Example sentences of "[pos pn] uncle 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | My uncle 's steward . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 3 | This appears not to have happened in the case of Samuel Pepys 's uncle ; writing in his diary for 6 July 1661 , he related the incident of ‘ My uncle 's corpse in a coffin standing upon joint stools in the chimney in the hall ; but it began to smell so I caused it to be set forth in the yard all night , and watched by my aunt . ’ |
| 4 | They came into the possession of my son Hilbert John Adam Verne-Smith under my uncle 's will , bypassing myself , though my son was no more than nineteen at the time of my uncle 's death . |
| 5 | They came into the possession of my son Hilbert John Adam Verne-Smith under my uncle 's will , bypassing myself , though my son was no more than nineteen at the time of my uncle 's death . |
| 6 | ‘ As far as I know , my son 's personal acquaintance with Wyvis Hall was confined to my uncle 's lifetime when 1 , my wife and son and daughter frequently stayed with him . |
| 7 | After my uncle 's death in April 1976 he visited Wyvis Hall on perhaps two , or at the most three , separate occasions simply for the purpose of looking it over and reaching a decision about the disposal of furniture and effects . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose it is possible that squatters or other vagrants took possession of the house between the time of my uncle 's death and the sale of the property . |
| 9 | It could n't be for my uncle 's charms , or could it ? |
| 10 | Six years ago they attacked my uncle 's prahu , killing him and everyone on board for their cargo . " |
| 11 | I 'm only here because my uncle 's chairman of the board . ’ |
| 12 | She 's Mrs Reed , my uncle 's wife . |
| 13 | Fanny was my uncle 's maid , and mine too . |
| 14 | My uncle worships alone these days , and has done ever since his son left home to become a devout Capitalist ( neither his wife nor his daughter had ever bothered with my Uncle 's unique brand of condemnationist Christianity ; as a rule , the McHoan women , whether so by blood or marriage , have displayed a marked reluctance to take their men-folk 's passions seriously , at least outside the bedroom ) . |
| 15 | I did n't press him on the question of where the design had originated from , for his ready answer was ‘ off the top of my uncle 's head ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ I would have thought that my uncle 's death … ’ |
| 17 | It would n't alter my uncle 's will . |
| 18 | My uncle 's instincts are just as religious as my father 's and mine in his way . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I look forward to setting foot in my uncle 's field . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not quite such a coincidence as I seem , ’ she said , ‘ I 've just been reading my uncle 's book on Aurae Phiala , that 's why I came to have a look at the place for myself . |
| 21 | I began to laugh but stopped when I saw my uncle 's white face . |
| 22 | ‘ After my uncle 's death , my father moved into the house . |
| 23 | I remembered my uncle 's letter from India , and I was very worried . |
| 24 | ‘ It was with my uncle 's papers . |
| 25 | Not since my uncle 's accident , in fact . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ The vignoble has never been my uncle 's top priority . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ My uncle 's stories sounded unlikely , but they always turned out to be true . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , Your Grace , on my uncle 's orders . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Shall I regale you with my uncle 's suspicions about you ? ’ |
| 30 | That 's Robert Sheldrake — the vet who came to my uncle 's farm this morning . |