Example sentences of "was his [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such was his disillusionment that he gave up the practice of medicine for a while and supported himself and his growing family by undertaking translation work , at the same time pursuing his chemical and botanical studies . |
| 2 | So vivid was his description that I suggested the only kindness would be to put the nag down before the race . |
| 3 | He had almost bawled at her ; in fact , so loud was his voice that he turned instinctively , feeling he must have been overheard , and looked towards the two gates which had ‘ The Grange ’ easily discernible as part of the wrought iron . |
| 4 | Once again it was his self that he cultivated , rather than the seminarist 's vocation , and he was expelled in May 1890 . |
| 5 | It was his idea that they should-read his books together and then discuss van der Post 's mystical ideas at mealtimes . |
| 6 | He has been to Taiwan on two or three occasions and it was his idea that we come to New Zealand and develop our forward play ’ , said Lin . |
| 7 | It was his idea that it would become a model city at an initial cost of £100,000 . |
| 8 | I was his friend and companion , and it was his will that you should ascend the Dragon Throne . ’ |
| 9 | Yet , it was his originality that he could represent prevailing moods , drawing together themes in striking images and captions , thereby intensifying the attitudes from which his an emerged . |
| 10 | Marslen-Wilson and Welsh ( 1978 ) found that fluent restorations occurred more frequently when the word was very predictable ( e.g. in Still he wanted to smoke a cikarette ) than when it was only moderately predictable ( e.g. , in It was his mizfortune that they were stationary ) . |
| 11 | First were the ‘ political realities ’ that faced him ; second , he said , was his fear that he would have to campaign negatively in order to succeed . |
| 12 | And then he added , ‘ I was talking to one of Big Joe 's bouncers and it was his opinion that she got wind of what was to happen , before they had time to give her a dose , likely . |
| 13 | So perfect was his information that it enabled President Kennedy to call Khrushchev 's bluff over the Cuban affair . |
| 14 | It was his strength that he recognized the testing-ground . |
| 15 | It was his strength that he was never to lose that capacity to measure everything against his past — however much others might sneer at it . |
| 16 | Such was his ardour that he forced his way into the room where Thatcher sat in tears , threatening in the process to ‘ flatten ’ Sir Peter Morrison , who was barring the door . |
| 17 | One of Rice 's reasons for accepting an invitation to join the board in the first place was his belief that it might lead to a rekindling of the old partnership . |
| 18 | So complete was his disguise that he was circumcised before the journey . |
| 19 | Salako battled back to full fitness this season and such was his form that he regained his place in the England squad for the World Cup tie against Norway last month . |
| 20 | Yet his great blue jowls appeared sufficient fortification against the world ; while so immense was his dignity that it was some while before I realized he spent his nights in the arms of my recently widowed mother . |