Example sentences of "parents ' [noun sg] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The once-in-a-while reward is often used to deal with disobedience about coming to the parents ' bed in the middle of the night . |
| 2 | The parents ' part in the continuity of learning has to be recognized . |
| 3 | There were splendid parties at her parents ' home in The Bishop 's Avenue — Hampstead 's ‘ Millionaires ’ Row ’ . |
| 4 | Although she occasionally looked waif-like , there was a most unchildlike determination to her mouth and a look about her jawline that suggested that she would not be easily deflected from anything she had set her mind to , but otherwise her parents ' pride in the perfection of their product was largely justified . |
| 5 | They then had it driven to Kent , where it was buried in a field behind Richens ' parents ' house in the village of Ightham . |
| 6 | And Melanie 's aunt might be important if Loretta was going to pursue this line of inquiry : presumably it was she who had brought up the girl after her parents ' death in the plane crash . |
| 7 | Though the cause of leukaemia is still unknown , Imperial Cancer Research Fund scientists have found that leukaemia clusters occur near old nuclear establishments , not new ones , and are investigating the link between childhood leukaemia and parents ' employment in the nuclear industry . |
| 8 | We report here the results of a case-control study set up to investigate whether the excess was related to parents ' employment in the nuclear industry . |