Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] of [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I had an awful dream about that galley of ours . |
2 | Tess , when you told me about that child of ours , my feelings for you became strong again . |
3 | But erm , course , we er you did n't er think about that part of it then like , you know . |
4 | ‘ Oh , you 're always worrying about that sister of yours . |
5 | We thought about that friend of yours who 's in textiles . |
6 | ‘ I 'm worried about that wife of his . |
7 | About that proposition of yours … |
8 | Erm they can then feel that their family 's being looked after as well , so it helps them not to worry about that side of it . |
9 | He 's berserk about that family of his . |
10 | ‘ In the same way , I feel sorry for John Lukic , who will be reminded about that punch of his in the Rangers-Leeds European Cup tie until he 's blue in the face . |
11 | So again think about that aspect of it in identifying training needs . |
12 | As for that limerick of hers , I have heard her tell worse . |
13 | Not that I 've any time for that widow of his . |
14 | As he held her she seemed to swell , as if another skin , another body , more calm and perfect than the one she had , grew out of her as token for that love of him which could in looks and words show itself so inadequately . |
15 | I stroked the long handle of the trowel , wondering if my father had a name for that stick of his . |
16 | Any attempt she makes to obscure her femininity backfires with absurd vengeance ; there is no refuge for that face of hers . |
17 | George 's mother 's going to give him a bottle of coltsfoot linctus for that cough of yours . |
18 | She 's making it very clear she does n't believe Anna 's good enough for that brother of hers . |
19 | In this poem we see their shared Jewishness , and the ‘ irreverence ’ ( as some would see it ) they each had for the Tradition — at least for that view of it which some espoused ; we also see a shared disdain for rabbinic ( and priestly ) logic , to them both a form of mental death . |
20 | Doctor see about this hair of mine , it 's just not coming back in . |
21 | Do you think we could do you think we could forget about this plan of ours for stardom ? |
22 | ‘ And now , if we could get back to the point , I believe you were about to explain to me about this proposition of yours ? ’ |
23 | ‘ Tell me a bit about this course of yours , love . |
24 | Few words had passed between them over the past week , and now she could see that it was with an effort he said , ‘ Your mother tells me about this idea of hers . |
25 | No doubt he used some rather choice language about this hypothesis of his . |
26 | ‘ Ned 's a bit concerned about this inheritance of yours . |
27 | I do n't feel very good about this part of it , Joe . ’ |
28 | ‘ So tell me about this case of yours . ’ |
29 | Hotspur had felt some curiosity about this father of hers , for she was not a woman whose antecedents could easily be guessed at . |
30 | So why do n't you tell me all about this experiment of yours ? |