Example sentences of "to his wife 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose it does not matter that this was a policy until lately dear to his heart , and even dearer to his wife 's . |
| 2 | Moran looked from his son 's face to his wife 's but his own remained expressionless . |
| 3 | All the time she dashed through the streets , fighting her way through the hubbub , Wilson looked for Mr Browning , knowing he must have heard by now and would surely be rushing to his wife 's side . |
| 4 | Mr Browning coming in at that very moment ran to his wife 's side and all but hauled her out of the bed in order to get her upright — in a moment , the convulsion was over and she sank back quite exhausted and drained . |
| 5 | He could be quite casual in his attitude to his wife 's anxiety and more often than not failed to let her know when he was delayed . |
| 6 | Astell Investments , which owns the home in Astell Street , Chelsea , claims Lord Palumbo has paid no rent since moving in to his wife 's house in December 1986 . |
| 7 | A speech by the prince about caring for the terminally ill sounded so close to his wife 's concerns she could have written it herself . |
| 8 | He became a Party member in 1930 , presumably from motives of self-protection rather than ideological zeal : he continued to extend secret financial support to his wife 's family , who had been denounced as kulaks — so-called rich peasants , arbitrarily declared to be class enemies of the revolution for their resistance to the disastrous collectivisation of agriculture — and dispossessed of their property . |
| 9 | As soon as if was over Baldwin went to his wife 's room and sat and talked with her until an early bed . |
| 10 | Sir Gregory had no intention of admitting that he had given way to his wife 's insistence that Jennifer must go , so he refrained from giving Harry any sort of answer . |
| 11 | If Michael Peto is somewhat forgotten these days , it is perhaps partly due to his wife 's decision to leave his entire archive to the University of Dundee where , because of limited funding and the Scottish city 's relative geographical remoteness , it is not , for most of us , readily to hand . |
| 12 | After unsuccessful attempts to sell his enormous stock of prints through public auctions he retired to his wife 's house , suitably named ‘ The Retreat ’ . |
| 13 | In March 1337 he was created Earl of Gloucester : a title which he owed to his wife 's inheritance , to his own services to the Crown , and to his popularity with the baronage . |
| 14 | In the Sri Lankan situation " marriages " were distinguished according to whether they were diga ( virilocal — wife goes to her husband 's house ) or binna ( uxorilocal — husband goes to his wife 's house ) . |
| 15 | ‘ OK , ’ she nodded quickly , and noticed as she left the veranda that Bill Hamilton had moved closer to his wife 's side and engulfed her slim artist 's hand in his larger , stronger one in a gesture of silent support . |
| 16 | Bill sprang to his wife 's defence . |
| 17 | Despite an eve-of-poll accusation by Brown that Clinton had used his position as Governor of Arkansas to direct state business to his wife 's law firm — a charge furiously denied by Clinton — the Democratic front-runner secured overwhelming primary victories in the key mid-western states of Illinois and Michigan on March 17 . |
| 18 | Thorfinn , looking down the short length of the table to his wife 's cousin opposite , said , ‘ I heard about your wife . |
| 19 | Willie Dick , Axminster Weaving Manager is the first to point out that the invitation is due to his wife 's extensive work with the Red Cross . |
| 20 | His thoughts returned to his wife 's portrait . |
| 21 | In Smith [ 1979 ] Crim LR 251 the judge seems to have directed the jury that in this type of manslaughter the accused had to foresee a real risk to his wife 's health , and Sheppard [ 1981 ] AC 394 confirmed that this was so . |
| 22 | ‘ When I saw Ivo with a parcel he was about to mail to his wife 's cousin in Karlovy Vary , I told him I was driving that way , and that I 'd drop it into the shop where Edita 's cousin works if he wished . ’ |