Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's clear from my inquiries that the FA originally envisaged Wednesday , September 9 as a triumphant homecoming for Taylor and his assistant Lawrie McMenemy — ‘ Just put your feet up and watch us win . ’ |
| 2 | As Jeffrey Weeks has pointed out , for Ellis and his fellow socialist Edward Carpenter , sexual equality was above all an ethical concern , involving equal recognition for the work women did as wives and mothers . |
| 3 | About birds and his business — the lot , |
| 4 | After Wilde 's release in 1897 and his exile to France , Ross continued to befriend and support him , and to act as intermediary between Wilde and his estranged wife and her advisers . |
| 5 | It includes a discussion between Tassi and his accomplice Cauley and how they conspired to make Artemesia believe herself betrothed to Tassi . |
| 6 | So 1984/5 had been a winter of hectic activity for Will and his group . |
| 7 | Our older son and his wife came to live with us for four months , between University and his first job . |
| 8 | As always , Karl Lagerfeld , designing both for Chanel and his own label , brought humour and high chic to the catwalk . |
| 9 | For Jim and his wife Joan are leading members of a growing band of enthusiasts for the hobby of ‘ egg craft ’ . |
| 10 | It was put forward in the reports of medical officers such as Newman and his colleague Arthur Newsholme and in growing public debate over national health in Parliament and the press . |
| 11 | Her son Edward VII , though he knew far less about clergymen than his mother , continued the same trenchancy . |
| 12 | ‘ I waited there for hours until His Grace came . |
| 13 | We had no right to involve Frank in any battle of wills between Mazzin and his colleagues , so we had to avoid a confrontation . |
| 14 | It was largely the desire to create a diversion away from Flanders for Marlborough and his triumphant armies that led to new plans for a Jacobite invasion of the British Isles . |
| 15 | He does not smoke , but despite his diet , he has a penchant for champagne and his favourite food is said to be lobster . |
| 16 | To seek to eliminate it from the environment is impossible ; a fact acknowledged by the Minister for Agriculture and his advisers . |
| 17 | Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love . |
| 18 | Carmella had not acknowledged her as she took her place , but an exchange of looks between Denis and his two younger brothers indicated that Noreen was going to be there no matter what . |
| 19 | I think a lot of commentators were surprised when Arsenal paid so much money for Ian but his phenomenal strike-rate for them is probably why transfer prices have gone through the roof . |
| 20 | A collection was made for Ian and his wife Jeanette by all the companies in the Engineering Services Division , with which they intend to buy a painting . |
| 21 | It was a hot afternoon and the first one for ages when his time had been his own until bedtime . |
| 22 | Edward no doubt hoped that part of the Clare inheritance and a substantial Irish patrimony would thus provide for Clarence and his heirs , but he died aged thirty in 1368 , leaving as the only child of his marriage a daughter , Philippa . |
| 23 | A delightful children 's tale about Churchill and his grumpy black dog . |
| 24 | The talks between Shamir and his Bulgarian counterpart Dimitur Popov centred on future plans for economic co-operation . |
| 25 | Day 13 ) Today , for the sake of anthropology , I logged the language between Gan and his woman . |
| 26 | Erm so what I have to is an executor appointed provided he lived in the country for instance because his address was abroad at the time . |
| 27 | In the wake of the battle , things were very dangerous for Peden and his supporters ; the Dragoons had become even more ruthless and what were to become known as The Killing Times had begun . |
| 28 | ‘ He said he was looking for enthusiasm and his gut instinct for people . ’ |
| 29 | Morning sightseeing includes the great Temple of Luxor ( 18th Dynasty ) and Karnak , started in the 20th Century BC and enlarged by successive Pharaohs as a fantastic city for Amun and his priests . |
| 30 | In 1976 Jeffrey Iverson published a book about Bloxham and his work called More Lives Than One ? |