Example sentences of "[noun] ' [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He decided to go home and pick it up , and in fact he was seen going up St Giles ' on his bicycle towards North Oxford .
2 KOMEI Sugawara 's letter and Norm Hadley 's words — like Ian Williams ' in his book ‘ In Touch ’ — must have given worldwide rugby fans another view of Japanese rugby .
3 Although Sir Frederick Dainton , formerly a chairman of the University Grants Committee , spoke in 1984 of the need for a ‘ global , school-based assessment including profiles to end universities ' reliance on A levels ' for their admissions selection , it is exceedingly unlikely that entry to higher education would ever come to rely on profiles , or any other in-school method of assessment alone .
4 Although you ca n't write ‘ sealed with a kiss ' across it , you can make still make sure that no electronic postmaster is perusing your love letters .
5 The Warsaw Pact proposal ( i ) called , among other things , for " continuous or regular inspections at temporary and permanent entry/exit points ' through which troops and equipment would be observed during demobilization resulting from a treaty ; and ( ii ) stipulated that " inspection teams shall have the right of free access to aircraft , including their weapons systems ' and might use " optical and electronic means of observation " .
6 Our lives have been the same as our fathers ' and their fathers ' before them .
7 A rapid reconnaissance survey of the northern part of the trough will also be undertaken to delineate the extent of the volcanic sequence within the basin and to identify potential 'windows ' through which the sub-Tertiary geology can be studied .
8 The actual facts ' of who was arrested during the riots , whether black or white , were hardly debated since it was assumed that they were mostly black and mostly unemployed and involved with crime ( Keith , 1987 ) .
9 I started out bein' apprenticed ter this firm o' lightermen , jus ' like your Danny .
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