Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | If you go to the normal parents ' class you get -Oh yeah — another one , does n't know a lot , just got pregnant for the fun of it , but the midwives , Ros and Maureen , they treat you different . |
2 | The Salvadorean women 's organizations which support the FDR-FMLN have not yet formed a united front , although there have been several initiatives in that direction and a growing recognition of the need to do so . |
3 | The court noted that Mr Curtin had not exercised either the informal right of appeal against the Assistant Director 's decision which was available to him , nor his statutory right to appeal to the Master of the Rolls . |
4 | This unexpected reassurance followed a meeting with the European Publishers ' Council which claimed the EC 's planned restrictions on the advertising of tobacco , alcohol , food , drugs and toys inhibited free trade and commercial freedom of speech . |
5 | She discovered though that it was not the odd-job man 's name which was causing him mild amusement , but her ! |
6 | There was the largest hornets ' nest he had ever seen , hanging right in his path . |
7 | As he told little aphorisms from Rumi or the anecdotes of Ferdowsi 's Shah Nama — the Mughal Emperors ' favourite storybook-his gentle voice soothed away the irritations of modern Delhi . |
8 | Logically , even consumption activities such as eating could be viewed as an investment required to sustain the producer ; this is perhaps clearer in the case of the agricultural labourer 's meal which is essential to production , than the executive 's expense-account lunch which may actually impede it . |
9 | Ballot papers on strike action are ready to be sent out to Football League players if talks on the Premier League do not meet the satisfaction of the Professional Footballers ' Association which wants a say in the new set-up . |
10 | The question of whether those taking part actually had sufficient command of BSL to make a conscious decision to withhold that form of signing is rather debatable , since virtually all those involved had difficulty with the deaf people 's signing which they had to translate . |
11 | Coed Glas is only a few miles away from Ty Mawr , the controversial children 's home which is to be closed shortly after a major inquiry . |
12 | ‘ Apparently , ’ Conolly continues , ‘ Champagne is to be restored to the position of the rich man 's drink it enjoyed before those wretched own-label chappies started making it available to all ! ’ |
13 | You special permission to encroach on all of the rich peasant 's land he rents out . |
14 | Where Janice is concerned , Stevely said he had watched , almost spellbound , as she turned , in the space of 12 months , from " a seemingly ordinary nine handicapper " into the Scottish Girls ' Champion she is today . |
15 | We also published a joint declaration with the Iraqi Women 's Federation which upheld similar ideas . |
16 | There was no doubt about the identity , for it was the English officer 's horse which the fugitive had commandeered , by royal command . |
17 | And it is not just the top man 's name which some women find baffling about Europe . |
18 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme . |
19 | When I spoke to the Conservative association in the hon. Gentleman 's constituency I heard only a litany of problems caused by the Labour-controlled council , which has done absolutely nothing to promote the area . |
20 | Does the fact that half of the sample of Conservative Members said that there should be no change in income tax in this Budget invalidate a survey in which well over half the hon. Lady 's colleagues who were consulted said that the basic rate of income tax should go up ? |
21 | " I would go through agony , " she remembers , citing the instance of the British Girls ' Championship she played at Dunbar when she was no more than 10 years of age . |
22 | Kenneth Powell tours the huge culture park and finds the British pavilion 's exhibits something of a disgrace |
23 | The lawyer , the printing works foreman , and Beryl had each of them offered facets of the old man 's character which suggested not only a cynical vein of humour and a streak of malice but a disdainful attitude to at least some of those closest to him . |
24 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
25 | But she was not intimidated by the old man 's manner which could sometimes be childishly cajoling , sometimes violent as it was today . |
26 | " It looks as though it 's over wi' awd Blossom , then , " he said , and rested his hand briefly on the old cow 's back It was an enormous , work-swollen hand . |
27 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
28 | While we are on this subject , it may be remarked that even social workers sometimes give credence to one or another of the old wives ' tales which surround pregnancy and childbirth . |
29 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
30 | Changi Jail was still there , though , together with the old sergeants ' mess he 'd known 40 years earlier . |