Example sentences of "of his grandfather 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man explained that he was called Ibrahim to keep alive the name of his grandfather 's brother , killed without issue perhaps at the battle of Yellow Hill , or at Kawz , or at Hawaria ; and the same patterns appeared in other genealogies : the names of men without descendants , killed in battle , are recalled for use in a collateral line in later generations . |
| 2 | It seemed to be heading from the far side of his grandfather 's bed towards the door . |
| 3 | During 1336–7 , faced by two interrelated problems and by an aggressive and ambitious French king , Edward , in moves reminiscent of his grandfather 's strategy , recruited allies all round France 's borders : the count of Guelders , the marquis of Juliers , the count of Hainault , the duke of Brabant and Limburg , but chief of all , Lewis of Bavaria , emperor . |
| 4 | Jacob nudged Judith ; this was one of his grandfather 's chestnuts — he told it at least once a year , unfailingly on his birthday . |
| 5 | The man who , finding the doors of his grandfather 's house wide open and the jade missing from the cabinet , had set off in hot pursuit of her . |