Example sentences of "[pers pn] the [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has n't , of course , but she gives me the landlord 's name . |
| 2 | Ian Hay told me the lady 's last wish had been that the Colonel should scatter her ashes in the headwaters of the River Laxford : ‘ But , you see , his new young wife was not the sort of lady to enjoy much walking and the poor Colonel just did n't know how he was going to get the job done . |
| 3 | Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house . |
| 4 | Now please give me the chaplain 's home address . ’ |
| 5 | Told me the kid 's name was Henry Stych . |
| 6 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
| 7 | When a friend asked me the car 's name I answered at once — Anastasia Fyodorovna Romanova , Princess of all the Russias . |
| 8 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
| 9 | ‘ I want to know what you told the copper , what he told you , why you sent Sal down to Cawthorne 's place at the weekend , what you 're going to do about her now , what you intend doing about Alec Reynolds now that he 's dead and why you 're trying to give me the bum 's rush . |
| 10 | This is particularly noticeable in Picasso 's drastic treatment of the human body in the series of paintings under discussion ; in some of them the subject 's limbs are abruptly truncated . |
| 11 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 12 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 13 | Thin streaks of cirrus lay parallel to the horizon , and between them the sun 's orb had become a well-defined sphere of a rich rose-crimson . |
| 14 | In response to this request he gave them the Lord 's Prayer , in which we pray first of all for God Himself , that all may know him and revere Him , that his mile may be extended over all , and that his will , so right and good and loving , may be done on earth , as it is by angels , prophets and saints in heaven . |
| 15 | I know members will be sorry to hear that Mr Robert and Mr Ken are both unwell and will wish me to convey to them the council 's best wishes for a speedy recovery . |
| 16 | For most of them the day 's duties were over . ’ |
| 17 | Many hearts were torn out that day , among them the Prince 's . |
| 18 | Thereupon the applicants , who had been unable to plead justification as defence in the libel action , applied to the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) , as the court to whom the implied undertaking had been given by B. , to vary the undertaking to permit B. , who was anxious to co-operate , to disclose to them the authority 's documents in the interests of justice to enable them to plead justification with full particularity and in the expectation that admissible evidence would become available to support the plea at trial of the action . |
| 19 | More than 350 fabric swatches were knitted and photographed especially for the book , many of them the author 's own invention . |
| 20 | In two of them the ARC 's decision to withdraw registration was upheld . |
| 21 | In one sense , all the genes in a body are ‘ parasitic ’ genes , whether we like to call them the body 's ‘ own , genes or not . |
| 22 | Identification with the masses brought them the people 's problems — tuberculosis , malnutrition , diarrhoea and dehydration . |
| 23 | However , insects can not see the warning spots , and to them the spider 's disguise is deadly perfect . |
| 24 | The pair cringed in embarrassment as the president , speaking through an interpreter , paid them the world 's most unlikely compliment . |
| 25 | Last January , it won them the Reader 's Digest /Prince 's Youth Business Trust Award '90 — worth £6,000 . |
| 26 | H.S. Lecky got less than half way through his The King 's Ships ( 1913–14 ) , giving a history , in alphabetical order of name , of the ships of the Royal Navy . |
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| 28 | Now who was the state 's interests with other states , was it were you the state 's interests in other states or no , I keep getting you wrong . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll send you the tailor 's bill . ’ |
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