms . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're so beautiful , how can you be so callous of another woman 's unhappiness when you look like an angel direct from heaven ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ If you think for one moment I 'm going to wear another woman 's ring while you make love to me you 've got another think coming … ’ she choked . |
| 18 | Would you carry another woman 's would you carry another woman 's baby if she could n't have it ? |
| 19 | Would you carry another woman 's baby if she could n't have it ? |
| 20 | I 'll check our our this week 's ones cos they 'll be lying around . |
| 21 | The second would be to hold by-elections in areas that were excluded from this week 's election because they were controlled by the Khmers Rouges . |
| 22 | ‘ I have family and friends who assume that Rangers will beat FC Brugge with a couple of goals to spare , but in order to do that we will need to play throughout this week 's game as we did in the second half over there , ’ he added . |
| 23 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 24 | SPEEDWAY : Joe Screen , who won the British under-21 championship in 1990 , will start favourite for this year 's title as he chases a £10,000 bonus from sponsors Homefire . |
| 25 | " Even if you have a copy of the old ( September 1988 ) Catalogue , have a look at this year 's edition as it contains details of 15 new titles and information on many more books , packs , videos and projects . |
| 26 | of this year 's allocation if they wished to do so . |
| 27 | It is wholly admirable that this country can provide research facilities and educational expertise to overseas students , but the value of their work to this country may consist solely of the funding which they bring with them , the esteem in which they hold this country 's institutions when they have returned home , and their subsequent contacts and consultancies . |
| 28 | It is wholly admirable that this country can provide research facilities and educational expertise to overseas students , but the value of their work to this country may consist solely of the funding which they bring with them , the esteem in which they hold this country 's institutions when they have returned home , and their subsequent contacts and consultancies . |
| 29 | It is a tribute to the smoothness of the operation that many private pilots do not realise that they have effectively moved into another country 's airspace when they enter the Jersey zone . |
| 30 | After the first 26 weeks , you may be entitled to the widowed mother 's allowance if you have dependent children . |