Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [subord] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Son of a Scots father , the marine insurance broker John Farquhar Mackay , and a German mother , Louise Auguste Mackay née Ehlers , John Henry Mackay was born in Greenock on 8 February 1864 and so was only nineteen months old when his father died there on 11 September 1865 . |
| 2 | Franz Xaver , only six months old when his father died , was later sent to study music in Prague , where he lived with the Dušeks . |
| 3 | His heart hammered painfully , and he was so angry he could n't move , even when he heard the treasurer 's clerk returning , though he managed to close the book before eyes other than his own fell on the damning evidence of Sarah 's treachery . |
| 4 | Perhaps a little critical of his friends , he was a reasonable man of his time in all respects other than his ‘ passion for his Art ’ . |
| 5 | The report , by Marketing Magazine , found 79 per cent of viewers able to link Andrex with the child stranded as his pet steals the toilet roll . |
| 6 | Prior Robert , descending from his high place still blinded , with his triumph swirling about him in clouds of glory , had left the Gospels open where his victory had been written , Saint John , the last of the evangelists , far on in the volume . |
| 7 | Wilfrid , however , reacted passionately , if not to the partition of his diocese then to his expulsion and to the bishops who were appointed from communities other than his own — Eata , who had been obliged to leave a new monastic foundation at Ripon to make way for Wilfrid in Ealhfrith 's time , now consecrated bishop in Bernicia with his see at Wilfrid 's monastic foundation at Hexham ; Eadhaed , a former companion of Chad ( HE 111 , 28 ) , bishop of Lindsey ; and Bosa , trained at Whitby where the community under Abbess Hild had opposed acceptance of the Roman Easter at the council of Whitby , bishop of Deira at York ( HE IV , 12 ) . |
| 8 | 1 John is x years old while his father is three times as old . |
| 9 | Stefan was nearly 4 years old when his desperate mother referred herself to the child guidance centre . |
| 10 | Cocks was only ten years old when his father died , leaving him heir to his paternal grandfather 's baronetcy and estate at Dumbleton , Gloucestershire , and the remainder of his upbringing was entrusted to the strict guidance of his elder sister , Dorothy , who regulated the family to her own pattern of godliness . |
| 11 | The Crown Prince was just six years old when his father came to the Imperial Throne , and from that moment on all communication — even the most personal — between himself and the Kaiser took place through the formal intermediary of the Chief of the Military Cabinet . |
| 12 | Andrew , 13 , was just three years old when his father suffered the first of a series of strokes . |
| 13 | Much of the evidence that he later used to support his arguments had to be provided from collections other than his own , including that of his servant . |
| 14 | James and Greg Hendy 's father , now keeping the carpet business afloat when his sons make regular disappearances , is said to have brought the very first Malibu surf board to Cornwall . |
| 15 | A person carrying on business in a name other than his own whether or not he is within the jurisdiction may be sued in his own name , followed by " trading as AB " , or in his business name followed by the words " a trading name " ( Ord 5 , r 10 ) . |
| 16 | And I believe his motivations would have encompassed things other than his own predicament . |
| 17 | Commoners were discouraged from looking directly at any part of his person other than his feet . |
| 18 | If the business is run as a partnership between the husband and some person other than his wife ( e.g. his son ) , the same proposition holds true ; the partners may employ their wives and take advantage of this form of tax allowance . |
| 19 | A solicitor employed by a non-lawyer may not carry out professional work for any person other than his employer ( ie working directly with the employer 's clients is not permitted ) but may act for a company or other organisation controlled by the employer or over which the employer has substantial control or for a company in the same group as the employer or which controls the employer . |
| 20 | He had neither the patience nor method to understand properly how they worked and he would not bow to any instruction other than his own perusal of certain manuals and textbooks . |
| 21 | He identifies some real errors based on misunderstanding of language , but then reduces all philosophical positions other than his own to such errors . |
| 22 | But Mr Livingstone is unlikely to gain the nomination of 55 Labour MPs necessary before his name can be put to Labour 's electoral college , which will meet on July 18 to choose a new leader . |
| 23 | The baby who is picked up or fed whenever he cries soon becomes a veritable tyrant , and gives his mother no peace when awake ; while , on the other hand , the infant who is fed regularly , put to sleep , and played with at definite times soon finds that appeals bring no response , and so learns that most useful of all lessons , self-control , and the recognition of an authority other than his own wishes . |
| 24 | He was beside her in a moment , his voice contrite as his hand on her shoulder turned her towards him . |
| 25 | However , because all the cards bearing messages of sympathy had been removed , exactly who had sent flowers other than his immediate family , and whether there was one from the infamous Kray twins , must remain a mystery to all but the Thompsons themselves . |
| 26 | The Agreement shall not apply to any claim brought against an occupier of land if the mud is deposited either by vehicles other than his own , or jointly by such vehicles and his own vehicles , and his Insurers grant indemnity to him in his particular capacity as an occupier of land and not as the user of the vehicles . |
| 27 | Besides the particular passions or impulses directed at objects other than pleasure , a human being has ; more general desire that he should enjoy as much pleasure or happiness as possible , during his life as a whole , which is as much as to say , a desire that the totality of his impulse ; directed at objects other than his own pleasure should receive as much satisfaction as possible . |
| 28 | Kenneth Taylor , who said he did not receive any extra payment other than his normal wages , was giving evidence at the High Court in Aberdeen on the second day of the trial of Alexander Murray . |
| 29 | Despite his many languages , he also had little sense of cultures other than his own . |
| 30 | For a few to have money in abundance and others too little is the root of all social ills : it is the differential which results in unrest , riot , war , discrimination , class systems , crime , snobbery : the belief that one man is of more intrinsic value than another for reasons other than his temperament , his moral qualities , and his likeability . |