1.   Both my sons think mothers are just here to tidy up after them.

2.   Clare had to stay off school because her mother was ill.

3.   He got news that his mother was critically ill in hospital.

4.   He has dual nationality because his father was born in Pakistan and his mother is British.

5.   He told me he had a sixth sense about how his mother was doing.

6.   He tried to reassure me that my mother would be okay.

7.   Her mother had been dead for ten years.

8.   Her mother has been dead for ten years.

9.   Her mother is seriously ill in hospital.

10.   Her mother was a born worrier.