Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | probably it would be the efficiency with which my artists ' careers are dealt with , and my brain . |
| 2 | At least two of my contemporaries ' mothers were asked where their newborn babies ' tails were . |
| 3 | Like , the kids were my kids ' age , and , like , my kids still believe in Santa . |
| 4 | I sell Amway products because the company operates only by direct selling ( not through retail shops ) , and I saw being a distributor as a chance for me to raise funds for NCT ( and my kids ' playgroup ! ) |
| 5 | ‘ We should have had seven or eight but I think my lads ' New Year resolution is to turn my hair completely grey — we simply must find some consistency . ’ |
| 6 | I felt that this conversation was adding little to my , or my listeners ' , knowledge of how to buy a coffin , so I thanked him kindly for his time and said goodbye . |
| 7 | The telephone answering machine , and my clients ' willingness to talk to me at unusual hours of the day and night , kept me firmly in touch . |
| 8 | The skilful dealer does all he can to maintain the illusion , by for example , saying reassuringly : " My clients ' interests are my own . " |
| 9 | If you are able to meet my clients ' price expectations by revising your offer , I would then propose that you meet with them this month to exchange their and your thoughts for the future . |
| 10 | Therefore despite the very real difficulties of trying to force ‘ emic ’ data into analytical categories of my own devising , I have classified my informants ' communityoriented responses into nine categories of community-level effect . |
| 11 | " These are mine , " he said , " for naturally I ca n't give you pears from my brothers ' share . " |
| 12 | The first record I ever bought was " Love and Marriage " , the second was Lonnie Donegan " Diggin " My Potatoes ' . |
| 13 | As discussions ensue , I am frequently surprised by the rigidity of my enquirers ' attitudes . |
| 14 | I do have to thank on behalf of my stewards ' committee er , Terry who gave us a lot of help and also the er , Regional Section who also helped us . |
| 15 | With a neat and elegant sideways kick of her high-heeled white sandal , she closed the door behind her and sat herself down opposite me in my visitors ' chair . |
| 16 | Tarver still has copies of the original EP for sale if anybody wants to hear My Captains ' Joy Div-derived music at this late stage . |
| 17 | Sometimes when we 'd been out to clubs Bernie would give me a lift home to my parents ' , right out in Greenford where we 'd moved just about the time I started keeping twilight hours . |
| 18 | I very much wanted to continue with my studies but had to get married in accordance with my parents ' wishes . |
| 19 | The thing is her marriage was against her in-laws ' wishes and against my parents ' . |
| 20 | As I approached the house , I noticed that my parents ' bedroom light was still on . |
| 21 | She has recently left home , and whenever they talk about her my parents ' voices are disapproving , as if she has gone off the rails in some way which they do n't specify . |
| 22 | I met a lot of people at my parents ' house , including many people of real ability , and that I was always grateful for . |
| 23 | I had been at St Andrew 's House barely a week , when a telegram arrived at my parents ' home : |
| 24 | My shrink says it 's my parents ' fault . |
| 25 | I took with me , against my parents ' will , a treasured possession : a plank of wood . |
| 26 | After midnight , there would be a family get-together at my parents ' house ; I still wanted to take part in it , however far from home I was . |
| 27 | The journey had made her worse , and when she reached my parents ' house , she collapsed in pain on the settee , from where she was unable to get up . |
| 28 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
| 29 | My parents ' solution was to take Ann into their bed , and Robert and I did what we could to look after them . |
| 30 | The print , called ‘ Suspense ’ , hung over my parents ' bed and from a very early age I wished that I could have a dog like that — have a look at the picture of my Nip on page 110 . |