Example sentences of "['s] parents [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eva 's parents wrote her the news . |
| 2 | The children 's parents help me to put on pantomimes to raise money for outings and the Christmas party . ’ |
| 3 | Father Morrow felt it his duty to try to appeal face to face to Tony 's parents to allow their son to live . |
| 4 | 3 The children 's parents tell their version of the story , starting at the moment when they see the stains on Lollo 's gear , and going on to the point where they realise they ( or their children ) have discovered super penicillin . |
| 5 | ‘ No , Mother 's parents told her , not knowing of course why Phena wanted to know . |
| 6 | This prevented the girl 's parents taking her away from the home of her 18-year-old boyfriend . |
| 7 | Sally 's parents keep themselves aware of her circle of friends and make sure they know where she is going when she goes out . |
| 8 | The boy 's parents said he was determined not to give up and would appeal . |
| 9 | The policewoman who has been comforting James 's parents said his mother Denise was still ‘ shellshocked ’ by the loss . |
| 10 | Too run-down and curiously situated to appeal to most families , it had stood empty for several years before Frankie 's parents made it their home . |
| 11 | Three years ago Adam Dent 's parents took him out of school because they thought he was n't making enough progress . |
| 12 | Another time , Wilma 's parents took us both to the Teatro Regio to see La Traviata , my first opera , and I had a new dress for the occasion . |
| 13 | Simon 's parents estimate they 've travelled around 35 000 miles from their home at Gosditch to the various hospitals where their son 's been treated . |
| 14 | But babysitters who 've completed the course can show a certificate of competence to the child 's parents to reassure them . |
| 15 | Edward 's parents sent their condolences , attended the ceremony at chapel and graveside , and Mrs Thomas visited the widow . |
| 16 | After a spell at the rehabilitation centre , Guy 's parents realized it was a mistake , and tried to have him transferred to a specialist stroke rehabilitation centre in London , even though this was a long way from home . |
| 17 | At first Peter 's parents thought he was still suffering from a recent bout of whooping cough , but when he started a second bottle of C-vit they noticed the drink had fermented , turning some of the juice into alcohol . |
| 18 | At first Anthony 's parents thought he was deaf . |
| 19 | But our spy at the Barcelona Olympics tells us : ‘ Barbara was hugging Boris 's parents like they were her own . |
| 20 | Rachel 's parents say they know they ca n't stop the programme but they 'll be switching it off . |
| 21 | Craig 's parents say they had warned their landlords , Tewkesbury Borough Council that the brickwork was dangerous . |
| 22 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 23 | Chloe 's parents say it 's a sentence that 's totally inadequate . |
| 24 | Gavin 's parents say he never fully recovered , and he left them a poem about his feelings following the attack . |
| 25 | Liz had felt herself to be close to Naomi , as she nursed Naomi 's children , slept with Naomi 's husband , took tea or sherry with Naomi 's parents , helped to form the childish letters which her stepchildren wrote to Naomi 's parents thanking them for presents , for outings . |
| 26 | Fiona 's parents need her today — |
| 27 | It is n't that difficult then to imagine how Johanna 's parents found themselves on Christmas Eve in the position they did — unsure whether their daughter was with her friends or in terrible danger . |
| 28 | Nicky 's parents found him impossible to look after : he was always picking fights , especially with smaller children ; he had a fight with his teacher at school and ran away from home five times in two years . |
| 29 | ‘ Now the way is open to St Bede 's and St Augustine 's parents to get what they need for the good of their children . |
| 30 | Tony rang Kate 's parents to tell them to come round ( they were going to look after 2½-year-old William ) and , by the time they arrived , Kate had just about finished her bath . |