Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [prep] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ion Aurel Stoica , leader of the government 's negotiating team and Minister of State for the Quality of Life and Social Security , offered his resignation on the same day but it was rejected by Roman . |
| 2 | There had been concern about his progress at the same stage as there now was for Balbinder 's . |
| 3 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 4 | He was the archetypal theoretical physicist : it was said of him that even his presence in the same town would make experiments go wrong ! |
| 5 | Joel Garner was , in fact , almost at the end had begun back in 1976–7 against Pakistan when he made his debut in the same game as Colin Croft . |
| 6 | ‘ Tommy Taylor made his debut in the same game as me . |
| 7 | If he is not saying that he would repeal the increase in VAT , he is simply speaking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time . |
| 8 | And then , of course , there is Steve Bone blowing as many saxes as he can fit in his mouth at the same time . |
| 9 | Uyeshiba developed the techniques of aikido from his study of the many styles of jiu jitsu in Japan . |
| 10 | Still I suppose you could say he suffered for his religion in the same way I suffer for my art . |
| 11 | Immacolata said it glowed prettily , the light was flattering , and this recollection passed across his mind at the same time as he registered the woman 's contorted face , her blotched cheeks and veined eyes , and began to hear what she was saying : |
| 12 | However , their arguments rest purely on Sartre 's intentions rather than his practice in the latter novel : Sartre in fact adopts a whole range of modernist devices throughout the three volumes , deriving precisely from the narrative experiments of Joyce , Dos Passos , Faulkner and others . |
| 13 | His work at the same time marks a break with conventional theorisations of power . |
| 14 | Your letter was a great joy to me , a message from another human being who approaches his work with the same seriousness as I do mine , and who has consequently suffered as much under the insanities of our time … |
| 15 | He carried a colour photograph of his mill in the same way that others carry their wives and children . |
| 16 | The National Heritage Secretary David Mellor , 43 , resigned on Sept. 24 , the first Cabinet minister to resign since the formation of the new Conservative government in April [ see p. 38869 ] ; he was succeeded in his post by the former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke , 58 . |
| 17 | David Elsworth is lucky to have such a superb performer as Barnbrook Again in his string at the same time as Desert Orchid . |
| 18 | It could n't be easy to cope with the emotional strain of a missing husband and do his job at the same time . |
| 19 | In 1950 , a year before his retirement from the latter post , Gow published a memorable edition of Theocritus , a second edition following three years later . |
| 20 | Uttering a low , violent oath , he grabbed Isabel 's arm and yanked her behind him , drawing his sword at the same time . |
| 21 | Remind me to tell you some time about my Uncle Morton 's wife and his mistress both turning up to his funeral in the self-same dress … |
| 22 | It will not merely be his insight into the All Blacks ' tactics and mentality which will prove valuable . |
| 23 | Too many things demanded his attention at the same rime . |
| 24 | One project that Warnke has had in mind since he came to Hamburg in 1982 , has been finding more space for the art history department , and to this end he has had his eye on the former Warburg house with its famous oval reading room , conceived by Aby Warburg and opened to readers in 1926 , one year after his death . |
| 25 | But the prime minister failed to broaden his alliance as the former Communists of the Democratic party of the Left and the small Republican Party refused to join his administration . |
| 26 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 27 | The Chairmaster shrugged his shoulders and shook his head at the same time , finally dislodging the reluctant wig . |
| 28 | For example , there was an oil smear on his jacket of the same type as that he used in his car . |
| 29 | His pursuit of the same approach in his cantatas arose perhaps from a firm conviction of what would succeed in a genre so closely allied to opera , perhaps from innate conservatism . |
| 30 | But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together . |