Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he often said that he owed as much to Oscar Browning [ q.v. ] , who had to get his Baptist parents ' permission to take him to the theatre . |
| 2 | He attained the rank of acting WO II during his eight years ' service , after which he did a graduate trainee course with Anglo American/De Beers Mining in South Africa . |
| 3 | But he rolled back the years wearing his old jockeys ' uniform in the Radcliffe Selling Stakes at Nottingham . |
| 4 | YOUNG Colin Fraser usually has to go out of his way to see his favourite children 's programme . |
| 5 | It was like a scene from the French Revolution with the gypsy ruffian and a bog-ridden Tumbleweed perched at the front and Swire Sugden trussed like an oven-ready chicken at the back , his hair singed , his face streaked with smut and his natty gents ' suiting in disarray . |
| 6 | This book is dedicated to his 30 years ' research in the area , and he has contributed an interesting first chapter on his reminiscences . |
| 7 | He supposed that he could painlessly adjust his style to the demands of Stalinism , and indeed his return produced three of his most enduring pieces , the ballet ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’ , his music for the film ‘ Lieutenant Kijé ’ and his charming children 's work , ‘ Peter and the Wolf ’ . |
| 8 | Orton Chirwa , one of Malawi 's most prominent political prisoners , died in prison on Oct. 20 , apparently from natural causes , although there was evidence that he had been tortured and had suffered ill-treatment during his 10 years ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | If the power should be exercised solely for the financial gain of the remaining partners the expulsion will not be upheld — as in Blisset v Daniel ( 1853 ) 10 Hare 493 , where the motive for the purported removal of Mr Blisset was rather his remaining partners ' desire to acquire his share at a low valuation as provided in the partnership deed than any misconduct on his part . |
| 10 | IN THE wake of his suspension , French prop GREGOIRE LASCUBE has taken up refereeing in the hope that his six months ' ban will be reduced . |
| 11 | It is assumed that , having married an Englishwoman , he returned to France in December 1788 at the end of his six months ' leave . |
| 12 | He remembered what he had put on his personal qualities ' file : ‘ Judgement not always reliable in the political and commercial area ’ . |
| 13 | The details of his three years ' captivity from the North African desert to the Eastern Front were not spoken of for more than another thirty , other than by occasional scant reference . |
| 14 | In July he slipped away by train to Dire Dawa and my father wrote despondently to the Foreign Office : " Lij Yasu , during his three months ' stay in Addis Ababa , has succeeded in destroying even the semblance of central government and is dragging down the prestige of individual ministers so that there is no authority to whom the Legation can appeal . " |
| 15 | This tour of duty also included my first spell in command when Phil took his three weeks ' leave . |
| 16 | As with socialism , its inherent limitations were as important in this respect as its positive aspects : Luis Recabarren founded his Socialist Workers ' party partly out of a conviction that anarchist prohibitions on party and parliamentary activity were short-sighted and had to be rejected . |
| 17 | This was his sight-starved eyes ' invention . |
| 18 | Nothing in his many years ' service had prepared him for this sort of situation . |
| 19 | Behind every great candidate , there has to be a great agent and who could be better than Mr Joe McLean MBE , the Conservative agent for Bishop Auckland , with his 41 years ' experience ? |
| 20 | He found working for the Maharajah so enjoyable that he refused to accept one penny in payment for his 18 years ' service , although the Maharajah supplied all his material needs . |
| 21 | Stakis Hotels recently presented Stakis Highland Lodges ' Peter McIntosh with a £1,000 travel voucher and a gold and diamond pin in recognition of his 25 years ' service . |
| 22 | He has the distinction of being among the very first in the country to ‘ do Koi properly ’ , and his 25 years ' experience were passed on to Ken at meetings of the local section of the BKKS . |
| 23 | Following the emphatic victory of his United Workers ' Party ( UWP ) in the April 27 general election [ see p. 38859 ] , Prime Minister John Compton appointed a new Cabinet on May 4 , which contained five new ministers , including Lorraine Williams , the first woman to hold the post of Attorney General . |
| 24 | Often he lost count or forgot to multiply his fifteen seconds ' worth by four to get the rate per minute . |
| 25 | Sir Peter , currently the British Army 's most decorated serving officer , has spent no less than 20 of his 38 years ' service in the Middle East and is a fluent Arabic speaker . |
| 26 | A terrified bodybuilder was held at knifepoint by three burglars as they ransacked his disabled parents ' home . |
| 27 | The 30-year-old rode 313 winners in South Africa this season to land his fifth jockeys ' title in record style . |
| 28 | Despite his 23 years ' service at Hatchards , he was asked to supply three references . |
| 29 | The officials finally admitted they were wrong — and paid Pete his two weeks ' benefit of £84 . |
| 30 | In December it was arranged , without his knowledge , that Mr M would lose two of his four days ' teaching in the outer isles at the end of the academic year . |