Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] ' [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She hated John , and when Herod rashly promised Herodias ' daughter anything she wanted , Herodias made her daughter ask for the head of John the Baptist . |
| 2 | To vindicate Rawls ' position one requires convincing reasons first for excluding moral and religious beliefs from the information available behind the veil of ignorance , and second for accepting that neutral or maximally neutral principles will be chosen in these circumstances . |
| 3 | At the time of the James Committee 's deliberations two research programmes were gaining educators ' attention which confirmed the anxieties of those who set up the Committee . |
| 4 | When he was given work at a lathe that rounded and spiralled chairs ' legs he took no advice from the foreman , and instead watched the man next to him to study the working of the machine . |
| 5 | So it is important that those in the personnel department responsible for ensuring that the relocation exercise proceeds smoothly are able either to answer employees ' questions themselves or direct the expatriates to sources of advice . |
| 6 | A woman , described by two Portlaoise psychiatrists , had not only taken to swigging Jeyes ' fluid she had also become dependent on it . |
| 7 | The London Stock Exchange requires that listed companies adopt rules governing directors ' dealings which are at least as strict as those of the Model Code . |
| 8 | Lascaux Aquacryl is an acrylic based artists ' watercolour which , as with gum arabic remains water-soluble after drying . |
| 9 | Tarama is the salted and dried roe of the grey mullet , but is more usual to use cods ' roe which is easily available from fishmongers and delicatessens . |
| 10 | The long running teachers ' dispute which began in November 1984 was to some extent a response to the way the education service had been handled by three successive governments . |
| 11 | As long as you follow manufacturers ' guidelines you should be all right . |
| 12 | Working womens ' organisations you get co-opted on and the , we were known for the way , the business-like way we run our meeting you know . |
| 13 | If one man was likely to emulate Surtees ' success it was Mike Hailwood , widely acknowledged as the greatest bike rider of all time . |