Example sentences of "' [noun] and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they certainly should n't be encouraged to go into strangers ' houses and we 'd also ask er people who perhaps do have children knocking on their door not to invite them in either . |
| 2 | They stood up to be counted , to save their men 's jobs , their community and their families ' futures and I salute their courage and wish them well in their pit vigil . |
| 3 | Everyone buggers off I mean you sit around the parents ' car and you have the lunch with your sort of so |
| 4 | and went to Nursery Nurses ' Association and they suggested I took charge of an evacuee centre for children . |
| 5 | I 'm actually , I am actually , I 've been party , they 've been circulating me with the correspondence of the residents ' association and I am very worried about this but do n't feel , until invited by the residents ' association , that we should do any more . |
| 6 | He refused to sit in a wheelchair , crippled by his disability and others ' prejudice and he taught himself to walk again , built up his stamina by playing football on crutches and progressed to the walking sticks he uses today . |
| 7 | The two kids were against her , one on each side , and she had her small and narrow arms round her kids ' shoulders and she pulled them to her . |
| 8 | Students ' Books and you will be reassured to note that grammar points are clearly identified , explained , and practised . |
| 9 | A large pond was the boys ' delight and they would travel the considerable distance to the ‘ newty ’ pond , as it was nicknamed , to sit in expectation for the fish to bite . |
| 10 | Step inside the Pages ' home and you soon understand why judges have been impressed . |
| 11 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 12 | Just three or four days ' turkey and I 'm alright . |
| 13 | Indeed , this management does affect the community because of internal borrowing between the superannuation and general fund since the general fund provides employers ' contributions and it charges for administration costs . |
| 14 | The reality is that we are conservative in our appreciation of others ' abilities and we are reticent and uncertain about our own . |
| 15 | ‘ Let me in for Chris ' sake and I 'll tell you . ’ |
| 16 | Once , her taut nerves convinced her there were footsteps leaving the typists ' room and she dropped to her knees at the side of the desk where someone glancing in would not see her . |
| 17 | So it 's very very easy in that context for adults to exploit children 's compliance and er it 's easy for kids to be able to not refuse adults ' advances and I suppose that 's why there 's this business about erm y'know it 's it 's not possible for kids to give informed consent to sex . |
| 18 | I hate that , I really do , thank God I 'm at boarding school cos I hate , the worst bit is like when they get , I remember when I was at day school and them coming home from the parents ' evening and I was |
| 19 | ‘ They do n't consult us on the agenda of the foreign ministers ' meeting and they do n't treat us as equal partners , ’ says a Czech diplomat . |
| 20 | Bridget Ewing has had very few enquiries about Residential Homes ' Membership and she would be pleased to hear from more teachers involved in these type of classes . |
| 21 | In another ten years they can come and visit me to their hearts ' content and I wo n't object . |
| 22 | She is the sisters ' friend and mine , too , she has come to tea on my birthday . |
| 23 | The judge would not have erred had he drawn attention to the circumstances ( which were in fact plain for all to see ) , but their Lordships reject the adoption of any rule which would impose new obligations on trial judges in their approach to the consideration of witnesses ' evidence and they refer to the judgment delivered by Ackner L.J . |
| 24 | It 's always been a workers ' day and I hope it will remain so . |
| 25 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |
| 26 | The parents charter will enhance parental choice and strengthen parents ' rights and it will make far more information available to help parents to exercise those rights . |
| 27 | It grew colder still as the night fell , a crackling frost under a sickle moon , but the coldness did not reach into the Norderns ' flat and it would not have done so even had the central heating broken down , the joy and relief of the family generating enough warmth to melt the polar ice-cap if necessary . |
| 28 | I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room . |
| 29 | The landlord gave six months ' notice and it was held that the notice was good . |
| 30 | He was wearing an Ultimate Climbers ' Helmet and you will be glad to know that although the helmet sustained considerable damage , Stuart had no head injuries . |