Example sentences of "[verb] by his mother 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | PLAYER : Lucianus , nephew to the king … usurped by his uncle and shattered by his mother 's incestuous marriage … loses his reason … throwing the court into turmoil and disarray as he alternates between bitter melancholy and unrestricted lunacy … staggering from the suicidal ( A pose ) to the homicidal ( Here he kills " POLONIUS " ) … he at last confronts his mother and in a scene of provocative ambiguity — ( A somewhat oedipal embrace ) begs her to repent and recant — ( He springs up , still talking . ) |
| 2 | He was also devastated by his mother 's death last year . |
| 3 | But the water which drowns can also be used to float a watertight basket ( the same Hebrew word as Noah 's " ark " ) — and Moses ' life is saved by his mother 's resourceful action . |
| 4 | Chilperic was not the only son of Chlothar to be affected by his mother 's position : in considering Chramn 's bid for power it is important to remember that his mother was neither Ingund nor Aregund , but Chunsina . |
| 5 | Bob Halton , not guilty enough , but confused by his mother 's spoiling and manipulative efforts to keep him for herself , is petrified of being taken over completely . |
| 6 | She had volunteered two days ‘ school run ’ , but she was forever on the phone , and Louis was well used to the delays and lateness in the family caused by his mother 's interminable phone conversations . |
| 7 | In C. S. Lewis ' quest for joy , we can clearly see that the void left by his mother 's death was never replaced in his childhood , nor indeed perhaps ever in his whole life . |
| 8 | The diary must have sparked it off , perhaps aided by his mother 's death and meeting Hubert Molland . |
| 9 | Still munching cheese , Paul made a dive for his coat only to be halted by his mother 's withering glare . |
| 10 | ‘ You are hurting me , maman , ’ the prince protested , a little frightened by his mother 's anguish . |
| 11 | He sat by his mother 's bed , biting the skin at the side of his nails , and thought that of all the grudges you bear , the grudges you bear against your parents are the ones you live with always — you can not fight them any more than you can fight heat or cold or some virulent infection in the blood . |
| 12 | Geoffrey was saved from answering by his mother 's voice . |