Example sentences of "the old [noun] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | " 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 . |
| 3 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Changi Jail was still there , though , together with the old sergeants ' mess he 'd known 40 years earlier . |
| 6 | But for the heavy torch in the older woman 's hand she might have been tempted to make a dash for it . |