Example sentences of "[prep] his majesty 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young man scanned the paper , held it out , and as James 's fingers reached for it , dropped it , eyed him , and said in a carrying voice , ‘ I see you are mad , but does even a lunatic suppose that one of His Majesty 's officers would bind himself to oppose the law and refrain from arresting criminals ? ’ |
| 2 | The earl also issued warrants for collecting the fines imposed at Forest Eyres : in 1638 a ‘ Messenger of His Majesty 's Chamber in Ordinary or his deputy ’ was ordered to take into custody those who refused to pay . |
| 3 | The offices of ‘ Chief Justice and justice in Eyre of His Majesty 's Forests , Chases and Warrens ’ north and south of the Trent were held by noblemen such as the Dukes of Monmouth , Newcastle and Devonshire . |
| 4 | In 1714 Edward Wilcox , as Surveyor-General of His Majesty 's Woods south of Trent , complained to the Lord Treasurer that : |
| 5 | So we must leave it to some other group of His Majesty 's loyal subjects , such as yourselves , to carry out the task . |
| 6 | Charged with ‘ riotous and tumultuous assembling to the terror of His Majesty 's subjects ’ . |
| 7 | It was really done with much relish , and to prove his efficiency in all branches of His Majesty 's Navy and Fishing Fleets , Lord Shelley went into Uxbridge , bought the best cod he could find , and insisted on cooking it himself and serving it for dinner . |
| 8 | It is estimated that , apart from troops conveyed by ordinary existing services , the L & NWR carried upwards of 25.1/2 millions of His Majesty 's forces , together with the necessary complement of horses , guns , baggage , etc . |
| 9 | If Ben Leggatt had earned his living , not as an odd job man at Weston Longville rectory but as a private soldier in one of His Majesty 's foot regiments billetted in Bungay , he would have found the shopkeepers overwilling to let him take away purchases on a promise to pay later — had it not been for the ‘ Crying Down The Credits ’ . |
| 10 | All women , of whatever age , rank , profession , or degree who shall , after this Act , impose upon , seduce , and betray into marriage any of His Majesty 's subjects by virtue of scents , paints , cosmetic washes , artificial teeth or false hair , iron stays , bolstered hips , or high-heeled shoes , shall incur the penalty of the law now in force against witchcraft and like misdemeanours ; and marriage under such circumstances , upon conviction of the offending parties , shall be null and void . |
| 11 | He was first employed by the Cecils at Hatfield prior to his becoming arboriculturalist to George Villiers , Duke of Buckingham , and then , in 1630 , ‘ Keeper of his Majesty 's Gardens , Vines and Silkworms ’ , being succeeded at his death in 1638 by his son , John . |
| 12 | ‘ On one of His Majesty 's ships ? ’ |
| 13 | The press-gang gave politicians an effective method of giving a very real service to the parties more directly concerned , and it was one which should have created a lasting sense of obligation , for life before the mast in one of His Majesty 's ships was not likely to be easily forgotten . |
| 14 | Even so , he lit the lamp on his desk , put a fresh cigarette in his holder and firmly affixed his monocle — all as if to reassure himself , as if to confirm both his identity and his authority : Colonel Eric R. S. Windsor , DSO , Colonel-in Chief of His Majesty 's 16th Infantry Division , currently stationed in Cambridge Barracks , Cork . |
| 15 | President of the court-martial was Sir Richard Bickerton- Bart , Rear Admiral of the Blue and Second Officer in Command of His Majesty 's Ships and Vessels at Portsmouth and Spithead Sitting on either side of him were twelve captains . |
| 16 | Alerting you to the position of His Majesty 's Government . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm leaving , Sir John , but I 'll be back in the spring with His Majesty 's Justices and a thousand pikemen ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , well , well , Captain , ’ said Mayor Mutton when the laughter ceased , ‘ So you are apprehended at last … caught in the very act of importing illicit French liquor into His Majesty 's Realm , a heinous crime for which there is but one penalty . ’ |
| 19 | The master of the horse , Kambiz Atabai , obliged , and Dr Shakhar was shown into his Majesty 's presence . |
| 20 | The King 's Private Secretary , Lord Stamfordham , wrote to MacDonald to say that the King was ‘ profoundly impressed with Sir Arthur Balfour 's letter to you — his review of the critical condition of affairs will , in His Majesty 's opinion , bring home to his Ministers that the time has come when even emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity which , as Sir Arthur Balfour states , is not altogether incompatible with that of the Great War . |
| 21 | To start a mutiny in His Majesty 's Navy … |
| 22 | At a meeting with the Lords Lieutenant , it was recorded , ‘ many of them being so sick by this great fatigue , and out of all hopes of relief from His Majesty 's forces , absolutely refused to hold out any longer ’ , whereupon the city corporation , conscious that already some of the militia had disappeared over the walls and fearing further desertions , voted by 24 to 15 to capitulate . |
| 23 | Artillery fire from the Fort and from His Majesty 's warships in Leith Roads signalled the opening . |
| 24 | The Judge said , " You may not be hanged for your crime , you must be sentenced to seven years to his Majesty 's colonies in Virginia , where your bond will be purchased , and you will work as a purchaser directs for seven years in Virginia . " |
| 25 | As officials and as singers , dancers and conjurors they were still prominent figures in Safdar Jung 's Delhi ; according to Dargah Quli Khan , Taqi was a favourite of the Emperor and had ‘ access to His Majesty 's private apartments ’ . |
| 26 | Several years before the thought came to His Majesty 's omniscient mind that he should select some pleasant sight on the banks of the River Jumna … where he might found a splendid and delightful edifice . |
| 27 | In 1783 Thomas Swaynes , Ratcatcher to His Majesty 's Navy , killed 2,475 rats aboard the Duke and 1,075 aboard the Prince of Wales , using a mixture of white arsenic , sugar and meal . |
| 28 | Not for him the elevation and security of Wordsworth 's appointment as His Majesty 's Distributor of Stamps for the County of Westmorland . |
| 29 | At all events a Council of War , called by Durand , decided that ‘ the castle being not tenable , it is for His Majesty 's service that it be abandoned ’ . |
| 30 | Exactly a month earlier , a ship had docked at Falmouth after a five-year voyage surveying for His Majesty 's Government . |