Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian Taylor speculates that tree clumps may act as a respiratory system , drawing up earth energies and releasing them through the clump 's composite aura , as well as performing the same function with subtle celestial stimuli . |
| 2 | After the birth of the puppies the larvae can also migrate into the puppies ' system and infect them through the mother 's milk ( 4 ) The worms mature passing eggs in the puppies ' faeces which are consumed by the mother and can reinfect her ( 5 ) . |
| 3 | With all her energy she clenched her fists and drove them between the android 's legs . |
| 4 | As chance would have it we were going camping with another family whose father was to accompany me for a day 's climbing on Pillar . |
| 5 | They did a crafty one — one came out and a woman came in , very nice , telling him he had to face up to his responsibilities , she said she 'd help us , they 'd get him a job , they 'd pay his rent and he had to move in with me for a month 's trial . |
| 6 | And me as the World 's Sweetheart . |
| 7 | For example , I 'm careful about using certain words , like ‘ frequency ’ , with younger audiences , when I 'm telling them about the owl 's unusual ‘ lopsided ’ hearing . |
| 8 | No-one told them about the drug 's side effects . |
| 9 | If you do n't tell them about the deposit cheque if you do n't tell them about the banker 's order they will say , Well just a minute Ron you did n't tell me that on the phone . |
| 10 | So you tell them about the thirty five percent you tell them about the banker 's order that will need signing . |
| 11 | Inside , members of staff were dressed in colourful beach wear , asking customers about their holiday plans and telling them about the Bank 's range of travel products . |
| 12 | Their findings will now be put together to form a database for firms investing in the area , telling them about the people 's skills and abilities . |
| 13 | While the double-blind trial is well suited to testing of conventional drugs it often can not be applied to complementary therapies , for instance , the acupuncturist must establish a close link with the patient during treatment , and the therapist must know which points he is needling and possibly modify them as the patient 's responses change . |
| 14 | Herakleides goes on to speak of them as the king 's ‘ fellow-diners ’ . |
| 15 | I remember many years ago , we had friends who had a fishing boat , er herring drifter , and in Fraserburgh the there 's a young lad going out with them for a night 's fishing and it was a beautiful summer 's night ! |
| 16 | An East African Asian Hindu women told me about a man 's responsibilities ( her husband was carrying them out very successfully , she said ) ‘ I think it is a man 's fault if his wife is backward . |
| 17 | However , he did tell me about the Women 's Therapy Centre . |
| 18 | However , I can remember clearly my own alarm , bordering on terror , when he told me about the Butcher 's measuring rod . |
| 19 | Her job is to push Cabinet ministers ‘ to do what is right ’ ; this involves reminding them of the Government 's strategy laid down in the manifestos and combating what she regards as the inertia inherent in departments . |
| 20 | With subsequent context , however , even this can be interpreted as mediated through the mind of Pemberton , who after all is able to draw his own conclusions from Mrs Moreen 's fairly obvious strategy of ridding them of the boy 's company . |
| 21 | This is not so you can cross-dress in the privacy of wild open country , or perform a stick-up on a youth hostel and rob them of the night 's takings of £14.95 , but to put over your head when the midges come out . |
| 22 | ‘ It reminded me of a friend 's hand . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You have deprived me of a father 's love , ’ she said , peering closely at her toes . |
| 24 | I walked through the big , wide classroom door , and into the hall which always reminded me of the giant 's room in ‘ Jack and the Beanstalk ’ . |
| 25 | In his address to the two houses of the Parliament he proclaimed : ‘ My reign does not date from 1815 ; it dates from the moment you informed me of the nation 's votes . ’ |
| 26 | Bachelors have their staircase at the front of the house off the entrance hall ; young ladies theirs from the mistress 's boudoir on the first floor to their bedrooms above it . |
| 27 | Staff from the general practices collected their vaccines from the central office , while health clinics received theirs from the district 's transport service . |
| 28 | Then , ducking his head under , he tried to free Gomez 's legs but the line was in and out of them like a cat 's cradle . |
| 29 | The dress curved over her breasts lightly , cupping them like a man 's hands . |
| 30 | But remember that no label will ever tell you about a company 's overall ethical policies . |