Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun sg] and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | The landlord gave six months ' notice and it was held that the notice was good . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Bridget Ewing has had very few enquiries about Residential Homes ' Membership and she would be pleased to hear from more teachers involved in these type of classes . |
| 5 | Much high praise has already come Mohicans ' way and it has done astounding US box-office business , but despite this it is on occasion a flawed film with a sometimes patchy pace and a structure that wobbles in the final 30 minutes . |
| 6 | I personally think the Ark was Moses ' sarcophagus and they carried it erm to the Promised Land probably with the embalmed body of Moses in it . |
| 7 | I hate that , I really do , thank God I 'm at boarding school cos I hate , the worst bit is like when they get , I remember when I was at day school and them coming home from the parents ' evening and I was |
| 8 | Everyone buggers off I mean you sit around the parents ' car and you have the lunch with your sort of so |
| 9 | We dragged the unresisting bulk into the headlights ' glare and I could see it all . |
| 10 | The tide of ideas on the Left was flowing in the Communists ' favour and they did not have to resort to the often artificial tactics of " penetration " used since the early 1920s . |
| 11 | This group , known as T.E.C.A. , the Teachers ' Economic and Cultural Association Ltd. had been impressed by the strong nationalistic tone of Williams ' book and they wholeheartedly agreed with his sentiments that education of the people should be ‘ part of their democratic privileges and their democratic responsibilities ’ . |
| 12 | So he said erm but we ha being refurbished in four weeks ' time and we 've got to sell everything in the shop |
| 13 | It 's always been a workers ' day and I hope it will remain so . |
| 14 | Just three or four days ' turkey and I 'm alright . |
| 15 | Membership of a " terrorist group " was punishable by five years ' imprisonment and it also became a crime to possess " directly or indirectly " written or recorded materials condoning " terrorist " activity . |
| 16 | My husband who earns good money , gets a pension in 10 years ' time and he says we 'll return then . |
| 17 | He was wearing an Ultimate Climbers ' Helmet and you will be glad to know that although the helmet sustained considerable damage , Stuart had no head injuries . |
| 18 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
| 19 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 20 | Step inside the Pages ' home and you soon understand why judges have been impressed . |
| 21 | In another ten years they can come and visit me to their hearts ' content and I wo n't object . |
| 22 | Few other authorities have supported Jennings ' assertion and it has not found acceptance by most practitioners of government . |
| 23 | The judge would not have erred had he drawn attention to the circumstances ( which were in fact plain for all to see ) , but their Lordships reject the adoption of any rule which would impose new obligations on trial judges in their approach to the consideration of witnesses ' evidence and they refer to the judgment delivered by Ackner L.J . |
| 24 | She is the sisters ' friend and mine , too , she has come to tea on my birthday . |
| 25 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 26 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |
| 27 | It would n't have worked out with the first gentleman as it happens , because although he had a lovely smile , he was a ladies ' man and he did like drink too much . |
| 28 | Once , her taut nerves convinced her there were footsteps leaving the typists ' room and she dropped to her knees at the side of the desk where someone glancing in would not see her . |
| 29 | It was her Achilles ' heel and he knew it . |
| 30 | I 'm actually , I am actually , I 've been party , they 've been circulating me with the correspondence of the residents ' association and I am very worried about this but do n't feel , until invited by the residents ' association , that we should do any more . |