Example sentences of "the farmer and [pron] wife " in BNC.

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1 There seemed to be no sign of the farmer and his wife .
2 But there were new-born lambs in the sheep pens of Scaup , and a cheery ‘ Hello now ’ from the farmer and his wife tending them .
3 The farmer and his wife who were selling it stood in front of this doorway upstairs , sort of half in the way , because it was n't too tidy .
4 Put the farmer and his wife in the farmhouse , and what shall we put in the barn ?
5 ‘ Very overrated , ’ he kept saying , and soon they were laughing so much that they had to put their heads beneath the blankets to stifle the noise , in case the farmer and his wife wondered at their hilarity .
6 Here we were greeted by the farmer and his wife , whose sheep and pigs were wandering around the road and the village .
7 Now the farmer and his wife had remained in the filed , laughing over the trick they had played on the tiger .
8 And the farmer and his wife were never troubled by the tiger again .
9 He tells the farmer and his wife he wants four times as much rent for the land .
10 The farmer and his wife want their area to take part in this revolutionary action .
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