Example sentences of "that his " in BNC.

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31 It is perfectly possible , as Griffen explains , to allow pupil and parent choice , but there is no evidence that his is other than an isolated example .
32 It was known that his was a temporary posting .
33 A recent archaeological find is illuminating : one Corinthian fishmonger , whose Carthaginian amphoras and exotic western Mediterranean merchandise ( the scales of the fish can be identified ) show that his was a high-grade shop , went out of business in the early years of the Peloponnesian War , perhaps as a result of the Athenian blockade of the Corinthian gulf ( Arch .
34 Ken Mentle , who often made up club rules as he went along , declared that his was the casting vote and promptly blocked the appointment , incredibly naming himself as manager .
35 Andreeva went on to complain of historical plays , such as those of Mikhail Shatrov , which were arbitrary in their interpretation and close to the views that had been put forward by Lenin 's opponents , and she deplored the obsessive interest in Stalin among many writers , obscuring the fact that his was a complex and transitional period in which industrialisation , collectivisation and a cultural revolution had brought the USSR into the ranks of the great powers .
36 Although at Grange Park Samwell did not introduce the Imperial staircase of three open flights to England , there is little doubt that his was grander than its precursor at Gunnersbury by John Webb [ q.v . ] .
37 His obituary in the City Press claimed that his was ‘ the longest career , and , we believe , the most independent , public-spirited and fearless career , of any publisher of his time ’ .
38 It appears that his was an on-site managerial position , and it is quite intriguing to note in Gunson 's first account the details of his recruitment .
39 He was removed from that medrese and then became muderris there a second time " with the condition that it should be included among the and that his should become in his [ proper ] time in accordance with the custom in similar medreses ' .
40 But they had also demonstrated , by their eagerness to deflect him from it , that his was no fool 's errand .
41 She kept trying to tell herself that his was just another face in a long line of faces , but the nearness of him was agonising , and she was forced to face up to a bitter realisation .
42 In passing sentence US District Judge Norman P. Ramsey told Clines that his " was not a case of misplaced patriotism ; it was purely a case of greed " .
43 Ishaya Bakut , the ECOMOG commanding officer , stressed that his was a neutral force .
44 Instead he told the judge that if he let his son go free , he would see to it that his got into no more trouble .
45 The more de Gaulle insisted that his was not a party and that he was appealing to all patriotic men and women of every class , the more he was conforming to stereotypes of right-wing authoritarianism .
46 Wilson himself at his first meeting with President Johnson seems to have struck the right note with his claim that his was a forward-looking government with none of the imperial nostalgia of its predecessor .
47 If the purchaser is to try to ensure that his is the last counter-offer , so that it will be accepted by the conduct of the seller , the device of sending back another acknowledgement does not work well in practice .
48 Where a plaintiff contends that his is a case justifying a departure from the general approach that contention , and the facts relied upon to support it , should be pleaded .
49 ‘ The manager was told when he was appointed that his was a pressure job and that the pressure would increase with good results or bad .
50 After a brief opening spot by local musician Jim Malcolm , which suggested that his is a talent to watch , Guillory came on .
51 Edmund recognises that his longed marriage to Mary Crawford would consist of simply opposing characters .
52 You see he 's so unlucky that his is on all play .
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