Example sentences of "john [noun prp] [conj] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hotelier John Ward and his wife Janet , from Brockley , Suffolk , received an award from the Ross McWhirter Foundation at a ceremony in London . |
| 2 | King William appointed John Dalrymple as his representative and adviser in Scotland with the post of Secretary for Scotland and it was from that position of power that he influenced the machinations that led to the massacre in Glencoe . |
| 3 | In Isfield , Sir John Shurley and his two wives lie side by side on a mighty tomb of alabaster with their children carved kneeling around the base . |
| 4 | Emotional tributes to John Lukic and his form of late |
| 5 | The discovery of Palm Island by John Caldwell and his intrepid family is a romantic tale of sea-lore . |
| 6 | THREE people appeared in court following an alleged attack on Tranmere goal ace John Aldridge and his wife . |
| 7 | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture , 4 edns. , 1852–88 ; F. Jenkins , ‘ John Foulston and his Public Buildings in Plymouth , Stonehouse and Devonport ’ , Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians , vol. xxvii , 1968 . ] |
| 8 | Wealthy Major John Harvey and his wife , Lorna , in their mid-sixties , played host to Palin and a camera crew from the BBC 's Pole to Pole series . |
| 9 | A world that had hoped for the old uprightness , not for the collective cowardice of Colonel John Stephenson and his spineless masters on the International Cricket Council . |
| 10 | He was educated at Christ 's Hospital , where he was a contemporary of the current MCC secretary Lt-Col. John Stephenson and his predecessor Jack Bailey . |
| 11 | Mr Jones said the NSA was fortunate in having Mr John Gittins and his family as hosts because they had been a pioneer of land improvement , while recognising the importance of conservation , and had been at the forefront in developing new commercial crossbred sheep which have proved a boon for Welsh farmers and their market awareness . |
| 12 | — IT WAS surprises galore for Shotley Bridge Victory Social Club 's retiring treasurer John Edgar when his fellow officials laid on a special party night to mark his 31 years on the management committee . |
| 13 | John 's skill in puppetry was greatly advanced by help and encouragement from John Wright and his wife Zoë , professional puppeteers from Cape Town . |
| 14 | Five years ago , the cabinetmaker John Nethercott and his wife Annie stood in the drizzle and gazed at the leprous grey hulk of Upper House , Discoed . |
| 15 | They were formed at the same time as the Quakers , actually , in sixteen fifty-two , and the main erm belief of the group was that John Reeve and his cousin Ludowick Muddleton were the two prophets who 'd been chosen by God as the last witnesses in the Book of Revelation . |
| 16 | He 's accused of murdering Dr John Gore and his wife Ruth Gore at their cottage in Tetbury between the 6th and 9th of September last year . |
| 17 | PETER Mauldon ( right ) , winner of the Champion Beer of Britain award , admitted when he received his plaque last month from CAMRA chairman John Cryne that his Suffolk brewery was ‘ bulging at the seams ’ as a result of demand for his Black Adder Stout . |
| 18 | Businessman John Foy and his wife Sally have been told the Pounds 250,000 house must go because it flouts planning regulations . |
| 19 | ‘ I left with a lot of respect for John Flanagan and his coach Nigel Best who 's now the manager . |
| 20 | For the Reverend John Beck and his wife Susan , it 's the horticultural challenge of a lifetime . |
| 21 | It 's the home of Father John Beck and his wife Susan , who shared a lifetime of gardening experience with their visitors . |
| 22 | John Stratford , the tobacco grower , was the seventh son of John Stratford and his wife Margaret , daughter of William Tracy of Toddington and Stanway . |
| 23 | On 16 May 1838 John Gould and his party set sail from London in the Parsee . |
| 24 | The I R A said they killed John Gibson because his company did work for the security services . |
| 25 | As for the investors ' representatives , businessman John Dyer and his committee at BCIG and Antony Gold and David Pine at Alexander Tatham yesterday represented almost the end of a daily nightmare . |
| 26 | The name Piper appears again in 1649 , when a John Piper and his wife Marjory were both charged with scolding . |
| 27 | About 4.30 a.m. that morning , John Browne and his family got out of bed . |
| 28 | RAF Corporal John Williams and his wife Selina told the court they were driving past the layby and saw men were crouching behind two wooden boards , which made a v-shape on the ground . |
| 29 | RAF corporal John Williams and his wife Selina had told the court they 'd seen cocks fighting … as they drove past the layby . |
| 30 | Mr John Williams and his wife Nancy Fond memories after 50 years |