Example sentences of "his majesty 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The starting point was the formation by Sir Herbert Tree of a training school at His Majesty 's Theatre , London , in 1904 . |
| 2 | And how better would a kidnapper do such a thing than to send a letter by his Majesty 's Mail . |
| 3 | ‘ His Majesty 's mails are not to be interfered with . |
| 4 | 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 ? ’ |
| 5 | When the Royalist army arrived at Worcester 's oldest pub , the Cardinal 's Hat , they were refreshed with pints of a special 1042° gravity beer , ‘ His Majesty 's Royal Celebration Ale ’ , brewed by Jolly Roger . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Not for him the elevation and security of Wordsworth 's appointment as His Majesty 's Distributor of Stamps for the County of Westmorland . |
| 8 | Ronald Stent , A Bespattered Page ? — The Internment of ‘ His Majesty 's most Loyal Enemy Aliens ’ ( Andre Deutsch , 1980 ) |
| 9 | In the previous year the Crown had sold to Sir John Winter in the Forest of Dean ‘ all His Majesty 's Coppices , Wood Ground and Waste Soil of the said Forest ( except the Lea Bailey ) , with the Wood and Timber , and all his Mines of Iron and Coal , and Quarries ’ , for £1,950. |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In 1714 Edward Wilcox , as Surveyor-General of His Majesty 's Woods south of Trent , complained to the Lord Treasurer that : |
| 13 | In the winter of 1948–49 , a general area survey of studies in Public Affairs was undertaken in Hertfordshire by His Majesty 's Inspectorate ( HMI ) which included liberal studies offered by the four Responsible Bodies , of which the Eastern District was one , and the LEA . |
| 14 | So we must leave it to some other group of His Majesty 's loyal subjects , such as yourselves , to carry out the task . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | Charged with ‘ riotous and tumultuous assembling to the terror of His Majesty 's subjects ’ . |
| 17 | Whether this was Winston 's idea , or His Majesty 's I do not know , but I so strongly suspect His Majesty who we knew to be one of the best Kings we have ever had . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He had a host of admirers up and down the country , including such subscribers as His Majesty 's Library , and figures such as H. R. H. The Prince Regent , the Archduke of Austria , Lord Dalhousie , Lord Clifford , the Rt . |
| 21 | It being the 30th October , His Majesty 's birthday , General Wade had given to each detachment an ox-feast and liquor ; six oxen were roasted whole , one at the head of each party . |
| 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 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | It was always my opinion that a strong squadron kept at sea to the westward and a squadron of smaller ships in the North Seas were the only secure guardians to these His Majesty 's kingdoms against invasions . |
| 25 | While Charles had been withdrawing northward the sloop Prince Charles , formerly , until taken as a prize , His Majesty 's Ship Hazard , had been on its way to him from France with some Irish troops , arms and , most important of all , £13,600 in gold . |
| 26 | 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 ’ . |
| 27 | He executed a declaration of abdication of the throne for himself and his descendants and this declaration was duly rendered effective , so far as it went , by His Majesty 's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 which amended the Act of Settlement accordingly . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Having sworn allegiance to the sovereign on 15 October , the Volunteers then had a special function to perform two weeks later : they were out in force at Divine Service on 29 November , forming a focal point for a day of General Thanksgiving for the glorious victories achieved by His Majesty 's troops by land and sea . |
| 30 | 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 . |