Example sentences of "his [det] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never been allowed to mix properly with women and his few lady friends were discouraged by his mother and not made welcome in the Bradley home . |
| 2 | Brought up as a Catholic , he was educated at Stonyhurst , where even one of his few school friends described him as ‘ the ungainliest of boys with a huge head ’ . |
| 3 | His ain prison baurs . |
| 4 | From 1879 to 1905 Peach carried out the palaeontological duties in Scotland in addition to his many field commitments . |
| 5 | During his presidency ( 1951–63 ) he completed the best-known of his many calligraphy projects , the design and direction of the RAF Book of Remembrance at St Clement Danes . |
| 6 | The last month almost spent on a series of farewell visits to the branches and his many business friends in Melbourne and Sydney . |
| 7 | Part was published in the 1939 work Prices and Wages in England from the Twelfth to the Nineteenth Centuries , but there remains a mass of data and comments written by Beveridge himself and his many research assistants . |
| 8 | Brian Smith , this season 's Oxford University captain who is looking to become a dual international by adding Irish caps to the six he has won already for Australia , plays against some of his former Wallaby team-mates on Sunday at Iffley Road . |
| 9 | Berkowitz admitted trying to sell the memo — revealing Mr Ashdown 's affair with his former secretary Patricia Howard — to the News of the World for £30,000 . |
| 10 | Our photograph shows Jim receiving his gift from Charles Winter watched by his wife ( right ) , and his former secretary Jean Kerr . |
| 11 | One-time pal BUILDER Jim Garrad , who never wants to speak to his former friend Mellor again after their dispute over a bill |
| 12 | Sir John may further strengthen his position by appointing Malcolm Dix , his former Magpie Group colleague , as a fellow director . |
| 13 | When he was sentenced to life for killing his former rape victim , the main focus was on the release of the rapist : MP 's fury as revenge murderer gets life WHY WAS THIS MONSTER FREED ? |
| 14 | Walesa , however , was concerned that Olszewski could not ensure the continuation of the economic reform programme or a stable parliamentary majority , and instead apparently snubbed the centre-right by appointing his former driver Mieczyslaw Wachowski to negotiate on Nov. 19 . |
| 15 | Kurt 's 14 year-old son Boston , by his former wife Season Hubley , is also a regular visitor . |
| 16 | His brilliant work has already brought out the very best in Brigitte Bardot , Raquel Welch , Britt Ekland and his former wife Faye Dunaway , among countless Hollywood stars . |
| 17 | Most if it he knew : the copyright on his works to his wife Viola ; the manuscripts to his former wife Hilda Machin ; a small sum of money to his mother , still alive at the time of the making of the will . |
| 18 | In August Chapman signed his former half-back George Hampson from Northampton , and although his previous visit to Northampton had failed to secure Walden — he went to Tottenham in April for £1,750 — the developing form of Bainbridge at outside-right more than made up for the disappointment . |
| 19 | Indeed , it is perfectly plausible that one of his political enemies — such as his former minister Pinay or the leftist François Mitterrand — would have succeeded him . |
| 20 | An audit of Stroessner 's financial affairs had been ordered by the government in March , and it was reported that this would reveal details of a " secret account " into which Stroessner and his former Treasury Minister , Gen. Cesar Barrientos [ for whose death see p. 36687 ] , had deposited millions of dollars from tolls and special petrol tax payments . |
| 21 | The largest cache was in his former kitchen basement , behind ‘ a carefully concealed trap door at the back of the counter . ’ |
| 22 | Ivor used to share a house in Staunton with his former common-law wife , Sheila Stroud . |
| 23 | Jobless Arthur Robinson , 43 , of Faraday Street , Middlesbrough , has appeared before Teesside magistrates charged with attempting to kill his former common-law wife Yvonne McGrory , of Orwell Street , Middlesbrough , at her home early on Monday . |
| 24 | His dramatic evidence was given on the fourth day of the trial of his former common-law wife Shiela Stroud , 32 , and her lover Mark Evans , 31 . |
| 25 | Jo accepts that despite Craig 's well-publicised engagement to his former co-star Rachel Friend , his fans will scrutinise every leading lady who crosses his path as a possible new love interest . |
| 26 | Welsh dairy farmer Sirrell Griffiths is hoping enough rain will fall at Kempton Park before Boxing Day to allow his former point-to-pointer Norton 's Coin to take on Desert Orchid in the King George VI Rank Chase . |
| 27 | In what became the biggest spending spree the club with the Scrooge image has ever embarked on , Nicholas returned home to Parkhead along with his former Arsenal teammate Martin Hayes and another old Celtic Boys ' Club stalwart , the ex-Hibernian midfield player John Collins . |
| 28 | In common with his former school chum Mike Rutherford , Ant ( as he likes to be known ) has a weakness for special tunings … |
| 29 | The £700,000 transfer from Charlton went through only 48 hours after Lee rejected the chance to link up again with his former boss Lennie Lawrence . |
| 30 | Mansell spent some time on stage with his former boss Frank Williams , whose Canon-Williams team had won the Constructors ' Championship . |