Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 You can forget old wives ' tales about it clearing up ‘ when you get married ’ or ‘ growing out of it ’ .
2 It was a tall , slender lady that mounted the platform , quite unlike the popular medias ' image of her .
3 Chair , I 'd like to challenge standing orders on motion three O one , an example being in the part-time workers ' qualification into it was done by a recommendation of and we therefore request that it stays on the agenda .
4 I persuaded them both to come out of the room the same way , as I had no key to the door , and took Heathcliff down into the warm servants ' kitchen with me , while Catherine returned to her guests and the dancing .
5 Some recent interpretations of Greek history , and of the Greek historians ' versions of it , have suggested that there was , in fact , a gap between such ideals and the actual practice and that we should not take their own statements too literally .
6 His contract is up at the end of the season , and there will be the traditional periodic reports of other clubs ' interest in him .
7 Like affection , status relates to our feelings about other peoples ' feelings for us .
8 And I know this presents the county council with some problems I do n't know currently what the the local authorities ' view on it is .
9 There were four of them ; they had shared the dead youths ' clothing between them .
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