Example sentences of "[noun prp] ' [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owen loved the bustle of the bazaars , of the whole native city , in fact ; but after you had spent some time in them , especially when it was as hot as this , you felt an overwhelming need for space and air , and after forcing their way through the blocked thoroughfares of the Tentmakers ' Bazaar they were glad to emerge into the more open streets . |
| 2 | A woman , described by two Portlaoise psychiatrists , had not only taken to swigging Jeyes ' fluid she had also become dependent on it . |
| 3 | THE death of a woman from pneumonia brought on by Legionnaires ' disease she had contracted while a patient in a Liverpool hospital 's newly-opened heart unit was accidental , an inquest jury decided yesterday . |
| 4 | In Mr Reynolds ' case it is necessary to repeat this preparation after the investigations to ensure a good view for the surgeon and so that faecal matter is not present to contaminate the operation site . |
| 5 | In Virginia Cowles ' account they also had a 3-tonner with supplies and extra men inside . |
| 6 | Once a Bill has passed its Commons ' stage it goes up to the House of Lords where the same process is repeated , except that the Committee stage is taken on the floor of the House . |
| 7 | The serious block-buster , the soap-boxing historical sage , is a growing phenomenon ( see Zoe/3 Fairbairns ' Stand We At Last , Robin Morgan 's Dry Your Smile , Meredith Tax 's Passionate Women ) , and one to be welcomed in many respects : trash with brain cells is a legitimate vehicle for conveying a serious message on a mass-market scale . |
| 8 | But in most of Williams ' work I feel the kind of observations being ‘ made ’ … seem to me too casual , however delightfully phrased , to be especially interesting … |
| 9 | But as she was passing the Misses Cardings ' shop she heard a loud tapping on the upper part of the door ; then it was pulled open and Miss Belle Carding beckoned Agnes towards her , saying , ‘ Come in a minute , dear . |
| 10 | Of Gleizes ' work he said : ‘ Standing in front of his canvases I had the very definite impression of a sobering up after an Impressionist debauch . ’ |
| 11 | Martin Fleischmann told me how over a whiskey in Pons ' kitchen he remarked , ‘ It 's a billion to one chance , shall we do it ? ’ and Pons replied , ‘ Let's have a go . ’ |
| 12 | In the House of Lords ' decision we see a fundamental principle emerge . |
| 13 | I was really knocked out by your article on Philip Glass and I think it contained the best description of Glass ' music I have ever read . |
| 14 | If one man was likely to emulate Surtees ' success it was Mike Hailwood , widely acknowledged as the greatest bike rider of all time . |
| 15 | At Sikes ' voice she raised her head from her work . |
| 16 | Oh Nanny Davis ' grave we 've seen , yeah . |
| 17 | But when Flavia turned into the Fourniers ' drive she saw that she had been spared that errand as well , for there , shining , immobile , unconcerned , stood the long car . |
| 18 | In true Burrows ' fashion she was looking forward to it and convinced that this was what God wanted her to do . |
| 19 | When they visited the Pipers ' home they recognized the source of John 's description in every detail . |