Example sentences of "[pos pn] mother [is] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only time she will sit with my mother is if she is called into the living room and the door closed behind her . |
| 2 | ‘ I shall go to my mother 's as soon as my discharge from the army comes through . ’ |
| 3 | Angel explained that she would be staying at her mother 's while he went to Brazil alone to see if the country was suitable . |
| 4 | Olga 's voice was as tremendous as her mother 's as she screamed : ‘ Do n't be ridiculous ! ’ |
| 5 | And I would n't do it to Russell when Russell 's going to his mother 's because I 'd |
| 6 | He remembered little things — childhood images trapped in memory : his father 's hand laid momentarily on his mother 's as they sat at table ; laughter from their bedroom at night ; his mother straightening his father 's tie and drawing her finger in a delicate gesture along his cheek . |
| 7 | To everyone 's relief , including his mother 's though she never said so , Marion 's year-old Alan was taken off by his fostermother to be reared at her father 's home in Killundine . |
| 8 | ‘ My husband 's name was Leekie , so my name is Leekie and so was your mother 's before she marry . |
| 9 | ‘ So I ca n't say that I know where your mother is or why she left . ’ |