Example sentences of "who [vb past] his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first expedition , under the king himself , was to sail to Flanders ; the second , under the Earl of Northampton , was to go to Brittany ; and the third and largest was despatched to Aquitaine under the command of the Earl of Derby , who succeeded his father as Earl of Lancaster in that year . |
| 2 | Thomas Martyn , son of John Martyn and who succeeded his father as Professor of Botany at Cambridge , summarised these in the Preface of his revised edition of the Dictionary , published in 1807 . |
| 3 | A MAN who stabbed his wife to death in front of their young son begged for the boy 's forgiveness in court yesterday . |
| 4 | Samuel Byrd , of Virginia , who rebuked his wife for severity towards a servant , could make a young dependant of his , Eugene , drink , according to Byrd 's diary , ‘ a pint of piss ’ as a punishment for bed-wetting . |
| 5 | He met and struck a rapport with Brian Stoddart , academic historical adviser on the mini-series , who became his co-author on Cricket and Empire : ‘ We had new information , and above all could place the incident in its broader social , political and historical context . |
| 6 | He helped form the midweek walkers ' club for retired friends who shared his love of walking and it was after one of their regular meetings that he died . |
| 7 | Nicholas served as spiritual director not only to the members of the family , but to an increasing circle of friends and relations who sought his advice by correspondence . |
| 8 | The Earl of Wemyss was another hearing-impaired statesman who made his mark in Parliament . |
| 9 | Irene and Peter Ludwig , who made his fortune in chocolate manufacturing , have collected art since the 1960s , at the rate of one work per day . |
| 10 | His caddie instead is ‘ Baldrick ’ , Richard Owens from Sleaford who got his nickname from Hare 's request on the practice ground for more ammunition . |
| 11 | His caddie instead is ‘ Baldrick ’ , Richard Owens from Sleaford who got his nickname from Hare 's request on the practice ground for more ammunition . |
| 12 | Responsibility for Housing and Works was taken on by Adriaan Vlok , who retained his position as Minister of Correctional Services but relinquished the Ministry for the Budget to Org Marais . |
| 13 | António Hama Thai ( who retained his post as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces ) , and Maj.-Gen. |
| 14 | LUCA CUMANI , who built his reputation on success in big handicaps , complicates a cavalry charge of a Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket today by saddling Shellac and Splendid Career , the two best-backed runners in the race . |
| 15 | A good example is Augustus , who changed his type of portrait in response to his changing political circumstances ( see also p. 39 ) , and these changes can be approximately dated from coins ( fig. 17 ) . |
| 16 | David Lockley , 43 , of Sussex Road , Lowestoft , Suffolk , who changed his name by deed poll from John Byatt , was remanded in custody until Friday when he appeared before Hemel Hempstead magistrates charged with killing Mary Angela Byatt in August 1979 . |
| 17 | Next to pull out was Surrey fast bowler Martin Bicknell , who dislocated his shoulder in training . |
| 18 | I was to meet him in later years , but I am sure that the reaction in the chapel of all those within earshot , and particularly of the School Chaplain himself , exactly mirrored ‘ The Guardsman who dropped his rifle on parade ’ and the man who lit his cigar before the Royal toast together with his great friend who ordered a double Scotch in the grand pump-room at Bath . |
| 19 | who swapped his face by plastic surgery , |
| 20 | Paul Beniston , who obtained his BA in Music in 1987 , was one of the members of Royal Fort Brass , a brass quintet formed in 1985 , who entertained many audiences with their wide-ranging repertoire , both serious and humorous . |
| 21 | She told Delaney , who shook his head with revulsion . |
| 22 | The reigning world champion , who turned his back on Formula One after he was outmanoeuvred by Alain Prost last season , has established himself as runaway favourite to win the Indycar championship . |
| 23 | His position as Minister in Charge of Relations with CTSP and Associations was taken over by Lt.-Col. Birama Sire Traore , who exchanged his portfolio of Secretary of State for Internal Security with Maj. Moussa Diabate , hitherto Minister of Territorial Administration . |
| 24 | A MAN who hacked his father-in-law to death with a Samurai sword in a row over drugs was yesterday jailed for life . |
| 25 | The main figure in the story is Konrad Lorenz , who began his work on animal behaviour in about 1930 . |
| 26 | A king not universally popular , who owed his throne to assassination , must have been sensitive on such an issue , and maybe sometimes nervous of joining large assemblies of armed men . |
| 27 | Wilde portrays a romantic young man who killed his wife in passion and then paid the ultimate penalty . |
| 28 | ‘ Those who followed his career in television , from the role of humble assistant film editor , up through the features department of Granada Television , through to his incredibly successful period as editor of the BBC magazine programme , Holiday '76 , knew him to be resourceful , keen , and deeply aware , not only of the problems of travel — his chosen speciality — but also-of such things as cuisine and interior design . ’ |
| 29 | His critics accused his work of lacking in realism , but this did not lessen his popularity with those readers who enjoyed his enthusiasm for romance and adventure . |
| 30 | Cannon J. , who delivered his judgment in French , seems to have taken a wider view since he reached the same conclusion without reliance on the maxims of the civil law or the Quebec civil code : ‘ On peut dire que son droit est né en même temps qu'elle . ’ |