Example sentences of "[prep] [art] king 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Motive power for the King 's Cross to Mallaig train is provided by Nos 37081 Loch Long and 37111 Loch Eil Outward Bound over the West Highland section . |
| 2 | In 1255 the warden was commanded to pay the smith 25 marks a year out of the revenues of his bailiwick for 25,000 quarrels , which he was to keep safely for the king 's use . |
| 3 | The warden frequently received orders from the king to take timber in the forest for building operations , for firewood and charcoal for the king 's needs , and as gifts for subjects . |
| 4 | In 1251 Geoffrey of Liston , warden of Windsor Forest , was granted as part of his farm the herbage of the whole forest , including ‘ the herbage and hay of Kempton park , saving maintenance for the King 's deer there ’ . |
| 5 | Parliament granted taxes in return for the king 's promise to grant the ‘ requests of the Commons ’ for the observance of the Charters and the Ordinances , and the appointment of commissioners to make perambulations of the forests . |
| 6 | The Royal bedroom in each car occupied roughly one-third of the car 's length , and communicated with a spacious bathroom fitted with a full-sized bath ; adjacent to the bathrooms were small sleeping compartments for the King 's valet and the Queen 's maid respectively . |
| 7 | He prepared an instruction for the King 's signature , declaring that the Macdonalds of Glencoe were to be pursued ‘ by fire and sword ’ and that troops were to ‘ burn their houses , seize or destroy their goods or cattle , plenishings or clothes , and to cut off the men . ’ |
| 8 | We removed the harness from the horse and made a rough bier for the King 's corpse . |
| 9 | Devotion to the throne also manifested itself in a popular demand for the king 's third son , William Augustus , Duke of Cumberland , to be made Commander-in-Chief of the anti-invasion forces . |
| 10 | In 1643 , during the Civil War , Prince Rupert fortified the town again as winter quarters for the King 's Army . |
| 11 | She said , ‘ I see you want me to go , for the King 's sake . |
| 12 | Every day , he passed between the cliff-top fort and the captured castle at its foot , clearing the way not just for the King 's casual occupation , but to repair the defences of Kyrenia against the corsair , or Carlotta , or the Turk . |
| 13 | A member of the Bouchier family served under Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold , and later in the reign of Charles I , Sir John Bouchier was a member of the Long Parliament and one of those responsible for the King 's death . |
| 14 | Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning . |
| 15 | Although the assassination of Buckingham could have provided a fresh start , on the assumption that he had been responsible for the King 's policies , there was no redress of grievances . |
| 16 | The Eikon Basilike can now therefore be regarded as an important source for the King 's view of himself as a martyr.7 |
| 17 | It was sufficient for the king 's purpose to avoid excommunication , but Anselm could not yet return to England because ‘ not being willing [ as Eadmer reports ] in any way to violate his obedience to the pope ’ he could have no dealings with the king 's excommunicated ministers . |
| 18 | Special commissions of inquiry into maladministration were set up , but Edward reserved his special venom for Archbishop Stratford , who was sent to Brabant as surety for the king 's debts . |
| 19 | They met with little armed resistance ( which must have been a relief to Louis , who had little confidence in his own military skill ) , and gained considerable incidental profit : the king 's person was seen in an area unvisited since the reign of Louis IV ; the counts of Nevers , Chalon , and Mâcon were brought to heel ; Burgundian lords appealed for the king 's mediation in their quarrels ( he also sought theirs ) ; the count of Forez , hitherto only a vassal of the Emperor , declared his most important castles to be held as fief of the crown of France , the first step in the integration of Forez into the French realm . |
| 20 | Yet though irregular both in incidence and attendance , assemblies provided a golden opportunity for the dissemination of royal propaganda , to insist on the notion of ‘ public ’ war ( see p. 288 ) , and to depict royal campaigns as undertaken ‘ for the defence of the realm , ’ rather than simply for the king 's self-interest . |
| 21 | Royal officers , under the charge of admirals , were despatched to the ports with instructions to impress or requisition vessels for the king 's use , whether this was to transport men , animals , or equipment across the sea . |
| 22 | Requests to Edward VI in June 1552 included relief for the children of the Earl of Surrey , executed in 1547 ; fee-farms for the King 's cofferer , Mr Chitterwood of the Privy Chamber , Dr Leyson , Sir Thomas Dacre , and Sir Ralph Bagenal ; 200 for Sir Nicholas le Strange ; and a pardon to John Smallwood for inadvertent manslaughter . |
| 23 | Yet when he wished , John could act with adamant disregard for the king 's will or interests ; six bishops were provided despite the king 's fierce objections , while some of the king 's favourite candidates were ignored . |
| 24 | The letter is remarkable testimony to the importance of ecclesiastical patronage for the king 's government . |
| 25 | All clergy , moreover , who had an interest in wool production and sales were hurt by the manipulation of the wool market for the king 's profit . |
| 26 | If the sitting incumbent — or his bishop — was obstructive , a writ of quare impedit would assign the matter to a local jury to decide whether the living was void or not ; there is convincing evidence to show that such juries were often packed and demonstrably found falsely for the king 's clerk . |
| 27 | I went home without waiting for the King 's thanks , because I was not sure what he would say . |
| 28 | They met again in November and stented for The King 's part . |
| 29 | They met again in November and stented for The King 's part . |
| 30 | Ashe was a prominent parliamentarian ; but Shaw advanced £1,810 for the purchase of arms for the king 's army , and during the Interregnum he provided the principal channel of communication between the English Royalists and the exiled court . |