Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he quarrelled sharply with I. A. Richards 's statement that Eliot had effected ‘ a complete severance between his poetry and all beliefs ’ , the editor of the Criterion did not dissent from Richards 's hostile analysis of Lawrence 's ‘ reversion to primitive mentality ’ . |
| 2 | Far from being inclined towards self-righteousness , the Pharisees taught ‘ Be humble before all men ’ , and revered their teacher Hillel for his extreme humility ; and far from being judgemental , they urged ‘ Do not judge your fellow man until you are in his position ’ and ‘ Always judge others by the scale of merit ( that is , charitably ) ’ . |
| 3 | As his family began to grow , money was hard to come by so he became a clerk for his family and John cannily gave dressmaking work to his new daughter-in-law to help them survive whilst getting good value for money for himself . |
| 4 | As he spoke , George was wrapping a clean sack round each leg over his trousers and criss-crossing them with bands to fasten them , giving greater protection for his legs . |
| 5 | Fergie 's policy of physical protection for his Welsh teenager is well documented . |
| 6 | Ray Doyle had bowed to Jack Stone 's pleading request for protection for his family . |
| 7 | On 5 June he is said to have ignored a request from a Catholic merchant for protection for his family in the Mansion House ; and he stirred himself only when the Bank of England was reported to be in the mob 's sights . |
| 8 | The employer is entitled only to adequate protection for his business secrets : the concept of adequacy prevents the employee being restricted from using his general skills and knowledge . |
| 9 | The headline said : ‘ Skeleton Found in Woodland Grave ’ , and the story beneath it ran : ‘ While digging a grave for his pet dog a Suffolk landowner , with a home near Hadleigh , unearthed a human skeleton . |
| 10 | How it suited Bram Stoker for his Transylvania . |
| 11 | Since 1846 his faithful companion had been a Miss Howard , formerly of Brighton and London , who had discreetly accompanied the Prince through his various adventures . |
| 12 | Professor Wragg writes : Your Local Education Authority is obliged to give your son a grant for his first higher- education course . |
| 13 | Tweed paced the room , wiping moisture off his forehead as Monica relayed-the message . |
| 14 | Mr Miller uses the buses to pick up medication from Loftus for his heart condition . |
| 15 | Whether this was all done in preparation for his wedding is not certain , but in 1744 he married a daughter of Richard Osborne from neighbouring Wortley House . |
| 16 | The next extract refers to a period in Salisbury when Philip Parrish works eight hours a day in preparation for his Civil Service examination without too many lapses into dreaming . |
| 17 | Indeed , one Wettin of Reichnau , a visionary monk , claimed to have seen Charles in Purgatory , where the purifying flames burned away his lust in preparation for his entry into Heaven . |
| 18 | During the days , while the man slept , Boy would sleep a little himself , in a chair , in preparation for his nights at The Bar ; but mostly he would stare out of the window at the city , or stare at the television . |
| 19 | He comes into form slowly , treating all other races as training preparation for his one target , the yellow jersey in Paris . |
| 20 | I sent details of the case to a large number of politicians in preparation for his move in the Commons . |
| 21 | It 's all part of his preparation for his new movie , A Bronx Tale . |
| 22 | With the exception of preparation for his meeting with Kiichi Miyazawa , the prime minister of Japan , he has still not had a full-blown meeting on trade with his economic team . |
| 23 | Charles Walker has recently returned from a world trip , during which he has been taking photographs in preparation for his next book . |
| 24 | Before entering Georgia politics Carter had been an engineer in the navy , but that did not provide very suitable preparation for his political career . |
| 25 | It is appropriate , therefore , to consider the preparation for his activities in Korea afforded by his experience in directing the affairs of Japan between 1945 and 1950 . |
| 26 | At intervals throughout the next months he worked on this material , in preparation for his show at the Lefevre Gallery in September 1951 and for other exhibitions . |
| 27 | But the patina of religiosity his demeanour had acquired through attendance at Hebrew classes and preparation for his bar mitzvah was quickly shed when the classes and his bar mitzvah had passed and early manhood overtook him . |
| 28 | Charles Walker has recently returned from a world trip , during which he has been taking photographs in preparation for his next book . |
| 29 | As preparation for his new appointment the BDA sponsored him on a two-year course at Bulmershe College , now Reading University , for a certificate in youth and community work , which he duly obtained . |
| 30 | Even as he did so , Angel One was already shifting his weight onto his left foot , in preparation for his counter-attack on his second assailant . |