Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] and [vb base] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1815 , during the making of the Vienna settlement , both the Russian and the Habsburg ambassadors in London tried to use British newspapers to arouse opposition to Castlereagh 's policies and weaken his position in the negotiations . |
| 2 | Only when they reached Temple Stairs and disembarked did he put one podgy arm round Athelstan 's shoulders and press his face closer to that of the friar . |
| 3 | He had provided a father-confessor figure to absolve the youngster 's sins and absorb his phobias . |
| 4 | ‘ Then try , dear , ’ Mrs Browning urged , ‘ not to get in a temper to match his , rise above the poor old gentleman 's tantrums and meet his ravings with dignity . ’ |
| 5 | Louise was astonished by the sudden improvement ; she could feel the warmth returning to her father 's limbs and see his breathing becoming easier every moment . |
| 6 | After a time it became known in other faculties that this was rather a special lecturer and people reading classics or history or the sciences took the trouble to go over to Ramsey 's lectures and swell his class . |