Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] ' [noun] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 2 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 3 | Even with a few days ' rehearsal it was an unnerving experience . |
| 4 | Because of the immediate nature of such patients ' problems it is important that whatever form of help is offered should be available without too much delay , and for this reason health-centre-based therapists may be of particular value , as has been shown in the case of psychologists ( Robson et al. 1984 ) and social workers ( Shepherd et al. 1979 ) . |
| 5 | In both characters ' lives it was mainly men who had oppressed them , for Phyllisia it was her father who preferred her sister , Ruby . |