Example sentences of "his [noun] this " in BNC.

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1 To Cnut and some of his contemporaries this world still mattered , and evidence of this has been found where it might have been least expected .
2 But among his brethren this benefactor would be sadly missed .
3 Briefly , if the referee points his fingers this indicates that someone had done something wrong .
4 ‘ A place with corners that resemble the Third World ’ was his verdict this year on the city 's mixture of new private affluence and public squalor , its Mafia-like interest groups and its grotesque inefficiencies .
5 This was her diagnosis after she had pulled his foot this way and that , in a manner that brought Seb out in a sweat and had him groaning in anguish .
6 Out of Herodotus 's attempt to distinguish truth from myth arose our own codification of discursive types , but in his text this structure is still in a state of flux .
7 Although his tones were conversational — and in his case this naturally meant loud — none of the people in the adjacent seats seemed to be able to hear him .
8 Like the merchant — and , indeed , implicitly , his wife — an early-emphasized detail of his character is that he is " " free " " in the sense of " generous " , but in his case this is very much a means to an end rather than an end or a pleasure in itself : Free was daun John , and manly of dispence , As in that hous , and ful of diligence To doon plesaunce , and also greet costage .
9 He repeated his worry this week about the changes to the unemployment and poverty registers and the apparent wish to change the basis of the retail price index .
10 Presenting his budget this week , the finance minister , Wang Bingqian , used his favourite word for the third year running to describe the state of the public purse : ‘ grim ’ .
11 If the Chancellor is to balance his budget this autumn it looks likely that VAT will be added in several areas which have been zero rated until now , and public transport may be one of them .
12 I wrote to Mr. Desmond Ingard as we arranged , and I met him and another member of his board this morning .
13 So , although the events leading up to the Civil War made it seem desirable to Hobbes to write De Cive before the completion of De Homine , his finding this possible was not inconsistent with his conception of a three-part ordered system of Elements of Philosophy .
14 And is Councillor k does Councillor intend to pay his debts this year ?
15 The Guidance says that where they intend " to limit the way in which a parent meets his responsibility this should be discussed with the parent and incorporated in the plan of arrangements for the child whilst in care so that it may be subject to periodic review " ( para 3.68 ) .
16 ‘ Do n't ever , ’ and Donald took another breath , through his mouth this time , as if he 'd only surfaced for a moment , ‘ do n't EVER eat my beans again . ’
17 Mr Collor , badly rattled by the spreading pro-Lula mood , and the rapid erosion of his lead in the polls , cancelled his rallies this weekend , sacked his propaganda co-ordinator and called his advisers to an emergency meeting in Brasilia to replan strategies .
18 The lone ranger rode into the sunset and jumped on his horse This violates our expectation that events are recounted in the order in which they happened .
19 This proposal concerned the use of an AI Planning Aid to assist the major servicing of the aircraft and I believe more details of this will be given by Steve Docker in his talk this afternoon .
20 ( a ) Every partner must make full disclosure to his co-partners This duty is given statutory force by s28 of the Partnership Act : Partners are bound to render true accounts and full information of all things affecting the partnership to any partner or his legal representatives .
21 McBride was honoured at his club this week during their annual AGM , where former First XV prop Randal Bell was installed as President with Bill Walsh as his senior vice President , and Willie Henry as his junior vice President .
22 Ally McCoist 's fitness will determine who plays up front and yesterday Roxburgh said that the improvement in the player 's hamstring injury was such that he would now be ‘ disappointed ’ if the scorer of 41 goals for his club this season did not play on the ground that has yet to give up a goal to Scotland since they became tenants at Ibrox .
23 He had a calculator to help , but tried to keep his temper , his blood this side of boiling point and a little , at least , of social grace by listening at the same time to a Schubert piano sonata on a portable radio alongside .
24 Stephen had gone out first , scrambling up the shaft , putting all his weight this time on the rope and wondering what would happen , whether they would ever be found alive , if the rope came unfastened from the spur of rock to which they had tied it .
25 Simon Jay had his briefcase and cassette radio stolen from his car this morning .
26 In his eyes this has led to ‘ bad software . ’
27 — And indeed , in his eyes this seems possible :
28 And Smith , who has jumped much higher than his rival this summer , responded : ‘ They 'll be making a big mistake if they do n't pick me . ’
29 Spencer failed to retain his card this year after his debut season on the Volvo European Tour which saw him finish in 178th position in the Order of Merit with winnings of just £7,700 .
30 However , on the morning of his funeral , two senior guests , reading their papers after breakfast , raised quizzical eyebrows : ‘ Well , the General will not be needing his loch this morning , ’ said the one to the other .
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