Example sentences of "by his old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he has forgotten all about the Lost Boys and how to fly , until his own children are kidnapped by his old adversary Captain Hook . |
| 2 | Singh was replaced by his old adversary , Chandra Shekhar , who managed to secure Congress ( I ) support for the formation of a government by his small band of dissident Janata Dal members . |
| 3 | Patrick had of course ( yet why of course when he had so nearly died ? ) resumed his role as poet , jester , teaser , charmer , visited by his old pub companions , and doted upon by Alison and Franca . |
| 4 | David Montgomery , chief executive of Mirror Group Newspapers , was guest speaker at a Faith Share meeting organised by his old church . |
| 5 | With regard to sending mail to your grandson addressing him by his old surname , you are fully entitled to address him as you choose . |
| 6 | Boxing 's least modest ambassador is played by American actor Geoffrey C Ewing , right , who was taught Ali 's fancy footwork by his old sparring partner , Ron Lipton . |
| 7 | Nearly two decades after his first solo album , and four years since his last , Cale has signed to the Opal company ( run by his old friend Brian Eno ) who have just released Words for the Dying , the bulk of which is Cale 's first extended classical work , The Falklands Suite . |
| 8 | When Edward VI succeeded , he order Anne to exchange Bisham Abbey for a less grandiose abode in Kent , owned by his old friend , Philip Hoby . |
| 9 | It was engraved by his old friend John Thornton , and bore a graceful vignette by his other friend , the miniaturist W. M. Craig , who had a studio in Manchester at the top of Market Street Lane . |
| 10 | This attitude is clear in a letter written by his old friend Benjamin Jowett shortly after his death : ‘ Henry Smith seems now to be recognised as the greatest English mathematician of the century . |
| 11 | A mark of how things had changed was that there was now a hospital to which he could be admitted : there in the University College Hospital in Gower Street he made a will on 7 October witnessed by his old friend Edward Humberstone . |
| 12 | M E Tralbaut recounts the story of Vincent 's actual departure from Belgium 's black country , as told to him by his old friend Louis Piérard , who knew the widow of the pastor of Warquignies well . |
| 13 | A poignant moment from Durham 's first-ever Benson & Hedges Cup match : Viv Richards of Glamorgan is caught and bowled by his old friend and former Somerset team-mate Ian Botham |
| 14 | Lee Nogan was let through by his old mates and Paul Furlong did the damage . |
| 15 | Rogers was somewhat reserved and shy in private life and an obituary notice by his old acquaintance , Canon Henry Scott Holland [ q.v. ] , described him as suggesting ‘ something strange and blurred ’ ( Commonwealth , December 1915 ) . |
| 16 | He was then joined by his old associates , Ademar of Angoulême and Geoffrey de Rancon , and together they ravaged some of Richard 's lands . |
| 17 | After an inevitable return to Leeds United for a brief spell as manager , Billy Bremner was finally sacked by his old club when results went against him . |
| 18 | Mozart reported to Constanze that Carl loved the opera ( which was also attended that night by his old enemy Salieri ) , and then went on to discuss the shortcomings of Carl 's education — just like any other anxious parent . |
| 19 | By the time he quit in 1983 , Mr Paisley , supported by his old colleagues Joe Fagan , Ronnie Moran , Roy Evans , Tom Saunders and Reuben Bennett , had guided Liverpool to six championships , a hat-trick of League Cup successes and three European Cup triumphs . |
| 20 | There was sympathy for Hitler himself , who was continually being let down by his old compatriots . |
| 21 | Knighted in 1946 , he continued to live in Oxford , to study in a room provided by his old college , and to write — in particular his volume on the Thirteenth Century in the Oxford History of England . |
| 22 | The last public declaration to his people on 24 February 1945 , the anniversary of the promulgation of the Party Programme , was not given by Hitler himself , but was read out as a Führer Proclamation by his old Munich comrade , Hermann Esser . |