Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | October 16 , 1969 Mr Sugden entered a defence denying his wife 's agency . |
| 2 | Lord Rees-Mogg was launching his Council 's research study , Sex and Sexuality in Broadcasting . |
| 3 | Mandeville and Southgate appeared , followed by the other secretary , Damien , his pallid face even more ghastly as he stared in terror at the fire enveloping his brother 's room . |
| 4 | After reaffirming his government 's commitment to democracy on Jan. 17 , Prime Minister Jean Aligue Bawoyeu announced the pardoning of political prisoners on Jan. 24 . |
| 5 | Reaffirming his administration 's commitment to a streamlined nuclear force , Bush announced that he was placing all strategic nuclear forces under a single commander . |
| 6 | ‘ I was ill over there , ’ he said , noticing his parents ' concern . |
| 7 | Not that Caribbean parents are totally without sporting involvements : there are rare exceptions in the form of Ray Tabi 's father whom he disowned but still acknowledged as his ‘ first lead into boxing ’ ; and the father of heavyweight Howard Henlan had also been a boxer and was instrumental in stimulating his son 's interest . |
| 8 | He blasted them with a powerful assault rifle after knocking back eight pints and storming his girlfriend 's flat , it was alleged . |
| 9 | But , pledging his department 's commitment for consumer rights , fair descriptions and competitive pricing for all , he said directors were well-placed to help shape policy ‘ by becoming consumer whistle-blowers ’ . |
| 10 | But her father , a local businessmen , claimed the portrait revealing his daughter 's face was an insult to Islam . |
| 11 | Each individual renounced his ideal of acquiring his father 's position for himself and of possessing his mother and sisters . |
| 12 | And colleagues told him a body matching his daughter 's description had already been found . |
| 13 | In Ajdabiya a young man , driving his father 's car too fast , brushed against a toddler playing in the street , cutting her hand . |
| 14 | Shaharyar Khan , Pakistan 's High Commissioner in London , unfurling his country 's flag outside the Commonwealth Institute , west London , yesterday |
| 15 | Shaharyar Khan , Pakistan 's High Commissioner in London , unfurling his country 's flag outside the Commonwealth Institute , west London , yesterday . |
| 16 | She had sensed that he believed she had asked for the locket , that she was guilty of abusing his father 's generosity . |
| 17 | The following day , the wily Lawyer gave his reply , expressing his people 's wish : |
| 18 | Jesus , that 'd be a laugh , Connon 's best mate bashing his wife 's head in . |
| 19 | In Beaumont and Fletcher 's The Maid 's Tragedy , Melantius , approving his sister 's marriage to his best friend , tells her : ‘ Sister , I joy to see you , and your choice/You look 'd with my eyes when you took that man ’ ( i. ii . |
| 20 | of Redditch has been successful in passing his tutor 's examination . |
| 21 | One day , as he was pushing his tinker 's cart round Bedford , he came across three or four poor women , sitting at a door in the sun , and was struck by the confident way in which they spoke of their salvation . |
| 22 | — SCARBOROUGH boss Ray McHale is considering revamping his side 's formation for tomorrow 's tricky trip to Chesterfield . |
| 23 | The Commander did not cease to deny the accusations of Timothy Gedge , while at the same time seeking his wife 's forgiveness in a general way . |
| 24 | He acted in haste , without seeking his father 's permission . |
| 25 | As they lay on the great four poster bed , their bodies entwined , Maude almost lost in Cranston 's great fat folds , Sir John stared up at the ceiling , brushing his wife 's hair with his cheek , listening to her chattering about this and that . |
| 26 | ‘ It seems my nephew is so besotted with your sister that he 's treated his parents with arrant discourtesy , walking away from the opportunity of meeting his father 's cousin who is flying in from the States — a man who could be influential in his future career . |
| 27 | He 's a bright young man who , until he fell into your sister 's clutches , was very keen on meeting his father 's cousin to discuss a possible scholarship in the States . |
| 28 | But his fame stretches far beyond Sedbergh and the Moorcock Inn and tonight he 's donning his showman 's hat for fans at the Tyne Theatre Newcastle . |
| 29 | The anger was there , the bitterness of betrayal , the sickness that came with the understanding that another man had been caressing his wife 's nakedness . |
| 30 | For instance , the marksman is hunting his brother 's murderer , not taking part in army manoeuvres . |