Example sentences of "by his [noun sg] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What was that about then , ma'am ? ’ probed Dexter , once they were out on the pavement , puzzled by his chief 's foray into the kitchen . |
| 2 | The doctor was baffled by his patient 's mysterious illness . |
| 3 | Hector 's head jerked up , but was restrained by his mistress 's hand . |
| 4 | Framed in the initial capital ‘ D ‘ on the right-hand page are the arms of de Bracque , surmounted by his abbot 's crozier . |
| 5 | For a chap who was reckoned a bit of a bumbler by his friends and a bit of a bruiser by his country 's neighbours , West Germany 's chancellor may have surprised even himself this week . |
| 6 | In January 1956 , Dulles , still apparently comforted by his country 's nuclear armoury , made his ‘ brinkmanship ’ speech : ‘ The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art . |
| 7 | When he conveyed Sam 's request to her as they sat around the table at tea-time , he was bewildered by his daughter 's reaction ! |
| 8 | He 's an intelligent man , but his heart was darkened by his daughter 's death , and there was nothing he could tell me . |
| 9 | Jared Tunstall , enraged by his daughter 's cool refusal to be intimidated in any way , advanced on her , his face stern as she had never seen it before , although his business rivals would have recognised it . |
| 10 | Alexander II 's nationalism was outweighed by his successor 's fear of revolution . |
| 11 | Easily recognised by his boar 's head tie , his enthusiasm and appetite was first whetted when he met the ‘ iron-age ’ pig several years ago . |
| 12 | Corbett was completely mystified by his servant 's energy and zest for life and passionate attachment to any woman who arched an eyebrow at him . |
| 13 | His sadism is satisfied , at least at first , within the permitted limits of naval discipline , but it is accompanied by unpredictable moods and actions which disturb and perplex the crew to the point of mutiny , terrified as they are by the hostile surveillance of the officers and the malicious spying which William Bentley the midshipman carries on by his uncle 's order . |
| 14 | Tao Chu smiled , greatly pleased by his uncle 's praise , then , at a touch from Li Yuan , he joined the older boy in a deep bow and backed away , leaving the T'ang to their Council . |
| 15 | ‘ My husband 's influence does not require to be increased by his grand-daughter 's marriage to Artai , ’ Zurachina said with finality . |
| 16 | A bootlegger known as ‘ Ace ’ in California has even made pretty accurate copies of three British ten-inch LPs of Elvis 's material issued by His Master 's Voice , including their sleeves with their peculiar cellophane coating . |
| 17 | Chang bowed low , pleased by his master 's generosity . |
| 18 | How are you going to make sure your customer 's payment to you wo n't be stopped by his government 's policies , which is always possible where there are balance of payments or political problems ? |
| 19 | He had been impressed by his companion 's expertise , with the way he handled what seemed the most complex manoeuvres with a cool and detached ability . |
| 20 | Another knight , perhaps emboldened by his companion 's hints , argued that the removal of the wool staple from Calais , where it had helped to pay part of the cost of defending the town , had been for the private profit of Lord Latimer , Richard Lyons and others . |
| 21 | Scott seemed unconcerned by his companion 's problem and looked to his right . |
| 22 | It is also true that Kilvert had no gift for self-analysis , and further that the diary was impoverished by his widow 's removal from it of the volumes which apparently described not only their courtship and marriage , but the two most profound of Kilvert 's previous affairs of the heart ; though she left the frequent passages describing Kilvert 's passionate attachments to young girls , whose fundamentally erotic nature it is clear that neither she nor Kilvert himself recognized . |
| 23 | If a person knows that there is a danger of his mine being flooded by his neighbour 's operations on adjacent land , and courts the danger by doing some act which renders the flooding probable , he can not complain . |
| 24 | A ten year old boy is recovering in hospital after being savaged by his neighbour 's dog . |
| 25 | It was not like Karr to use his privilege so crudely and for a moment he had been concerned by his friend 's behaviour . |
| 26 | He was quite bemused by his wife 's dissatisfaction with their empty , shallow and predictable relationship . |
| 27 | Boyd was reminded of the howling noise of that fearful storm by his wife 's tantrum . |
| 28 | A BID for chart success by Lovejoy star Ian McShane has been inspired by his wife 's battle against breast cancer . |
| 29 | He laughs , not the least upset by his wife 's censorship . |
| 30 | Benjamin looked frightened by his wife 's attitude . |