Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] that [vb base] his " in BNC.

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1 When Niki said the Paris decision had been the right one , one knows two things about Niki that explain his position : first that any Ferrari driver has to speak through both sides of his mouth , and second , that even were that not so , there is nothing Niki likes as much as winding someone else up .
2 We are soon informed of how his wealth is made public knowledge in lines that suggest his generosity with his riches could be extravagance ; an imprudent use and showing of wealth — and his wife — rather than a wise one : This noble marchaunt heeld a worthy hous For which he hadde alday so great repair For his largesse ( and for his wyf was fair ) That wonder is …
3 He seems increasingly to distrust the idealistic visions of humanity that typify his early works .
4 In this case , however , the term " deconstruction " points to de Man 's unfaithful translation of Nietzsche 's argument into terms that serve his own argument : it therefore operates the same ambiguous structure of voices that we have observed in the discussions of Rousseau and Proust .
5 He is also able at a later stage to add bits of language that move his notes towards sentence form — " There is a " , for instance , in point 1 .
6 Mr Harvey does so with a clarity and beauty of expression that make his book worth reading even by those who will be sceptical of what he describes .
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