Example sentences of "from [noun pl] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He discovered from Nicholson senior that Nails rarely slept at home and from Nails 's classmates that he went off with a woman on a motor-bike at four o'clock everyday . |
| 2 | After a further examination at Bethesda , it was revealed on May 9 that Bush was suffering from Graves 's disease , the same thyroid disorder which had affected his wife , Barbara , since 1989 . |
| 3 | As a result of presentations from fishermen 's associations , Customs have reviewed their policy on the liability of fresh fish used as bait , and have decided that such fish can be zero-rated . |
| 4 | Reports published by the Japanese Fisheries Agency ( a government organisation ) between 1968 and 1971 blamed dolphins for damaging fishing gear , stealing hooked fish from fishermen 's lines , dispersing fish schools and causing fish to stop feeding . |
| 5 | Written dialogue in which , as here , source markers are suspended is at once nearer to and farther from children 's experience than is the form with source markers present . |
| 6 | The text is usually artificial and detached from children 's experience of spoken language , since readability criteria are based on frequent repetition of words , short sentences , and a very limited vocabulary . |
| 7 | The 21-year-old star — plucked from children 's TV last year to host TOTP — says : ‘ The doctors told me I had a very bad case of food poisoning . ‘ |
| 8 | In the primary school , drama is most successful when it emerges as a natural development from children 's play . |
| 9 | He would n't have minded so much if there 'd been a rise somewhere along the line — a moment of triumph , no matter how brief — but he 'd gone from children 's programmes to women 's programmes to the Devil in one slow , unspectacular but continuous slide . |
| 10 | ‘ There were quite a few interesting pieces , notably miniatures from children 's sets , which seem to have been popular in Holland in those earlier periods . ’ |
| 11 | From children 's adventure stories and animal stories , to science fiction and fantasy topics , and more traditional and factual tales , Start with English Readers appeal directly to children 's interests and extend their English reading in the most natural way possible . |
| 12 | A dramatization of stories in verse and prose for children from eight to eighty , featuring some of the best loved characters from children 's fiction : the Pied Piper of Hamelin , the Little Prince , Winnie the Pooh , Christopher Robin . |
| 13 | The latest painting is a colourful mural in Ballybeen Estate , where artist Ken Parker has incorporated ideas and images from children 's paintings at Ballybeen Activity Centre . |
| 14 | New powers to lock up children overnight may reflect the concern of Home Office ministers about crimes committed by some young people in care when they persistently abscond from children 's homes . |
| 15 | The 28-year-old has made his first shift from children 's telly with the Friday evening showbiz slot ‘ Entertainment Express ’ where he works alongside Selina Scott — and he is loving it . |
| 16 | The paintings combine fragments from children 's books , allusions to classical history , intimate feelings , and ironic reflections on the personality of the artist a cardboard hero like any other . |
| 17 | Was it from children 's books in which families smiled ? |
| 18 | Books of all kinds , from children 's books and cookery books to works on literature and philosophy were displayed amid paintings , works of art and furnishings , which combined to create a country house atmosphere , while a series of lectures explored related themes . |
| 19 | Now her mother , a Labour councillor , wants all dogs banned from children 's playgrounds . |
| 20 | Unlike some other boroughs , Thamesdown does n't ban dogs from children 's playgrounds , although some owners follow a voluntary code . |
| 21 | Primary science — Starting from children 's ideas , by Pamela Wadsworth |
| 22 | Thank you for the lovely , lively lunch ‘ hour ’ … made a change from children 's chatter & ’ baby 's gurgling ! |
| 23 | The idea behind such schemes is derived from children 's fostering schemes and although they suit a small minority of less disabled former patients , the hosts normally need a great deal of regular help and support from professionals for the scheme to succeed and there must also be close monitoring and supervision of the quality of care provided . |
| 24 | TAMBA wins a £10 voucher from Children 's World |
| 25 | T-shirts from Children 's World and Nipper . |
| 26 | It says much for the two ladies , and the parents of Thrush Green , that the little house remained safe from children 's assaults , despite temptation . |
| 27 | This underlines our sense that it is a grave mistake to pursue the notion of teaching strategies as somehow disconnected from children 's learning on the one hand , and from teachers ' intentions and attributes on the other . |
| 28 | Letter ‘ N ’ : Nourrice Illustration from children 's alphabet . |
| 29 | Women , erm from men 's departments , cos they just , like she said they , I do n't know why , but they just seemed to sort of |
| 30 | Which is why the eternal words , ‘ Do you think that it 's about time we started a family ? ’ rarely fall from men 's lips . |