31.   Mrs Harding herself was thin and frail but her son was a sturdy sixteen-year- old.

32.   My sons are both in the army.

33.   Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself.

34.   Perhaps the son was a traitor or a criminal, which led to the exciting possibility of civil wars in later reigns.

35.   She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.

36.   That son of theirs is a little stinker!

37.   The adoption contract might contain a proviso that if a natural son was born he would take precedence as the legal heir.

38.   The daughter had all the brains and did all the accounts -- the son was just the nominal boss of the business.

39.   The discovery of a body finally convinced Mrs Hayes that her son was dead.

40.   The parents have denied that their son is a gang member.