Example sentences of "we [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 So , on a dull and drizzly morning we headed for the dogs ' home .
2 We stopped at the farmers ' market for cheese and grapes .
3 I followed them out into the car park and sat , miserably , in the back of Quigley 's car as , in a mood of forced cheerfulness , we drove towards the Quigleys ' house behind Mrs Danby 's Rolls .
4 If you would like more information on how we coped with the Lloyds ' slope and how you could do the same with yours , write enclosing a stamped addressed envelope to The Horticultural Trades Association , PO Box 56 , Reading , Berkshire RG7 5JJ .
5 Instead of going into the green room , we went to the girls ' dressing room .
6 I remember one Monday morning , just after we went into the Boys ' School , he came into Standard One and brought with him , from our class , Jim Weeks , who had been absent when the registers were called .
7 The same went for all the climbing and jumping across the back court , over high walls and coal bunkers , that we did in the girls ' gang .
8 We then drove inland , through the Buller Gorge and Murchison and up to St. Arnaud , a village at the head of Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park , where we stayed at the backpackers ' , the only accommodation available .
9 Our next destination was the West Coast and we stopped first at Arthur 's Pass , where we 'd been invited to stay in a tramping hut but it was under repair , so we stayed in a backpackers ' .
10 That night we stayed in the guards ' room with Mahmoud , but we had the feeling that other hostages were there , too .
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