Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The workers ' rights we believe in are those which enhance individuals ' status and opportunities .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Because you 'd sort of , they , they 'd go up and then if , if you went any farther you 'd go on to the doctors ' lectures you see .
7 Just as she was bombarded by voices telling her to accept the doctors ' recommendations she discovered that she was pregnant .
8 From an aerial view one can still trace the travellers ' ways it had in 1245 when a market grant was made .
9 Before we learned the boys ' names they were referred to as the fair boy ; a positive attribute , and the fat boy ; a physical defect .
10 When they reached the shearers ' quarters she became a bundle of activity , doing all she could to assist Matt in setting up the large barbecue , and then searching for dry wood to boil the water for the billy tea .
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