Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [pron] wife 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Blaming me for his wife 's death and refusing to speak to me for seventeen years is hardly ‘ quarrelling ’ , ’ she retorted . |
| 2 | Everyone around him had assumed that at the ti me of his wife 's death he must miss her very much and said what a wonderful person she was . |
| 3 | Spinner killed himself after his wife 's death . |
| 4 | Mr Molesworth ( Sid ) was also intimidated by Lydia and allied himself with his wife 's question . |
| 5 | There O'Sullivan senior , in an agony of grief , prostrated himself on his wife 's body and at once detected some sign of life . |
| 6 | Across from him Chen busied himself at his wife 's side , preparing the meal . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll take you to my wife 's cabin . ’ |
| 8 | When her father , a retired civil servant , asked her about his wife 's condition , she would reply : ‘ The same as usual . ’ |
| 9 | From an early age , Sara had sensed that she irritated him , by her presence , by the fact that she was there to remind him of his wife 's earlier marriage . |
| 10 | Besides — ’ his mouth took on a sardonic curve ‘ — what price would you put on your credibility — a woman who liaises with a married man , makes dates with him behind his wife 's back ? |
| 11 | ‘ But put it on his wife 's plate later without anyone noticing , ’ said Henry . |
| 12 | It was never clear exactly what in his wife 's behaviour had felt so rejecting and triggered off his attack on her , but the attack had occurred shortly after the birth of their first child . |