Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [vb base] his " 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 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | Graham was staring , and saw the woman 's eyes flicker his way for a moment . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Close observers of Mr Bond 's affairs say his family controls considerable wealth . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | For a genre that often takes itself too seriously , it 's reassuring to know that Les 's jokes remain his greatest joy . |
| 10 | More significantly , Anderson 's hesitancies undermine his attempts to assert himself in the situation . |
| 11 | Mozart 's autographs reveal his use of clear strokes and clear dots . |
| 12 | Today 's stickers cover his wins in Germany and that historic day Silverstone saluted its very own British champion . |