Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [conj] his " in BNC.

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1 It 's clear from my inquiries that the FA originally envisaged Wednesday , September 9 as a triumphant homecoming for Taylor and his assistant Lawrie McMenemy — ‘ Just put your feet up and watch us win . ’
2 As Jeffrey Weeks has pointed out , for Ellis and his fellow socialist Edward Carpenter , sexual equality was above all an ethical concern , involving equal recognition for the work women did as wives and mothers .
3 After Wilde 's release in 1897 and his exile to France , Ross continued to befriend and support him , and to act as intermediary between Wilde and his estranged wife and her advisers .
4 It includes a discussion between Tassi and his accomplice Cauley and how they conspired to make Artemesia believe herself betrothed to Tassi .
5 So 1984/5 had been a winter of hectic activity for Will and his group .
6 As always , Karl Lagerfeld , designing both for Chanel and his own label , brought humour and high chic to the catwalk .
7 For Jim and his wife Joan are leading members of a growing band of enthusiasts for the hobby of ‘ egg craft ’ .
8 It was put forward in the reports of medical officers such as Newman and his colleague Arthur Newsholme and in growing public debate over national health in Parliament and the press .
9 We had no right to involve Frank in any battle of wills between Mazzin and his colleagues , so we had to avoid a confrontation .
10 It was largely the desire to create a diversion away from Flanders for Marlborough and his triumphant armies that led to new plans for a Jacobite invasion of the British Isles .
11 Think about Felix and his family , who hated me after I had given them love .
12 Carmella had not acknowledged her as she took her place , but an exchange of looks between Denis and his two younger brothers indicated that Noreen was going to be there no matter what .
13 I think a lot of commentators were surprised when Arsenal paid so much money for Ian but his phenomenal strike-rate for them is probably why transfer prices have gone through the roof .
14 A collection was made for Ian and his wife Jeanette by all the companies in the Engineering Services Division , with which they intend to buy a painting .
15 Edward no doubt hoped that part of the Clare inheritance and a substantial Irish patrimony would thus provide for Clarence and his heirs , but he died aged thirty in 1368 , leaving as the only child of his marriage a daughter , Philippa .
16 A delightful children 's tale about Churchill and his grumpy black dog .
17 The talks between Shamir and his Bulgarian counterpart Dimitur Popov centred on future plans for economic co-operation .
18 Day 13 ) Today , for the sake of anthropology , I logged the language between Gan and his woman .
19 In the wake of the battle , things were very dangerous for Peden and his supporters ; the Dragoons had become even more ruthless and what were to become known as The Killing Times had begun .
20 Morning sightseeing includes the great Temple of Luxor ( 18th Dynasty ) and Karnak , started in the 20th Century BC and enlarged by successive Pharaohs as a fantastic city for Amun and his priests .
21 In 1976 Jeffrey Iverson published a book about Bloxham and his work called More Lives Than One ?
22 The author has previously written similar books about Middlesbrough and his home town of Stockton .
23 But why are they so het up about Taylor and his team ?
24 For Hoddle and his men the hard work is only just beginning …
25 That it was something new is further indicated by Sidonius 's extraordinary description of Syagrius as " a new Solon of the Burgundians in interpreting law " , implying that a Roman aristocrat had devoted himself to drafting edicts for Chilperic and his Burgundians .
26 There was no love lost between Mazur and his boss Bonni Tischler , nor between US Customs and the Drug Enforcement Administration ; nor between any any of the many other agencies with a peripheral interest in BCCI .
27 The conflict between Chilperic and his half-brothers began on the death of their father Chlothar I. More interestingly , Merovech 's bid for power followed his uncle 's murder ; similarly Gundovald , who had been more or less ignored when he first returned to Gaul in 582 , became a plausible candidate for the throne when Chilperic was killed .
28 They lay in bed , listened to the wind outside , and thought about Scott and his motor sledges .
29 These makers can now be identified as Jean and his two sons , Martin and Jean fils aîné .
30 Andy has also been successful with other players : he was with the American Tom Purtzer when he won the 1984 Phoenix Open , with Craig Stadler from the US when the ‘ Walrus ’ won the 1985 Swiss Open , and there were two World Cup triumphs for Andy and his man — an individual title with Englishman Howard Clark in the 1985 Cup , and a team title with David Llewellyn of Wales in 1987 .
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