Example sentences of "'s [noun] [conj] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the following day , however , at a thatch-roofed tavern which stood on the outskirts of Stokenchurch village , the landlord listened to Corbett 's questions and pursed his lips in self-importance . |
| 32 | New skipper Richardson said he had heard of McDermott 's allegations but repeated his desire that the series , unlike the previous clash between the two teams , be played in good spirit . |
| 33 | Whetstone , a rash and much younger man , proved contemptuous of the admiral 's authority and used his political connections to undermine it . |
| 34 | Anselm , glad to escape from the secular snares into a world he understood , refused the king 's demand and gave his proffered £500 to the poor . |
| 35 | Every time he felt himself sinking , Nails ' prehensile toes grasped him by the Adam 's apple and lifted his head clear of the water . |
| 36 | Unsurprisingly , Socks was fine until his owner 's presidential victory exposed him to the unwelcome attention of the world 's media and turned his little world upside down . |
| 37 | He was looking at the board at the end of Philip 's bed that had his swimming certificates pinned to it . |
| 38 | He kept the sack hidden behind hay bales in his Uncle Will 's barn and passed his evening in Mother Russell 's alehouse figuring out how best to spend it . |
| 39 | He sampled some of Pete 's brew and continued his walk . |
| 40 | ‘ Go on , you daft dog , ’ said Tom , and he leapt on to the bed between Willie 's arms and licked his face . |
| 41 | If the continuing ritual represents a progressive pruning away of the trappings of mythology , then it would follow that no one has clipped the lion 's wings or fleaed his rump or pared his claws since all these things , like classical-cum-Shakespearian mythology , are the ritual entrappings of the culture from which our own is descended , preserved among us as ‘ survivals ’ . |
| 42 | A Senate committee , chaired by a respected Democrat , Millard Tydings , examined McCarthy 's list and found his charges unproven , but this made no impression on McCarthy or on public opinion . |
| 43 | Ray McClean describes his mild surprise on several occasions , when demonstrators accepted the authority of his steward 's armband and obeyed his orders . |
| 44 | The worried crook grabbed Derek 's radio and called his bosses : ‘ I 've just robbed your driver and I think he 's having a heart attack . ’ |
| 45 | Just to complete the amazing change in fortunes , Mike Allingham ripped on to a short lineout throw from Kenny Milne , who then took his scrum-half 's pass and bullocked his way over from about ten metres out , Lawrie adding the two points . |
| 46 | In the middle of the morning a reporter climbed over the low fence into Mr Lawson 's garden and rang his entry phone . |
| 47 | Giancarlo bowed slightly as he took Constance 's hand and pressed his lips to it . |
| 48 | Then he met Iris Barry last New Year 's Eve and shared his sense of inadequacy with her . |
| 49 | Then Father Devlin placed a hand on Bull O'Malley 's shoulder and lowered his head towards him . |
| 50 | Rex switched off the suction pump , hung up the miner 's helmet , divested himself of the fisherman 's waders and laid his snorkel aside . |
| 51 | He gently lowered Cranston on to the bed , pulled off the coroner 's boots and made his companion as comfortable as possible . |
| 52 | The Phoenix King listened to Finubar 's conclusions and reversed his earlier edict . |
| 53 | So I obeyed John 's order and approached his armchair , thinking how very ugly his face was . |
| 54 | In England the rapid increase in the amount of diplomatic correspondence from the beginning of the sixteenth century accelerated the development of the secretary of state , originally an officer of the royal household who drafted the king 's letters and kept his private seal . |
| 55 | Douglas was annoyed at this arrival of Leslie 's contingent but changed his tune suddenly when he heard that there was still no sign of the enemy encampment being alarmed . |
| 56 | He released Lucien 's wrist and turned his back , lifting his arms over his head , reaching behind him for his shoulders . |
| 57 | He picked up Laura 's gun and considered his options . |
| 58 | Athelstan stood in the hallway looking carefully around for this was the first time he had been to Cranston 's house and met his wife . |
| 59 | He ducked under Uncle Philip 's arm and grabbed his blue jacket from an antlered rack on the landing , hastily buttoning himself to the neck . |
| 60 | The cold wind scoured Charles 's face and whipped his sodden trousers against his legs . |