Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Music had been important to her and the shelves held a catholic collection of records with which he could refresh or console himself during the two weeks ' holiday . |
| 2 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 3 | We 'll see you at the next coaches ' meeting . ’ |
| 4 | There 's generally one in the main parents ' bedroom , perhaps there 's one in one in er one of the youngsters ' bedrooms , there could even be one in the kitchen these days . |
| 5 | Two handbooks on tree growing were published yesterday , one by the Forestry Authority and one by the Scottish Crofters ' Union . |
| 6 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 7 | What continued role , if any , is there for a disabled workers ' quota ? |
| 8 | He was good enough to organize a complimentary flight for me on the Imperial Airways ' flying boat which plied the sea and air routes between Long Island Sound and Bermuda several times each week . |
| 9 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |
| 10 | Beside myself with rage , I crouched , shook my fist under his nose and yelled at him from a few inches ' range . |
| 11 | We have not been able to establish if anyone got into the cab with him outside the Civil Engineers ' Hall . |
| 12 | The interviewer , who should have kept her mouth shut , interrupted to ask whether or not Hyacinth had been with him at the Young Conservatives ' Ball . |
| 13 | She returned his kiss , but declined firmly to join him at the Allied Steelmakers ' annual dinner ( carriages eleven-thirty ) , saying she would actually rather go to the cinema with a girlfriend , and tripped out of the office looking considerably less harassed than when she had arrived . |
| 14 | A framed certificate was presented to her at the Good Companions ' meeting last week by chairman Janet Gill . |
| 15 | It agreed to the sale because a refusal would merely have delayed it until the six months ' residential qualification had been achieved by the co-tenant , the committee was told . |
| 16 | The vampiros , which have wingspans of more than three feet , swoop into their thatch huts late at night and attach themselves to the sleeping miners ' heads , necks and feet . |
| 17 | Our crewmates warned us about the Biranese girls ' reputation as practitioners of a dangerous form of magic which could trap a man on their island for ever ; then they disappeared ashore into the backstreets . |
| 18 | Earlier in the debate , the hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) told us of the Liberal Democrats ' proposals for a local income tax . |