Example sentences of "the [noun] ' [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prisoners ' Trust want them to exploit it |
| 2 | It is not the authors ' intention to give it this gloss . |
| 3 | The scores also illustrated a recurring problem on this sevens tour — the Scots ' physique puts them at great disadvantage in terms of weight of tackle . |
| 4 | The Ramblers ' Association said it welcomed any measures that allowed more people to walk in the countryside , and assistant director David Baskine said : ‘ It is important that the proposals will not offer payment to farmers who own land where public access is already allowed . ’ |
| 5 | that while injury to Lonrho 's business was foreseeable it was not the defendants ' purpose to bring it about . |
| 6 | The supermarkets ' muscle enables them to demand quality yet keep farmers ' prices down , and the gap between what they pay and what they charge has widened . |
| 7 | Our man on the visitors ' end assures us that the chant was ‘ Big fat Ray 's black and white army ’ virtually throughout . |
| 8 | Opposition groups were critical of the visit , the Workers ' Party describing it as " a condonation of recent government measures which deny the values believed in by the Commonwealth " . |
| 9 | She was to be boarded permanently so we would need the owners ' permission to take her away . |
| 10 | Adams benefited from the tailenders ' intention to belt him out of the ground , taking three of the last five wickets for final figures of four for 43 from 21.4 overs . |
| 11 | But , at the same time , several aspects of the Newmanites ' campaign make them a uniquely threatening phenomenon on the political scene . |
| 12 | The families ' lawyer says it 's time the matter was sorted out . |
| 13 | After he survived the vote , Mr Major went to the Whips ' office to thank them for their help . |
| 14 | The Works ' management says it 's a scandal and wants the redundancy notices withdrawn altogether . |
| 15 | Just wearing the Falcons ' jumpsuit gives you confidence . |
| 16 | Shortly afterwards they invited the seventh defendant who was employed by the plaintiffs ' group to join them . |
| 17 | The travellers ' flight took them across the desert . |
| 18 | The Fourstars ' lawyer showed it to Medicare which finally relented . |
| 19 | Although ales represent around a fifth of the nablab sector as a whole , The Brewers ' Society says it is ‘ so small a market that we do n't even bother to quantify it . ’ |
| 20 | In a statement , the boys ' father said he told them : ‘ Do not let women come between you . |