Example sentences of "[noun prp] ' [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er we left that out because of Dennis ' assurance that it was just our costs , but these are , this is certainly something that we would have to er add to our cost . |
| 2 | And last January saw the collapse of New Zealander Allen Hawkins ' Equiticorp after it had bought Britain 's GPG , parent of venerable institutions including Guinness Peat and Guinness Mahon . |
| 3 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 4 | He regretted the Ryans ' intractability because he felt it made Eileen unhappy . |
| 5 | The judges ordered DSS officer Alan Scaife to reconsider Mr Saunders ' case after he had ‘ effectively barred ’ him from receiving legal aid because he had put £407,000 into a trust for his children . |
| 6 | I personally think the Ark was Moses ' sarcophagus and they carried it erm to the Promised Land probably with the embalmed body of Moses in it . |
| 7 | Authorities said 16-year-old Hattori was shot outside Peairs ' home after he and a friend , Webb Haymaker , knocked on Peairs ' front door while looking for a costume party being held in the same street . |
| 8 | Peter Scudamore still has first call on Twiston-Davies ' string when he is not riding for Martin Pipe . |
| 9 | This group , known as T.E.C.A. , the Teachers ' Economic and Cultural Association Ltd. had been impressed by the strong nationalistic tone of Williams ' book and they wholeheartedly agreed with his sentiments that education of the people should be ‘ part of their democratic privileges and their democratic responsibilities ’ . |
| 10 | William of Jumièges ' statement that he later offered the æthelings a share of England is very difficult to credit ; it may owe something to Dudo 's story of the offer made to Rollo , or result from confusion with the events of 1041 , when Edward returned to England at Harthacnut 's invitation and according to the Chronicle C text was sworn in as king . |
| 11 | This was not Dickens ' fault that he changed the ending , he was practically forced to do it by a friend . |
| 12 | This was totally in contradiction to Mr Venables ' claim that he was promised security of tenure . |
| 13 | We know , for instance , from Pepys ' Diary that it continued to be possible to exchange coins of the Commonwealth for three months after their demonetisation by Charles II . |
| 14 | The sun was still bright as we approached the Quigleys ' house but it did n't seem to have reached their road , which was the same as it ever was : dank and green and desperately quiet . |
| 15 | Supremely we see it in Jesus ' ministry as he came alongside others . |
| 16 | Irishman Mr MacSharry was so furious about Mr Delors ' interference that he resigned his post . |
| 17 | Few other authorities have supported Jennings ' assertion and it has not found acceptance by most practitioners of government . |
| 18 | He built and endowed almshouses in Barnet for the Leathersellers ' Company when he was its master in 1836–7 . |
| 19 | And er he just , he said he was coming to erm my Uncle Les ' funeral but he never turned up . |
| 20 | MR MONEYBAGS : The purchase of Nigel Clough will take Graeme Souness ' spending since he stepped into management past the £30m mark |
| 21 | They stumbled and laughed down the tiny lane to the Littles ' cottage where they parted . |
| 22 | There is no doubt his departure will be a big blow to Mr Major , and will undercut Mr Garel-Jones ' authority as he battles to push the Maastricht Treaty through the Commons in the next few months . |
| 23 | In the bottom half of the draw Chris Wilkinson was again preparing for a second challenge to Jeremy Bates ' domination as he overcame strong challenges from Italy , South Africa and Sweden to reach his second final . |
| 24 | This particular skill of Tamburlaine 's is a recurrent theme from start to finish , and we first notice it when he is confronted by Theridamas. he realises that the odds are stacked high in Theridamas ' favour when it comes to the battle , and so he decides to appease Theridamas , and he uses his words as weapons . |
| 25 | We could take that new thingamajig and freeze frame on Glenys ' face when he talks about how the sick and old will suffer dreadfully under your government . ’ |
| 26 | It was her Achilles ' heel and he knew it . |
| 27 | Ex-presidential candidate Ross Perot told The Wall Street Journal he did n't mean he would take John Akers ' job when he told TV host Larry King that ‘ If there 's something I could do for IBM , well , I owe them that forever . ’ |
| 28 | A ghost of a smile , without humour , flitted over Connors ' face as he slapped Delaney on the back . |
| 29 | The large nylon-clad bottom swished close to Charles ' face as he limped up after her . |
| 30 | This respect for Eliot and the desire to do something of which he would approve , was further manifested in the Maritains ' wish that I should visit Bergson . |