Example sentences of "[pers pn] the honour of [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 2 | From the time that my colleagues in the House of Commons did me the honour of electing me to be their leader I have felt that I was in the position of a trustee ; and even throughout the war the one thing that I have aimed at constantly has been to preserve . |
| 3 | Mr Gould , who in describing this new species did me the honour of calling it after my name , states , that besides the smaller size and different colour of the plumage , the beak is of considerably less proportional dimensions than in the common Rhea ; that the tarsi are covered with differently-shaped scales , and that they are feathered six inches beneath the knee . |
| 4 | The Führer has given to me the honour of organizing the conference and , of course , responsibility for his safety . |
| 5 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 6 | he did me the honour of revealing his sources . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , Aunt , Leith has this afternoon done me the honour of agreeing to be my wife . ’ |
| 8 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 9 | Annabelle 's father , George , and her mother , Martha , have done me the honour of offering me the opportunity to make a speech on this wonderful occasion and propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 10 | I know we have n't long been acquainted , but will you do me the honour of becoming my wife ? ’ |
| 11 | The annual conference competition to win the George Wood Cup this year took the format of target shooting ( with tennis balls ) and the Welsh dexterity of earned him the honour of collecting the cup at the conference Installation Ceremony . |
| 12 | Gerald Baker , a Mandan-Hidatsa Indian who is the park ranger at Fort Union Trading Post in North Dakota , once the ‘ Times Square of the plains ’ , taught Mr Frazier how to use a double-bladed throwing axe and offered him the honour of joining him in a ceremonial sweat bath . |
| 13 | So I allowed him the honour of endorsing my change of name . |