Example sentences of "a lovers ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Golyadkin 's response to the elopement letter was a two-in-one attempt to assume a chivalric role and reach a lovers ' destination . |
| 2 | So it was with some surprise a few years ago that our attention was drawn from the dull French film noir onscreen to the back of the cinema , where a couple were resolving a lovers ' squabble . |
| 3 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 4 | At twelve or one , they would be sleeping idyllically , locked in a lovers ' embrace . |
| 5 | Like a world war beginning from a lovers ' quarrel |
| 6 | TWO young sisters died after petrol was poured through a letterbox and set alight during a lovers ' row . |
| 7 | Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " |
| 8 | Rohmer swung downwards , seized Gilbert and dragged him to his feet , holding him as close as a lovers ' embrace . |
| 9 | On the pavement outside , two teenagers were having a lovers ' quarrel . |
| 10 | The Shipman 's Tale tells of a lovers ' triangle , involving a merchant who lives at St Denis ( France ) , his wife , and a Parisian monk who was regarded as their friend : indeed the monk and the merchant call each other cousin , as both are from the same village . |