Example sentences of "of his [noun sg] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good deal of what he wrote may be taken as a rejection of the ‘ liberal interpretation of history ’ , and indeed of the ‘ liberal humanist tradition ’ in literature ; nevertheless the centre of his story is the Ring and the maxim that ‘ power corrupts ’ , a concept unimpeachably modern , democratic , anti-though not un-heroic . |
| 2 | To put the case far too bluntly , one might argue that a fifteenth-century scholar 's chief concern and the measure whereby he was judged was to achieve excellence in that is , knowledge or learning , through teaching and writing ; whereas a seventeenth-century scholar 's chief interest and the measuring rod of his success was the attainment of the high learned offices and the power , salary and perquisites that went with them . |
| 3 | The only clue so far discovered of any value to a possible dating of his return is the fact that , according to Bursali Mehmed Tahir , there exists a copy of one of his most famous works , the written in his own hand , presented to Mehmed II , and dated 878/1473–4 it would not thus be unreasonable to suppose that Molla Husrev wrote the copy especially for Mehmed II , this in turn suggesting that by 878 Molla Husrev had made up his quarrel with the sultan and had perhaps returned to Istanbul . |
| 4 | The centres of his concern were the condition of the working classes and fellowship between the classes . |
| 5 | He was dominant in the air , tough in the tackle and a feature of his play was the stream of stylish , sweeping passes he delivered to his wingers after he had won the ball , so that it was no surprise at all when he was chosen to represent the Southern League . |
| 6 | David Goldman , managing director of Newcastle-based computer group Sage said the success of his company was the result of the efforts of its management team , not the Tories . |
| 7 | One of the phenomena of his campaign was the presence of large groups of women who would scream and faint whenever he came anywhere near them . |
| 8 | One aspect of his work is the application of radiesthesic coils ( a spiral of wire or copper attached to a stake and driven into the ground ) . |
| 9 | John Wesley could admire the correctness with which " an unlearned tinner speaks extemporare " , but more typical of his class was the reaction of one of his opponents in a letter to the Bishop of Exeter . |
| 10 | A highlight of his week was the speech attacking nuclear power by Arthur Scargill ( 'a real professional' ) . |
| 11 | Top of his list was the word " Butter " . |
| 12 | The most widely reported feature of his speech was the proposal to repeal a 35-year-old law outlawing the Communist Party of the Philippines — Marxist Leninist ( CPP-ML ) and similar organizations , and to institute a sweeping amnesty . |
| 13 | The one point that he left out of his speech was the recognition that the measures have been welcomed by the principals of the colleges concerned . |
| 14 | A third important feature of his theory is the contrast he drew between image ( Vorstellung ) and concept ( Begriff , sometimes also rendered , much less happily , as ‘ notion ’ ) . |
| 15 | A key feature of his theory is the emphasis placed on the revolutionary character of scientific progress , where a revolution involves the abandonment of one theoretical structure and its replacement by another , incompatible one . |
| 16 | The great events of his administration were the return to the gold standard , the Treaty of Locarno , the General Strike , the Imperial Conference of 1926 which led on to the Statute of Westminster , and the measures originating in the Ministry of Health for the reform of local government and the extension of social security . |
| 17 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 18 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 19 | But the high-point of his batting was the double-century in the Old Trafford Test . |
| 20 | Typical of his account is the picture he gives of the festival held at the great Sufi shrine of the Qadam Sharif , which sheltered the supposed Footprint of the Holy Prophet . |
| 21 | Somewhere in the back of his mind was the knowledge that Legion wanted the woman kept alive , but the sight of Kreig 's ears had given Ardamal a thirst , and he needed to slake it . |
| 22 | He did not have time now to investigate his own feelings , but somewhere at the back of his mind was the thought that he was , himself , no idealist . |
| 23 | At the back of his mind was the fear that he had been given too much air , that his lungs could not sustain the pressure , that they would collapse as Commander Barnwell 's had collapsed . |
| 24 | The boy was cautioned — never went before the court because of his father being the ACC and this fellow went before the Chief Constable and he had ten years ' service at the time . |
| 25 | Uppermost in the priorities of his concentration are the voices coming through the headset he is wearing . |
| 26 | The cornerstone of his policy was the Atlantic Alliance and this required large armed forces to enable Britain to fulfil its chosen world role . |
| 27 | The crux of his research was the discovery of a circle of churches which included that of Rennes-le-Chateau . |
| 28 | And the most dazzling evidence of his vitality was the death of his sister . |
| 29 | Only £7,500 of his investment was the franchise fee that goes straight to Athena . |