Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] by his " in BNC.
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| 1 | When items are faulty , not delivered on time , or more rarely where Ian has by his own fault succeeded in botching an order , then he goes on the defensive . |
| 2 | C informed of rights — said he did not have or want a solicitor — did not know that solicitor instructed by his family had enquired about him — whether subsequent confession should be excluded under PACE , s. 78 |
| 3 | But there was no military tradition in the family , and despite the fame and glory won by his sons , they were still dwarfed by their father , Sam . |
| 4 | The first was the news from Cambridge : the samples of blood and hair collected by his long-suffering team were confirmed as a match to the dead girl 's . |
| 5 | Belinda gulped her juice and followed him obediently , too aware of him as he stood back to make way for her , or strode ahead to open a door , the taut muscles in arms and thighs revealed by his economical movements . |
| 6 | The African agriculturalist is no exception and is very tenacious of the customs and methods practised by his forefathers … the poor farming methods and soil depleting practices prevalent among peasant cultivators stem from ignorance , custom and lethargy … the main obstacle to overcome is the native 's lack of understanding of the need for the prevention of soil erosion . |
| 7 | But the melancholy and isolation conveyed by his pose is also suggestive of a person beyond reach . |
| 8 | They drank tea out of mugs labelled Captain and Bosun brought by his wife , who was small , bright-eyed and determinedly busy . |
| 9 | In church affairs Edward followed a traditional line with a vigour and resourcefulness dictated by his legal and martial preoccupations , not by any concern to alter the balance of church-state relations . |
| 10 | John Major 's rejection of the policies and principles held by his political predecessor has been much more gradual . |
| 11 | Wilson 's views of Prince 's Street , Edinburgh , revealed to an enchanted audience , pedestrians and traffic stilled by his camera . |
| 12 | So , is n't it rather difficult to adapt to what must seem like some of the trivial aches and pains suffered by his patients in England ? |
| 13 | And Peter says by his baptism what was Jesus presented himself to do ? |
| 14 | The Kunsthalle , on the other hand , includes works by Newmann and Stella represented by his latest wall reliefs Walter De Maria , Donald Judd and Beuys ; also Naumann , who was one of the first to use neon as a medium for painting , sculpture and graphic work , and Borofsky , who forces drawing , traditionally considered the basis of all the arts , to serve the spatial and environmental demands of his installations . |
| 15 | In his later years , he was also to suffer from persistent bronchial trouble and emphysema exacerbated by his smoking . |
| 16 | Thomas had experienced learning difficulties since he was five , but experts used by his local authority failed to spot his dyslexia . |
| 17 | Normally it takes three or four years to complete the apprenticeship , but Reay helped by his ten year 's experience of weaving and considerable determination , achieved it in half the time . |
| 18 | But Mellor stood by his claims that Israel was responsible for the Middle East stalemate . |
| 19 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination . |
| 20 | ‘ We 'll be there in about an hour or so , ’ Guido told her , as Ronni sat by his side stiffly , staring out the window . |
| 21 | To my mind it is as much of a prostitution of literary talent as Hemingway committed by his glorification of bullfighting , to read the likes of Allan Massie , lending his elegant prose to the description of pugilists , praising boxing as an art-form as if they were opera singers engaged in an aria celebrating physical courage in a coloratura of fists . |
| 22 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 23 | It is exactly the same point as John makes by his assertion that ‘ the Spirit was not given by measure ’ to Jesus , but rested upon him and remained in fulfilment of the promises of the Old Testament ( 3:34 , 1:32,33 ) . |