Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pathologists ' evidence and his own observations suggested that James ‘ came by the fatal aspects of his injuries at some time in the early evening on Friday ’ . |
| 2 | The next day , while we were exercising , Brian kept watch under the door for the guards ' feet as I tapped out , ‘ We are Brian Keenan and John McCarthy . |
| 3 | I now felt far more confident and comfortable knowing that I could refuse to go along with the guards ' antics if they really upset me . |
| 4 | But in December 1985 United States ’ officials indicated that they could accept a United Nations ' agreement if it led to a ‘ comprehensive and just settlement ’ , involving a short time frame for Soviet withdrawal and self-determination . |
| 5 | Tourism is also becoming an important component of developing nations ' economy because it is a source of foreign income . |
| 6 | ‘ Being realistic , it looks as if Northern Ireland 's clubs will always be in the preliminary rounds of the European Cup and the Cup Winners ' Cup and you wo n't draw a big name , ’ said Anderson . |
| 7 | Social service departments in general , and social workers in particular have no wish to interfere in peoples ' lives unless there are difficulties , of which inability to cope with current circumstances is the most obvious . |
| 8 | You know , we 've worked hard on trying to get it in everywhere , into peoples ' notices and we 've linked up with Art Week quite well , as well . |
| 9 | I could accept the decision by the Referees ' Committee if my marks had gone down . |
| 10 | Er we left that out because of Dennis ' assurance that it was just our costs , but these are , this is certainly something that we would have to er add to our cost . |
| 11 | DROMORE High lifted their third successive High Schools ' Cup when they defeated perennial opponents Limavady High in yesterday 's final shoot-out at Ravenhill . |
| 12 | And last January saw the collapse of New Zealander Allen Hawkins ' Equiticorp after it had bought Britain 's GPG , parent of venerable institutions including Guinness Peat and Guinness Mahon . |
| 13 | Mr Mulcahy said Dixons ' claim that its results were due to the downturn in the electrical market was untrue . |
| 14 | For those who like to make comparisons between their pets ' ages and their own , bearing in mind that the figures are only a rough guide , the following table may be of interest . |
| 15 | It seems irresponsible and morally indefensible to intervene in clients ' lives if you are uncertain about what can be achieved and the best methods of doing so . |
| 16 | In the town of Newton Stewart , not too far from Annan , a solicitor , Giles Davies , lost £1.8 million from his clients ' accounts because he became embroiled in a similar deal . |
| 17 | The collection of information about clients ' backgrounds and their ‘ problems ’ , and about carers , would likewise permit greater confidence that like was being compared with like ( or point to interesting differences ) , and enable some analysis of the matching of responses to needs . |
| 18 | Elation returned after 27 months ' drought when he won his first ranking tournament at the Mercantile Credit in Bournemouth last January . |
| 19 | In none of the 10 patients who completed the six months ' trial and none of the five patients who completed 12 months ' treatment was endoscopic improvement of the lesions seen . |
| 20 | The landlord gave six months ' notice and it was held that the notice was good . |
| 21 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 22 | Expert clauses very commonly provide that the decision will be final and binding , and it is clearly in the parties ' interests that it should be so . |
| 23 | In such cases the court will , when giving reasons for striking out and after hearing the parties ' representatives if they wish , indicate who in its view is to blame for the delay , thus assisting the process of professional disciplinary sanctions and the pursuit of compensation by litigants . |
| 24 | The guidelines ' acceptability and their effect on referral practice was observed during 1 January to 31 December 1990 . |
| 25 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 26 | Something of the MLs ' agony as they fought their way towards the quays can be seen in the diagram on page 41 . |
| 27 | Magellan , overjoyed and believing that his ultimate goal was within his grasp , brushed aside the doubters ' view that he should , despite the discovery , turn back eastwards for the Moluccas . |
| 28 | In my judgment , the Peters case [ 1983 ] E.C.R. 987 and the Arcado case are both consistent with Mr. Tecks ' proposition that there must be either a contractual relationship giving rise to actual contractual obligations , or a consensual obligation similar to a contract ( as in the Peters case ) giving rise to a comparable obligation , for the case to fall within the crucial test in article 5(1) . |
| 29 | Dolly had stirred up a hornets ' nest when she pinched the wallet , and he had n't made it any better by steaming the letter open . |
| 30 | I can put up with missing pizzicato detailing at bar 383 of the first movement — one of Beethoven 's happiest small orchestral fancies , beautifully brought out by Böhm and the VPO on DG — but the second violins ' inaudibility as they pick up the shepherd 's song of thanksgiving leaves a gruesome hole in the texture . |