Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun sg] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the guards ' room I was shown two videos . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | When the TUC expelled the electricians ' union it was Jordan who determinedly merged his engineering union with theirs , to the fury of the hard left . |
| 4 | ‘ In about six months ' time I 'm going to be a father . ’ |
| 5 | Erm anyway the Kids ' County what are we talking about ? |
| 6 | Kids ' County what are they talking about ? |
| 7 | This is Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter past one at these are the clues for Kids ' County what are they on about here ? |
| 8 | Anyway Kids ' County who are they talking about Jean ? |
| 9 | Kids ' County who are they talking about ? |
| 10 | It therefore appears , as the old saying goes , that in the authors ' thesis what is true is not new , and what is new is very likely not true . |
| 11 | But the Cup finalists ' plight they are one point above a relegation spot means acting manager Malcolm Crosby is considering plunging Bracewell into his side 's battle against relegation . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Thorold Mackie , a small companies ' analyst who is highly thought of in the city 's financial circles , has been charged with obtaining and misusing price-sensitive information relating to a profits warning by Glasgow-based Shanks & McEwan . |
| 14 | In the late tenth century Sigeric archbishop of Canterbury went to Rome to receive his scarf of office , the pallium of lambs ' wool which was the mark of an archbishop ; and this seems at that time to have been an immemorial custom of very recent origin . |
| 15 | This placement followed the breakup of his parents ' marriage which was acknowledged by his mother , but not his father , as having a serious effect upon Tom 's behaviour . |
| 16 | As long as you live in your parents ' home you are a child , their child , and they will treat you as such . |
| 17 | emphasizes the rigid formality of Brutus ' speech which is very clever , but is contain hardly any emotional side to it . |
| 18 | In the form of application in relation to the house buyers ' report it is stated : |
| 19 | Overall , I am coming to the view that the main cultural element is the collective wish to have a non-relation , or at least one that is strictly delimited , between workers and managers and , in turn , between the worker and his enterprise except in terms of the workers ' culture which is one of withdrawal . |
| 20 | at the workers ' education what is it called ? |
| 21 | In the context of the mobilisation and assertiveness of organised labour under Heath 's government , the industrial policy proposals became charged with a stronger element of workers ' control which was seen as an essential component of the ‘ planning agreements ’ to be made with large enterprises , and vital to their enforcement . |
| 22 | The phrase ‘ Boffin ’ comes from Charles Dickens ' character who was ‘ too generous — possessed of too much clemency — too good to persons ’ and not because of a back-room researcher image . |
| 23 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 24 | After 21 days ' culture there were 8.29 ( 0.74 ) ×10 6 cells in control cultures ( mean ( SEM ) ) . |
| 25 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 26 | Even with a few days ' rehearsal it was an unnerving experience . |
| 27 | Our one day visit soon stretched to two , and when we left at the end of three superb days ' climbing there were still routes we wanted to do . |
| 28 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
| 29 | Historically , the minimum subscription Association 's affiliated organizations and clubs has been set that twice the personal member 's subscription and after a period of two years ' grace it 's the Council 's wish that this balance is re-established so that the relativity returns to that which existed prior to the increase in subscriptions that was proposed at the A G M in nineteen ninety one . |
| 30 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |