Example sentences of "of his [noun] [conj] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 She did her best to draw him out of his depression but in so doing roused Belinda 's jealousy , as she , in turn , also indulged in a fit of sulks .
2 There is no way in which he could emphasise the veracity of his testimony except by literally asserting it .
3 What is more , he had now become very conscious of his audience and of how they were all silently rooting for him .
4 Cheney declared himself " stunned , angry and frustrated " by his involvement in the scandal and , like many other offenders , blamed dubious administrative practices by the bank for not keeping a more accurate record of the state of his account and for not keeping him more closely informed of his financial position .
5 He is an old man who Mr Browning met in the burning streets of Florence last month half out of his wits and with nowhere to go his wife having thrown him out for what reason I do not know .
6 In June 1548 , when the Scots had suffered it for four years , lord Methven reported to Mary of Guise the results of his inquiries as to why the Englishmen were favoured .
7 John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness .
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