Example sentences of "'s [noun] [conj] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Neil , editor of The Sunday Times , welcomed the commission 's decision and said his newspaper would certainly pursue the case to the bitter end . |
| 2 | Speaking from his holiday home in Kennebunkport on July 12 , Bush angrily denounced the Senate 's decision and reaffirmed his full confidence in his nominee . |
| 3 | The bearded man came out of the Captain 's cabin and put his hand on the girl 's arm . |
| 4 | Since many of the evangelicals shared Billy Graham 's opinions and valued his methods and saw the good which he did , his article stirred wrath among them and fear about the Bishop of Durham becoming the Archbishop of York . |
| 5 | Jack ran a stethescope over the boy 's chest and pressed his lips together . |
| 6 | However , he later recognised John Baskerville 's genius and became his enthusiastic supporter . |
| 7 | He grabbed the man 's hair and slammed his face against the wall . |
| 8 | The grain was too complex and cross for him , the blade stuck , and in the same instant Isambard stretched both arms over the boy 's shoulders and seized his hands , forcing them apart and wringing them until he twisted with pain and let go both the knife and the wood . |
| 9 | Maggie remembered Felipe 's words and understood his reluctance to come here with his sister . |
| 10 | Celtic boss Liam Brady was once Slater 's agent and targeted his young hopeful from the moment he moved into management . |
| 11 | He saw the calculation at the back of Weis 's eyes that greeted his comment — saw how he looked for a trap in every word of his — and smiled inwardly . |
| 12 | An hour later , Sean tracked us down , started his sister 's car and towed his own back home . |
| 13 | They overpowered him and , while the rest held him down on the pavement , one of them put the razor in the corner of Joyce 's mouth and slit his cheek backwards beyond the ear . |
| 14 | But Kevin died in August when he fell thirty-feet from the top of builder 's scaffolding and fractured his skull . |
| 15 | He took the tray from the orderly 's grasp and shook his head sadly . |
| 16 | Nonetheless I am not the least surprised that the deputy judge did not accept their expressed opinions about the deceased 's capacity and rested his judgment on the other evidence . |
| 17 | Marler , five feet seven , perched his backside on Paula 's desk and swung his legs . |
| 18 | He laid them out on Stephen 's desk and did his best to smooth them flat . |
| 19 | He broke Sonny 's nose and closed his left eye . |
| 20 | CONFRONTATION between Hong Kong and China over Governor Chris Patten 's democracy proposals took a marked turn for the worse yesterday when the colonial administration ignored Beijing 's reservations and published his new democracy blueprint ready to go into law . |
| 21 | The head of the delegation was Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar ( later Lord Inchyra ) , who was impressed by Hayman 's abilities and recommended his permanent transfer to overseas service . |
| 22 | I was there the night she exhumed her father 's body and had his rotting remains tossed into the Thames . |
| 23 | Beneath the trees where they stood it was too dark to see much , but Isabel could feel the tension in fitzAlan 's body and knew his arm must be hurting terribly . |
| 24 | Then he caught Taheb 's eye and lowered his own with a slight cough . |
| 25 | Yanto silently caught Billy 's eye and flicked his own eyes to the right . |
| 26 | In mid-January 1930 he stood by Frank 's death-bed and imagined his heart going out to his brother . |
| 27 | He successfully petitioned parliament to reverse the judgement of 1322 against his cousin Mortimer of Chirk , but declared himself his uncle 's heir and expropriated his lands despite the fact that his uncle had a son and grandson living . |
| 28 | The conference criticized Ratsiraka 's leadership but praised his recent reforms . |
| 29 | And then O placed his right hand in the small of Boy 's back and put his left hand up behind Boy 's head and he kissed him right there and then . |
| 30 | In 1686 he inherited his father 's properties and continued his successful business as a producer of linseed and rape oil . |