Example sentences of "of his [noun] [conj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The mainspring of his actions as archbishop he spelled out in a letter to the king in 1281 : all Christian rulers derived their authority from , and were subordinate to , ecclesiastical law , to which kings , by virtue of their great dignity , were bound in a degree exceeding that of any other layman .
2 Handed in letter from my father stating that he had no other relatives in the area and because of his blindness and disability he would benefit from them moving into the area .
3 He did not keep his solemn word , renewed at Speyer just before his coronation in 1209 , when as a condition of his coronation as emperor he promised to restore Church properties retained by his predecessors .
4 Throughout the reigns of his son and great-grandson he is referred to as Ring Edward ‘ who lies at Gloucester , but it remains a mystery as to whether the body which lies in the splendid tomb there is his or not .
5 Of his father and Indraugnir he found no trace .
6 In spite of his age and fragility he attended Gertrude Jekyll 's funeral on 11 December 1932 .
7 At the height of his fame and glory he thinks with nostalgia of the rough country food of his childhood .
8 His R/T went u/s as they were taxying out and he called for control to stop " Jock " Calder ( his Deputy ) and tell him to get out of his aircraft and hand it over to Johnny 's crew , " Jock " overheard this plea , switched off his R/T , took-off and led the sortie , but was never forgiven .
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