Example sentences of "'s father [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said one of her most memorable times was in 1924 , when Malcolm Muggeridge 's father was the candidate in her constituency . |
| 2 | Arty 's father was the first to speak . |
| 3 | The General 's father was the Rev. Henry Montgomery , the vicar of St. Mark 's Church , Kennington , when Bernard was born , but two years later he was appointed Bishop of Tasmania , to whence the family moved returning to England some twelve years later , when Bernard was fourteen years of age , and in January 1902 , the family moved into a Victorian house , 19 , Bolton Road , Chiswick , quite close to the River Thames and open sports grounds . |
| 4 | Pamela 's father was the chairman of a large retailing group which included one of the most exclusive stores in Mayfair . |
| 5 | Mary 's father was the Bessy , the part her son had taken in the revival of the Bellerby play . |
| 6 | Within the family , John 's father was the only one to express reservations , ‘ and not because Kathie is white , but because she is a committed career woman . ’ |
| 7 | near Bonsam , and Margaret 's father was the Rector there . |
| 8 | Annabel 's father was the manager of Crane-Boulder 's Cotton Mill . |
| 9 | Often a boy 's father was the first to take him below . |
| 10 | Lij Yasu 's father was the ruler of Wollo , Ras Mikael , who had been converted from Islam to Christianity during the reign of the Emperor John , and had later married Menelik 's elder daughter , Shoaragad . |
| 11 | Lizzie 's father was the prize-winning piper Donald Higgins , whose influence on her musical development complemented that of her mother . |