Example sentences of "[noun] that [noun] [prep] his " in BNC.

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1 The section only applies to public houses ( for meaning of " public house , " see s.139(1) ) in respect of which applications for Sunday opening have not been granted under Sched. 4 , and , in respect of which , part of the premises have been adapted and set aside for the provision of the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening or both , The procedure for applying the section to the premises is similar to the procedure under 5,57 , Before a licence-holder can apply the section to his premises , he has to obtain a declaration of satisfaction from the licensing board that part of his premises are adapted and used or intended to be used for habitually providing the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening and that the adapted part does not contain a bar counter ( subs .
2 While Solomon is posing as a German soldier , for example , he makes a botched attempt to surrender to the Russians that results in his inadvertently capturing their position — but the irony is passed over in so offhand a fashion that one barely notices it .
3 A month later he wrote again , expressing gratification that observations in his Botanical Essays , published the year before , ‘ had been confirmed by experiments made by some curious gardeners , among whom is Mr. Philip Miller ’ .
4 At the same time Roger demonstrates his unique position in relation to the other staff , a distinction that Owen with his emphasis upon ‘ staff democracy ’ attempts , with only limited success , to blur :
5 Deeply hurt , Vincent jumped to the conclusion that news of his friendship with Sien had reached him and upset the man .
6 While I say this , Victor lights that cheroot of his and scowls at me through a blue fog .
7 Doubters among the party 's membership will argue that the combined Brown and Tsongas vote against Mr Clinton confirms their fears that questions about his character will lead to a crushing defeat at the hands of President Bush .
8 Robert Van Lierop of Vanuatu in the West Pacific and chairman of the group , told the delegates that nations like his ‘ do not have the luxury of waiting for conclusive proof ’ of global warming .
9 Downing Street confirmed that Mr Major was aware of whispers that dissatisfaction with his leadership could provoke a ‘ stalking horse ’ challenge in the autumn .
10 What we need to do is steal his thunder in some way so that he realises how pointless it would be to write a story or even make any of those veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at . ’
11 When Tom Hanks passed on the news that evening on his way home , Seb heaved a sigh of relief .
12 ‘ Under my father 's will that part of his property went to my brother Matthew . ’
13 The Bishop of Hereford was an associate of Mortimer and had been brought before parliament in 1324 to face charges that members of his retinue had helped Mortimer to escape from the Tower .
14 Its existence , indeed , seems necessary to give a man that consciousness of his dignity , of his character as head and ruler , and of his importance , which is absolutely essential to the well being of the family , and through it , of society itself . ’
15 Ali Bacher , managing director of the South African Cricket Union , has denied claims that dissenters within his committee still want the tour by Mike Gatting 's unofficial England party aborted .
16 It is a perspective that Freeman in his criticism of Mead totally failed to appreciate , and one that might have reduced the savagery of his attack .
17 It was only after Olivier 's death that details of his gay relationships emerged .
18 Such is the demand for the Rt Hon John Smith , QC , on the national stage that visits to his constituency during the campaign have been fewer than he would have liked .
19 ‘ Such a man , with a good track record can fight for his plant and his people on the very strong grounds that investment in his region has been proven to be successful .
20 It seems realistic to expect the auditor to take such information into account in his review of the audit and the person acting as auditor also needs to be aware of other non-audit work on his client that partners in his firm may be doing such as for example tax work and they in turn should consider whether any information that may arise from their work is relevant to the conduct of the audit and where it is , they should also consider whether it is relevant to the duty to report to the regulator , the partner carrying out the audit should also if possible , discuss it with his client .
21 The hon. Gentleman will no doubt welcome the fact that unemployment in his constituency fell last month , as it did throughout Scotland .
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