Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 2 | After ten years ' correspondence they venture to meet . |
| 3 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 4 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |
| 5 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |
| 6 | With a knowledge of each other 's roles they are able to predict and comprehend the actions of the other . |
| 7 | They allowed the cameras into Kensington palace and Highgrove but in the space of two evenings ' viewing they came perilously close to destroying that magic ingredient that is so essential to the monarchy : its mystique . |
| 8 | He ate a gargantuan meal , starting with some plovers ' eggs they had overlooked earlier , working on through a few roast geese with a brace or so of ducklings on the side , and ending with one half of a cheese and a couple of bowls of fruit . |
| 9 | If the people of Ulster disagree with any party 's views they have a simple remedy — vote against them . |
| 10 | In twenty years ' time they will remember their history teacher : his mannerisms , his irony and self-deprecating asides , his friendly interest in each of them . |
| 11 | In 40 years ' time they 'll say ‘ It was the first one out after the 400th Birthday Issue ’ . |
| 12 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |
| 13 | In last year 's championship they managed a single draw and finished last . |
| 14 | Local party officials tell us that in last November 's by-election they pushed hard for the campaign slogan ‘ Ashok to the Tories . ’ |
| 15 | They have given many parties in their time , but on New Year 's Eve they have always gone out to the gatherings of others — sometimes to several gatherings in the course of the evening , and some years separately , not always meeting even for the magic chimes . |
| 16 | On New Year 's Eve they made |
| 17 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
| 18 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
| 19 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 20 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 21 | Now if Hereford are to build on last week 's success they need to get at least a draw at Gigg lane . |
| 22 | However , males are sexual opportunists and if they come across another male 's female they will try to mate with her . |