Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are recalled as somewhat sad , dependent figures : a ‘ poor old fellow ’ who went out to his sister for his meals ; ‘ a right cripple ’ who had been unable to work for over ten years ; ‘ a very old gentleman ’ who scraped together a living by selling vegetables and tomatoes which he grew in his greenhouse , but was ‘ very unhappy ’ because he had quarrelled with his drunken son . |
| 2 | Poor institutionalised Smike is taken by Nicholas and his sister to their childhood home in Devon . |
| 3 | They were sitting in Jacob 's study and he looked from his sister to his father in amazement . |
| 4 | The body of twenty seven year old Robert McGuire was discovered by his sister at his home in Roseberry Street in the Toryglen district of the city . |
| 5 | He had the worry and responsibility of his sister on his shoulders , and she wished she could take him in her arms and comfort him . |
| 6 | Because he discovered something of his sister in me , he was determined to ‘ save ’ me . |
| 7 | The body of twenty-seven year old Robert McGuire was disovered by his sister in his home in Roseberry Street . |
| 8 | He remained as tenant , as did his sister after him until she died in the late sixties . ’ |
| 9 | In quest of further adventures , experiments , discoveries , he emerged from the cloakroom , his sister behind him and holding on to him , and padded along the passage towards the long disused kitchen regions and the cellar stairs . |
| 10 | When a mail robber was run to earth there — he was living with his sister by whom he had three little boys — the local paper was bombarded with letters from the outraged citizens of our suburban town complaining on both counts : the threat to property and the affront to public morals . |
| 11 | He enjoys this power without any accountability to parliament , of course : once elected he remains in office for seven years without ever having to justify his policies to anyone except via the media , and interviews to the Head of State are usually rather tame and grovelling . |
| 12 | Hobbes had formed a close friendship with Gassendi during his meetings with him in Paris , in the circle of scientists and philosophers which centred round Mersenne . |
| 13 | Paul Cézanne STILL LIFE WITH APPLIES ( 1877 ) Cézanne 's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries for their daring painting techniques . |
| 14 | In addition , Parthenius , nephew of Ennodius of Pavia , and husband of a granddaughter of Ruricius , was highly regarded by his contemporaries for his skill in rhetoric . |
| 15 | Only so , furthermore , will he have the ability to compete with his contemporaries in what is a world-wide competition . |
| 16 | With considerable difficulty , Kirov managed to hoist the photographer to his feet , supporting his dead-weight by his arm-pits . |
| 17 | ‘ Only somebody who knew his weakness for them , ’ said Peggy . |
| 18 | A sudden fear seized him : that the door would be locked , and he 'd beat his weakness against it , and fail to gain access . |
| 19 | She was killed by PERSEUS when he held up his shield to her and she gazed at her own reflection . |
| 20 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 21 | The aggrieved Main , in short , sought either an appointment as tidesman in a particular port , which would carry a regular salary , or failing that even a restoration to his former post of watchman , and naturally he attempted to secure his livelihood through his political friends , the Cunninghams . |
| 22 | He 's all about excitement , entertainment , doing his bit for his country , and doing it with style — a curious travesty of the active citizen for the 1990s . |
| 23 | Rumsey in West Ham Ward used the same programme , but also issued a leaflet giving details of how he won the DCM , concluding ‘ Do your bit by voting for the man who has done his bit for you ’ . |
| 24 | In the Congo he had hunted big game for the first time and in Abyssinia he took every opportunity to do so , and conveyed his enthusiasm to me when I was only a small boy . |
| 25 | By imparting his enthusiasm to his pupils , impressing them most earnestly with the importance of their calling , he sent them out into the world with a store of self-respect which greatly contributed to uphold their position , and gave them an impetus to endeavour to raise its standard , which was often crowned with the most happy success ’ . |
| 26 | Be that as it may , fired by his enthusiasm to my enthusiasm — I 've started doing it again . |
| 27 | Er maybe he was , I think , a little superficial in his enthusiasm for what is referred to as the software , that 's to say that 's the computer programs that you |
| 28 | BARRY HEARN made millions out of — and for — snooker and has subsequently spent mi His rivals pretend to loath him , some actually do , and his enthusiasm for his players , boxers and loadsamoney schemes can appear OTT . |
| 29 | In the following article he attempts to convey some of his enthusiasm for his pastime . |
| 30 | His enthusiasm for his work and his intelligence had led to him being appointed Assistant Governor at Wormwood Scrubs . |