Example sentences of "[noun] 's [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , she left for the airfield in a pale-green safari suit , which marked her a soldier 's wife but distinguished her from the lesser spouses . |
| 2 | Caroline cut the split ends off Meera 's hair but decided she should keep the length . |
| 3 | The husband is one potentially appreciative figure in the housewife 's landscape but does he play this role effectively ? |
| 4 | This not only gave the masters an extra hour 's work but saved them having to pay the breakfast allowance of 1½d ( 0.6p ) . |
| 5 | The RL board of directors accepted Steadman 's explanation but said he was ‘ irresponsible ’ in not checking the contents of the medicine which he bought from a chemist 's shop . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm proud that this will be done , not only in Father 's memory but to remind us of how the stories came to be . ’ |
| 7 | It is as if the wife remembers a detail out of the Miller 's Tale but misattributes it ( deliberately or by accident ) to the wrong context . |
| 8 | McLeish instantly understood the man 's nightmare but realized he could give only qualified reassurance . |
| 9 | He thought of taking the man 's rifle but knew it was too heavy for him and that he would be incapable of aiming it . |
| 10 | Indeed , Berry was offered the Brooklyn pastorate after Beecher 's death but declined it . |
| 11 | Shadow National Heritage spokesman Ann Clywd was also pleased with the Government 's plans but warned they must not put pools staff out of work . |
| 12 | Only one thing stood out : Benjamin said there was a scorch mark on the outside of Cosmas 's door but claimed it could be old . |
| 13 | Catt accepts that it was only a minor detail in her boyfriend 's sacking but feels it has a relevance . |