Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After eight months ' work it has acquired a life of its own . |
| 2 | There was the largest hornets ' nest he had ever seen , hanging right in his path . |
| 3 | However , males are sexual opportunists and if they come across another male 's female they will try to mate with her . |
| 4 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 5 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 6 | " It looks as though it 's over wi' awd Blossom , then , " he said , and rested his hand briefly on the old cow 's back It was an enormous , work-swollen hand . |
| 7 | After a few hours ' rest I had something to eat . |
| 8 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 9 | ‘ Just for old times ' sake I went , not that there is much to see ! |
| 10 | ‘ Since old Josh 's time it 's been used as a holiday retreat by various Proberts down the years , ’ he added , ‘ with some of the land let out for summer grazing to mainland farmers . ’ |
| 11 | but if you if you if that 's all you do then in eve even a week 's time but definitely in a few months ' time it 's just gone . |
| 12 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |
| 13 | In a few months ' time she might hardly remember his name . |
| 14 | In a few months ' time I will take my G.C.S.E. ( General Certificate of Secondary Education ) . |
| 15 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
| 16 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |
| 17 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
| 18 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 19 | Even with a few days ' rehearsal it was an unnerving experience . |
| 20 | After a few days ' dialling he knew it by heart . |
| 21 | What did it matter if there would be no long-term future for them together — that in a few days ' time they would be separated by the cold grey expanse of the North Sea ? |
| 22 | Pete suggested that in a few days ' time he could take her out to the nearest big town on the coast , and there she could look for clothes in the department stores and check out the library for the addresses of any useful organisations or people to contact . |
| 23 | I 'm lucky , she told her reflection , and in a few days ' time I 'll be far away from this place , and without Piers around I 'll be able to put things back into perspective . |
| 24 | In this buyers ' guide we cover and comment on the best ( and some we would n't give tank-space to ) and leave the reader to judge . |
| 25 | Then in a few weeks ' time it will have been outstripped by the very events which it is shaping . |
| 26 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
| 27 | I have driven along that road to Scotland many times and I know that beyond my hon. Friend 's constituency it is not so good . |
| 28 | If you follow this day 's eating you will get through only 2,778 calories . |
| 29 | there 's the banker , What 's with this banker 's order I do n't deal with a banker 's order . |
| 30 | ‘ I used to think sometimes that if I did n't have a proper night 's sleep I 'd never be able to work again . |