Example sentences of "[noun pl] to the [noun prp] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Egerton Grey was built in the 19th century as a rectory and , thanks to the Pitkins ' assiduous antique collecting , it retains the appearance of a Victorian private house . |
2 | Peter ceased appointing his most trusted aides to the Boyars ' Duma , the Duma 's residual right to be consulted went by default , and the institution withered away . |
3 | They walked down under the archway of trees to the Littles ' cottage , stood outside the gate chatting to Zach and carried on down the lane . |
4 | Gascoyne 's last payment of dues to the Drapers ' Company was recorded in February 1689 and from this date his energies were directed mainly , but not exclusively , towards land surveying . |
5 | After escorting the two boys to the Titcombes ' , Benning and Sparkes began their search . |
6 | He relapsed into a dangerous silence when they accused him of ‘ breaking family ties ’ by his refusal to stop writing letters to the Strickers ' home . |
7 | They make references to the Stooges ' ‘ 1969 ’ , to Manson , to Presley 's ‘ Mystery Train' ( also the title of Greil Marcus 's famous book on the mythology of rock ) . |
8 | They were the ugly Stones to the Osmonds ' beautiful Beatles and , luckily , ugly was in . |