Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Did Philippa and her lover see Sir Ralph as an obstacle to their marriage or to Mistress Philippa 's inheritance ? ’
2 ‘ Master Lieutenant , I would be grateful if you could gather everyone in Mistress Philippa 's chamber .
3 A guard ushered them into the Beauchamp Tower and up into Mistress Philippa 's chamber on the second floor .
4 Remember , ’ Cranston continued , ‘ apart from Fitzormonde and Colebrooke , everybody was in Mistress Philippa 's chamber . ’
5 La Scala 's season starts — in very grand style — on Sant' Ambrogio 's Day , 7 December , and continues until the end of May .
6 These features isolate the user from the technicalities of the computer and encourage a dialogue based on the user 's judgements rather than imposing the hardware engineer 's or computer programmer 's discipline on the user .
7 So Travis stayed the night on their couch , with the only bonus for him being that , bleary-eyed and hung-over the next morning , he had a chance to have a brief word with Rosemary before she went to her computer programmer 's job .
8 Murray Stewart 's escape from Springhill Open Prison near Aylesbury 8 weeks ago , caused severe embarrassment .
9 She pulled up in front of the massive Moorish-style stone mansion that was Fernando Serra 's home , and Maria Luisa 's , of course .
10 She really ought to be thinking of work instead of calling Fernando Serra 's bluff .
11 After searching in the wind and rain for 40 minutes Selissa 's crying was heard from the base of a tree .
12 In his diary , he records Denis Healy 's description of it prior to his arrival .
13 Someone entered the room and he recognized Allan Stewart 's voice .
14 Allan Stewart 's voice sounded tiredly out of the darkness .
15 And the ordeal of putting up the lists — he could still feel the brute weight of Allan Stewart 's shoulder jolting him aside , the smell of whisky on his breath , and then the twilit hours lying low beside the minister in the church , waiting for the hubbub outside to die away .
16 Allan Stewart 's mouth was open , his eyes big with accusation .
17 We had several pieces of rolling stock stored at Councillor Jim McBriar 's farm , and as he was considering selling the land on which they were sitting , we were asked to remove them as quickly as possible .
18 3rd comp : 1 , Mrs L McNaught-Mandli 's Forester ( Switzerland ) ; 2 , H Hansen 's Mirage ( US ) ; 3 , Miss B Underhill 's Monopoly ( Canada ) .
19 Modern harbourside developments are increasingly popular.At Admiral 's Quay in Falmouth , part of the old waterfront , six flats and four houses in Phase I are new and only a minute 's walk from the town .
20 The Resins Group , subsequently to become part of the Chemicals & Polymers Group , was formed in 1985 by bringing together three separate elements — the ICI Mond Division 's resin and filler activities and two polyvinyl companies acquired as part of Beatrice Chemicals .
21 The thing Dada remembered most distinctly about the uncomfortable occasion was the very nasty look Twomey 's niece had given to Twomey 's cat .
22 Zeng Yilu , Zeng Nian 's father , in December 1988 , a year before his death
23 MARTIN Offiah has been let off lightly over his Charity Shield loser 's medal snub .
24 But in Stoke Mandeville 's case GPs have referred too many patients , effectively presenting the health authorities with an additional bill they ca n't pay .
25 Defence counsel 's application for the judge to inspect the sister 's first statement under section 17 of the Evidence Act to determine whether or not it should be made available to the defence was refused .
26 His plea of guilty to manslaughter was accepted by the prosecution with the approval of the judge , who granted defence counsel 's application for an adjournment to call character witnesses in mitigation .
27 The bravery of a parent bird when defending its nest is remarkable , as is proved by this blacksmith plover 's display towards an intruding elephant .
28 DONIERT 'S STONE — King Caradoc 's son entreats prayers for his soul
29 Chris Law of Internal Audit , Regent 's House and Susan Grieve of Leamington Spa Branch were taken on a tour of the department , given a slap-up lunch and presented with a £250 cheque by Bob McInnes , Branch Banking 's Deputy Managing Director .
30 MORE than 12 months after the closure of the Corporate Wardrobe and the selling off of the entire stock in a giant sale , Branch Banking 's Deputy Managing Director Bob McInnes is still searching for a solution to the uniform issue .
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