Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [be] [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his two books on the subject he describes the importance of ‘ good sitting habits ’ in maintaining a healthy spine and body ; his views are similar to those taught by Alexander himself . |
| 2 | ARNOLD LEESE was the most extreme anti-Semitic figure in British Fascist politics during the 1930s , and his views were closer to those of the German National Socialists than any other political leader . |
| 3 | If a man who owns so much land dies and his sons are entitled to such a percentage , how much do his four sons each have , how much do three daughters each have , how much does the widow own ? |
| 4 | The apparent liberalism of Morrissey would seem to be a touch out of vogue here , although a hardening of his attitudes was clear during those few weeks . |
| 5 | Bertz ( 1975 : 77 ) , for example , in his study of Dublin , uses a prior classification into ‘ drei Soziostilistischen Typen ’ : ‘ educated ’ , ‘ general ’ and ‘ popular ’ Dublin English , and his informants are pre-classified in these groups . |
| 6 | It was also strengthened by the assumption , inherited from the Middle Ages and still very widely accepted , that the relationship between a ruler and his subjects was analogous to that of father and children . |
| 7 | Whether or not Niki ever said any such thing , since his books are ghost-written without any great elaboration from Niki , who says he never reads them , the facts are true . |
| 8 | The schoolteacher realized that his guests were tongue-tied in this strange place and , after a few openings had brought no more than murmurs of self-conscious or self-absorbed politeness , he did what he had found best to do on such occasions . |
| 9 | He thought only in terms of finite groups but since he specifically insisted on the associative law being satisfied his ideas were similar to those of today . |
| 10 | His governments were responsible for some major pieces of social legislation , for example in education , bureaucracy ( 1870 ) , Trade Unions ( 1871 ) , the law and electoral reform . |
| 11 | Naturally , the man who had wooed the beautiful Denice Lewis and could also count the exotic Pamella Bordes among his friends was delighted at this turn of events . |
| 12 | His parables are full of this message . |
| 13 | Mr Eastwood and his colleagues are aware of this — they are therefore concerned about leadership ( desirable ) and the ‘ science of management ’ ( overdone ) . |