Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not mean that all pensioners live in poverty , but the effect of age discrimination is to depress the whole of this group 's income and it is only those with access to higher incomes through , for example , substantial occupational pensions , who are able to cushion themselves against the economic consequences . |
| 2 | Then I got my seventy odd and she got another week 's money and we just put it all together and we split it down the middle said right there 's your half , there 's mine |
| 3 | So I started there and they put me on a month 's trial and I dithered about about this month , whether I was good enough , and they 'd forgotten all about it , by the end of month , trial . |
| 4 | ‘ May interest those who are concerned with the laboring man and his problems ’ was the critic 's judgement but he also added that ‘ the trite story , the indifferent performances of the unknown players and the lack of new and interesting situations are an almost insurmountable handicap ’ . |
| 5 | Arguments against allowing access included that people would not write frankly if they knew their comments would be seen , it could be important to record facts which could not be proved and suspicions or impressions , the child or parent might be made unhappy by a teacher 's judgement and it might impair the relationship or discourage the child , and access would lead to constant arguments about fairness or relevance of information . |
| 6 | It 's more of an English tweed suit of a butterfly than a Sultan 's robe but it has its own uniqueness and beauty . |
| 7 | The baby can certainly suffer complications if deprived of mother 's milk and it might well be claimed that talk of its missing its mother is a special language-game pointing only to the source of the deprivation , but Singer is certainly not using the phrase with this in mind . |
| 8 | Not that the national cause formed the only basis of the Party 's support and it seems that by 1937 or so something like 600 action committees had been formed to organize the workers in Cochinchina , principally in the Saigon — Cholon area . |
| 9 | Indeed , the companies have been at pains to demonstrate the technology 's feasibility : the CeBit show saw a demonstration of isoEnet in action on NatSemi 's stand and it has published a White Paper on it . |
| 10 | The wild piping creature that haunts the woods is hoisted up by its heels on the butcher 's hook and it 's just dead goatmeat ready for dissection . |
| 11 | I do n't think there was any commitment on Angy 's part but I 've no doubt Eddie hoped — and believed — there would be , given time . ’ |
| 12 | God 's part and ours |
| 13 | Fourthly , two of Mandeville 's agents who had been placed in the Buckingham household and first alerted their masters to Buckingham 's so-called treason , were murdered with a garrotte string as was Hopkins 's sister but we have no clue as to who the murderer was . |
| 14 | In the following conversational fragment , we shall say , for example , that speaker A uses the expressions my uncle and he to refer to one individual and my mother 's sister and she to refer to another . |
| 15 | A second swarm of enemies attacked Arthur 's skin and he swore at them blue murder . |
| 16 | Therefore , he is likely to nominate those whose views seem most in line with his own , although there is no way a president can guarantee the direction of a justice 's decision and it is estimated that the President 's choices have backfired in a quarter of appointments . |
| 17 | Their remains convey the Elizabethan elegance of Leicester 's building and you can also enjoy the formalized symmetry of the reconstructed Tudor garden . |
| 18 | But before it was a mandatory seven day course regardless of that person 's expertise or you know qualifications . |
| 19 | ‘ Adorable , ’ Matthew said , thinking , just pass me Alexandra 's wellie and I 'd do the same . |
| 20 | In developing work in the classroom one 's own expectations and experiences often interfere with a child 's progress and it is important to be aware of this and exercise self control . |
| 21 | A spokeswoman at the hospital said doctors were pleased with Laura 's progress and it was thought she would be able to lead a normal life . |
| 22 | He was holding a lady 's girdle and he swivelled it like moving hips . |
| 23 | Before the brandy came a familiar American voice penetrated Julia 's tiredness and she sat up straighter . |
| 24 | John , her brother aged 6 years , was mother 's favourite and she had become concerned that her husband was undermining her authority with Jenny during the day when she was at home with her . |
| 25 | You learn just as much in the corridors , in the bars , in the grounds , talking to your colleagues , fuelling each other 's enthusiasm and I certainly , every time I go to that college , I come back home full of renewed hope , fire and passion . |
| 26 | I do n't know Norman 's reaction to Fergie 's story but I can say they have left me with a bitter feeling . |
| 27 | This is Bennett 's story and it makes for fascinating reading . |
| 28 | Freddie glanced fearfully in the policeman 's direction but he was already walking smartly along the narrow street . |
| 29 | She had looked in Marie 's direction but she had made no sign of recognition . |
| 30 | Someone walked over Preston 's grave and he shuddered . |