Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried just about every diesel and the Peugeots performed better than other manufacturers ' diesels I tried . ’ |
| 2 | As long as you follow manufacturers ' guidelines you should be all right . |
| 3 | The women ended up having to negotiate everything through their husbands , and when they were expected to work for nothing on their husbands ' plots they refused and demanded full payment . |
| 4 | But his definition of style , like Jakobson 's of poetry , fails to allow for its multiplicity and changeability , even if it points to an important possible source of literary effect ; and in his claims concerning readers ' responses he attributes to these a degree of regularity which to many must seem quite unrealistic . |
| 5 | ‘ Optioning ’ , they call it ; nicking best-selling authors ' plot-lines we call it , but increasingly novels have formed the bedrock of Hollywood 's biggest grossing films . |
| 6 | Yes , of course — how silly of me , they 'd gone up market now , and it was funeral directors ' suppliers I needed . |
| 7 | Whether you have given this the same consideration of the increase in , er , directors ' salaries I do n't know , but I think y it 's worthy of , er , a further consideration . |
| 8 | Against Moses ' expectations he also takes on the task of feeding his people . |
| 9 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 10 | However , being unwilling to contradict her parents ' wishes she took three science A-levels rather than the arts subjects she preferred . |
| 11 | At parents ' meetings they must be prepared to be blamed by mothers and fathers with unrealistic expectations of their , the teachers ' , and the children 's abilities . |
| 12 | Late one afternoon on my way to the kennels with the dogs ' bowls I passed the lighted kitchen window and stopped because I heard his voice . |
| 13 | Working womens ' organisations you get co-opted on and the , we were known for the way , the business-like way we run our meeting you know . |
| 14 | Molla Fenari and Seyh Bedreddin shared a devotion to the thought of Ibn al-Arabi , and it may well be that even if Molla Fenari thoroughly disapproved of the rebels ' activities he was compromised in the eyes of many by those shared beliefs . |
| 15 | By really understanding our Buyers ' needs we cut out time wasting and abortive visits and ensure you pay no more than the correct price in this mixed market . |
| 16 | The workers ' rights we believe in are those which enhance individuals ' status and opportunities . |
| 17 | While this transformation depends fundamentally on workers ' initiatives it could be aided by a government using the financing relation ( 4 ) as a means of leverage . |
| 18 | The differing styles of these articles mean they are not all suited to publication in similar outlets , but it is hoped that unlike past years ' winners we shall see all of them published in some form or other in the coming year . |
| 19 | Builders ' merchants I think . |
| 20 | An advertisement for Brut d'Escargot snails ' eggs I will take a tough line on food safety in terms of banning things that are dangerous . |
| 21 | Strangely , she felt more resentful of this lady 's peremptory commands than she ever had of those of the merchants ' wives she had previously been obliged to swallow . |
| 22 | On beginners ' courses we can have adults in four metre Europas alongside kids in Rotobats whilst the bigger kids soon move on to playboats and squirt boats . |
| 23 | We go on being as good , or better so that in our customers ' eyes we are always their Company of the Year — every year . |
| 24 | Like all the other officers ' wives she wore a uniform of their own devising , pale-green skirt and shirt . |
| 25 | In both characters ' lives it was mainly men who had oppressed them , for Phyllisia it was her father who preferred her sister , Ruby . |
| 26 | Because of the immediate nature of such patients ' problems it is important that whatever form of help is offered should be available without too much delay , and for this reason health-centre-based therapists may be of particular value , as has been shown in the case of psychologists ( Robson et al. 1984 ) and social workers ( Shepherd et al. 1979 ) . |
| 27 | As neighbours ' names I now recall . |
| 28 | In the " Old Rental " of 1682 certain properties were described as " Proper lands " and were " supposed " to be the benefaction of Sir Edmond ; according to the Goldsmiths ' records they were yielding only 56 13 4d a year between 1671 and 1720 , or only a little more than half as much again as the rent receivable two centuries earlier . |
| 29 | In ladies ' shoes it was a thinner leather and the men 's shoes it was a thicker leather . |
| 30 | In their friends ' eyes it would have been unreasonably proprietorial of him not to have released her with a minimum of fuss . |