Example sentences of "parent ' [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My parents ' break-up made me grow up very quickly which really helps quite a lot in my profession , ’ he says . |
| 2 | They have been close ever since their parents ' divorce drew them together . |
| 3 | But he often said that he owed as much to Oscar Browning [ q.v. ] , who had to get his Baptist parents ' permission to take him to the theatre . |
| 4 | Growing up is hard to do , when the terms of your parents ' will keeps you in a perpetual state of childhood . |
| 5 | Inviting secondary schools to mount a stall in the primary school hall or corridors during parents ' evenings gives them a good opportunity to inform parents of what they have to offer children . |
| 6 | Home burials are particularly important to children , partly because it helps them to understand that the pet has gone forever and also because seeing their parents ' sorrow teaches them that it 's normal and acceptable to grieve . |
| 7 | Above all , experiencing our parents ' death forces us to face the fact of our own mortality . |