Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos we came in and Chrissy , instead of switching on the children 's programmes put his computer on so we did n't see it . |
| 2 | The problem is that Osborne 's attempts to underline his point by the ‘ subversive ’ use of Mozartian instruments ( horns tuned in semitonally clashing keys , Anton Stadler 's clarinets performing Stravinskian arabesques ) result in music which I found neither diverting nor in itself particularly thought-provoking . |
| 3 | This hooking action is important because it interferes with the opponent 's attempts to free his arm and keeps him closed off for a longer period . |
| 4 | Since then Lord Aldington has reached separate agreement with the other defendant and Count Tolstoy 's attempts to have his damages overturned have failed . |
| 5 | The first part of the poem deals with Sir Walter 's attempts to impose his mastery on the natural environment . |
| 6 | Those who will not be God 's sons become his tools ’ ; and Ilúvatar to Melkor , ‘ no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me … he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful , which he himself hath not imagined ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 7 | Then Maggie 's fingers touching his sleeve lightly stopped his departure as she said , ‘ Do n't take any notice of her , sit yourself down there . ’ |
| 8 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 9 | They also aroused much antagonism ; and the last years of the war saw a determined effort by the king 's opponents to reduce his influence over Parliament and the political life of the country . |
| 10 | The editor 's notes reveal his disillusionment with the increasing commercialisation of the game although he calls for ‘ changes which would provide a dynamic , viable circuit for the professional game in the 1990s and beyond ’ . |
| 11 | The physiotherapist , without shoes , places her feet over the patient 's ankles to stabilize his feet , while her knees hold the outer sides of his lower legs , and her chest supports his seat . |
| 12 | The 15-month-old boy 's screams woke his mother in the early hours . |
| 13 | Isabel 's eyes followed his progress downward . |
| 14 | He paled , and flushed as richly again , and his composure was shaken for a moment ; but the small , testing smile in Isambard 's eyes straightened his shoulders and stiffened his back . |
| 15 | But Alex 's eyes belied his words . |
| 16 | Graham was staring , and saw the woman 's eyes flicker his way for a moment . |
| 17 | Sir Laurie Barratt of Barratt 's Homes set his architects to work at once and , after a few initial hiccups , the message has filtered through . |
| 18 | As Zen approached his office , the inspector who had been trying to trace Ubaldo Valesio 's movements poked his head around the door of the next room . |
| 19 | The policewoman who has been comforting James 's parents said his mother Denise was still ‘ shellshocked ’ by the loss . |
| 20 | Montagu Slater worked from Crabbe 's many detailed portraits of Aldeburgh 's denizens to fashion his libretto . |
| 21 | Neil 's origins made his presence in the East End even stranger — and he had the impertinence to quiz her for her presence , when his own was just as odd . |
| 22 | Gurney 's poems celebrate his love of the Gloucestershire countryside with the same unsentimental vigour as they report on the realities of trench warfare and chart his gradual descent into madness . |
| 23 | Close observers of Mr Bond 's affairs say his family controls considerable wealth . |
| 24 | One of Einstein 's aims following his development of SR was to find a set of equations to describe gravitation that would be consistent with SR , and his search was crowned with success in 1915 , just ten years later . |
| 25 | Watching one of them wobble through a developpe in glazed desperation or another sickle his foot in an over-extended arabesque , you feel how cruelly Hall 's ambitions tax his company . |
| 26 | His one chance came just before half-time when a defender 's shins blocked his shot . |
| 27 | More significantly , Anderson 's hesitancies undermine his attempts to assert himself in the situation . |
| 28 | Mozart 's autographs reveal his use of clear strokes and clear dots . |
| 29 | Mansell 's critics questioned his ability and his demeanour . |
| 30 | As the couple approached him , George could not hear what remarks were passed but saw the dull flush of anger suffuse the shepherd 's face , as the farmer picked up his wrist and spanned it , passing his hands up the man 's arms to judge his muscles . |