Example sentences of "[vb past] his enthusiasm [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Like other intellectuals of his time , such as Isaac Newton , he retained his enthusiasm for investigating curious phenomena .
2 Herbert caught his enthusiasm for the idea .
3 A gardener for 62 years , Mr. Wakeford on this occasion turned his enthusiasm to wild flowers .
4 It was his next appointment in March 1904 , to the embassy in Constantinople , which fired his enthusiasm for the Middle East and settled the subsequent course of his brief but eventful life .
5 Clearly he is a man who , on the night in question allowed his enthusiasm for sex to overcome normal behaviour . ’
6 Kurt Huber , managing director , expressed his enthusiasm for the project by saying , ‘ the Clayton Aniline Company has played its part in the life of this area for well over 100 years … and this is a further demonstration of our continuing support and commitment to the community of East Manchester ’ .
7 His critics accused his work of lacking in realism , but this did not lessen his popularity with those readers who enjoyed his enthusiasm for romance and adventure .
8 Another poet , Virgil Teodorescu , combined his enthusiasm for both birthday celebrants , claiming they were ‘ the historical couple whose existence merges with the country 's destiny . ’
9 On the Glomar Challenger , and back on shore , Hall met others who shared his enthusiasm for the ocean floor .
10 He highlighted the importance of a well thought out training programme , and clearly shared his enthusiasm for running and his intentions for Barcelona .
11 Muni 's interest , however , would have come to nothing if there were not men at the studios who shared his enthusiasm for this potentially explosive subject .
12 In the Congo he had hunted big game for the first time and in Abyssinia he took every opportunity to do so , and conveyed his enthusiasm to me when I was only a small boy .
13 A clear , confident speaker , who kept his head up and conveyed his enthusiasm to the audience .
14 We shall perhaps never know what sparked his enthusiasm for collecting , but is certainly to be thanked for saving the many carriages , vans and carts which would otherwise have been broken up or left to rot .
15 The Sunday Citizen explained his enthusiasm for the Profumo affair because of a long-cherished personal grudge against Profumo and of having unearthed a juicy scandal by snooping that would have done credit to a divorce detective .
16 The meeting with British art historian Basil Taylor first fuelled his enthusiasm for collecting British art at a time when this area was greatly undervalued .
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