Example sentences of "[conj] our [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the majority of us , the ‘ Swinging Sixties ’ is a decade only experienced through our history textbooks , or our parents ' all too frequent reminiscences . |
| 2 | This structure will also show that our members ' contributions are spent in an acceptive and efficient manner . |
| 3 | What is more , he has a social conscience , and as a result of his persuasion I intend to see that our labourers ' cottages have better sanitation . ’ |
| 4 | The team effort involved in achieving that goal has been mammoth , with sales , service , administration and management all now pulling together to ensure that our customers ' needs have been met , in spite of the tremendous upheaval involved . |
| 5 | Most of us prefer to watch Dallas than our neighbours ' home-movies , because , when it comes down to it , we know that truth is generally a lot duller than fiction . |
| 6 | For although our nights ' experiences were equally shared and celebrated , our days were incongruent . |
| 7 | Yorkshire Electricity , which also wanted to ‘ share the results of our good performance between our shareholders and our customers ' , reported first half profit before tax up 28% to £42.5m and announced a rebate for tariff customers of £5 each . |
| 8 | Omar and our neighbours ' driver decided to go and view the spectacle . |
| 9 | And our Brides ' Day was a sellout , so we 'll be running another one soon . |
| 10 | It is true that a comparison of the generally accepted life-expectancy figures between the West and the Third World countries , or a comparison between ourselves and our grandparents ' generation , would show that modern Western man has a great advantage in average expectation of life . |
| 11 | Our lives have been the same as our fathers ' and their fathers ' before them . |