Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] his wife [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WOULD-BE MP No rent had been paid since July last year but arrears up to the end of November were already the subject of a previous court order and Mr Finnegan had arranged for his wife 's small income to be made available to cover those . |
| 2 | He was distressed when they asked about his wife 's fidelity , and in her turn Mrs T was accused of infidelity as she was interrogated separately from her husband . |
| 3 | SUPERFIT body-builder Bernard Ayre just managed to gasp out ‘ I love you ’ as he collapsed dying in his wife 's arms . |
| 4 | He had looked at his wife 's unguarded face and forgotten for a moment that life was a deadly game in which you had to keep your cards close to your chest and your back to the wall , your eyes open and your nose clean in order not to end up in the gutter with your hat in your hand . |
| 5 | A pottery fireman lived opposite his wife 's parents , but because of her drinking ‘ they would n't have nothing to do with her … |
| 6 | Another example of the importance of having time to say goodbye to the person who has died is that of a client I was working with who seemed quite unable to talk about his wife 's death and seemed totally unconcerned that she had died tragically . |
| 7 | Joel Swanson did not understand , nor did he ever expect to understand , exactly what was going on , but the kind of activity he seemed to be hearing about , in snatches only , was more or less exactly what he 'd expect from his wife 's relatives . |
| 8 | Looking at his wife 's pale features , Lindsey could understand his concern . |
| 9 | Dudley was officially to hear of his wife 's death the following day , when a messenger was despatched from Cumnor Place to Windsor Castle where he was with the Queen . |
| 10 | Coming into the kitchen , Quentin saw these thoughts reflected in his wife 's face and said to himself that no matter what else bad recently happened in Dynmouth , Lavinia had at least recovered from her discontent . |
| 11 | The doctor had told the boy to leave and get his father , but on their return the doctor appeared at the door of the hut and handed the boy 's father a baby girl wrapped in his wife 's shawl . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He was buried among his wife 's Clare ancestors at Tonbridge Priory . |
| 14 | The naked body of Diana Travers , his domestic servant , was found drowned at his wife 's Thames-side birthday party , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 15 | If , for example , a man was known as ‘ Father of James ’ the probability was that he lived with his wife 's people and dutifully avoided his mother-in-law in the appointed manner . |
| 16 | that turns into his wife 's face |
| 17 | He did get rid of his wife 's photos . ’ |
| 18 | He had asked the hotel for some black coffee before they set off and the management , knowing he was a doctor and that their sudden departure had something to do with his wife 's health , had been accommodating . |
| 19 | Bill sprang to his wife 's defence . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 30 years later , Constanze 's husband Georg Nissen published another biography , based on his wife 's recollections ; but the first scholarly biography did not appear until the centenary of his birth . |
| 22 | When they arrived in Brides Haven Rachel Pritchard welcomed Leonora with a cup of hot , strong tea , but Bryn soon cut across his wife 's chatter , pointing out that they must set out at once if he was to make the return trip before dark . |
| 23 | A BID for chart success by Lovejoy star Ian McShane has been inspired by his wife 's battle against breast cancer . |
| 24 | Half an hour spent in his wife 's elegant and comfortable drawing room was usually more productive and a great deal more entertaining than hours spent beavering through official files . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | He and Blanche also knew that Jim Lancaster had lied to them about when he stumbled across his wife 's adultery . |
| 27 | In fact there are those who claim he never got over his wife 's death , in spite of the fact that he married again — Paula 's younger sister , Sally , as a matter of fact . ’ |
| 28 | 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 ) . |
| 29 | He had apologised for his wife 's absence . |
| 30 | When he knew of his wife 's pregnancy Ernest requested that none of their names should go into the ballot until after the baby 's birth . |