Example sentences of "an old folks ' [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was an old folks ' home .
2 After making her name as a prisoner of war in Tenko ( in which she appeared with Renee Asherson ) , Stephanie has been busy with a second series of the TV comedy Waiting for God about a group of crumblies living in an old folks ' home .
3 Leaving the harbour high on the Pultney side of the river I passed an old folks ' home looking out over that cold North Sea ; only the dawn in winter can show any warmth .
4 And er it was er we had to develop it from a poorhouse into an old folks ' home .
5 Er I think she does a bit of part time I 'm not really sure what she does she comes and goes , she probably works in an old folks ' home or something , she has a uniform .
6 Thieves made off with £50 in cash from an old folks ' home in Windsor Court , off Newton Lane , Darlington .
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