Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he could n't get the thought out of his head that in London , that very day , Muldoon and Klepner had given HIS Ten Year Plan to Cocello . |
| 2 | If the judgments in that case are looked at , it will be found that Willes J. said , in explaining the grounds of his judgment that under circumstances like those of the present case , the debt is gone , because it would be a fraud upon the stranger who pays part of a debt in discharge of the whole , that an action should be brought for the debt . |
| 3 | He is sufficient of a realist to concede at the end of his argument that in fact they did not support him , but supported the argument on behalf of the Attorney-General . |
| 4 | Amaldi astounded his group in October 1934 with his discovery that by slowing down , rather than accelerating , neutrons , he could provoke intense nuclear reactions . |
| 5 | I entirely concur with his prediction that in the end we will have to withdraw from the Province . |
| 6 | When he published the Combattimento in 1638 , in his book of Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi , Monteverdi claimed in his preface that with it he had created a new genus of music , the stile concitato ( excited ) , whereas earlier composers had been content to express the molle ( soft ) and temperato . |
| 7 | Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties . |
| 8 | Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there . |
| 9 | From what I knew of John Hayward , I think that Ackroyd is right in his surmise that at this personal crisis he was able to help Eliot more effectively than some more ‘ tender ’ spirits might have done . |
| 10 | In some of his tracts he is outspokenly hostile to philosophy as mother of heresy , strident in his insistence that for a true believer everything is decided by the authority of the apostolic rule of faith and scripture so that further enquiries are superfluous . |
| 11 | And already he knew in his heart that to be a vicar or a curate was not his vocation as a priest for the rest of his life . |
| 12 | At Monaco , that is particularly vital and by then Niki knew in his heart that in the majority of cases he was probably going to start behind Alain . |
| 13 | John of Salisbury tells us that a new custom had arisen in his time that on the day on which a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood he went solemnly to church , laid his sword on the altar , and offered himself and his service to God . |
| 14 | UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar said in his speech that despite all the tensions of the world , the UN had undertaken 18 peacekeeping operations since 1948 , five in the last decade alone , and had been asked to resolve conflicts in Cambodia , El Salvador and Western Sahara . |
| 15 | He therefore earnestly begs of me that since you deservedly have the nomination of an Gardner to the Chelsea Garden , which I understand is now vacant , that I would address you in his behalf that at least you would accept of him as an Candidate if there are other competitors and , if found sufficiently qualifyd you would propose him accordingly as you shall find he deserves . |
| 16 | But he had a fixed idea in his mind that to be a bishop was not his work . |
| 17 | Modigliani was reading Crime and Punishment by candlelight , so engrossed in his book that at first he did n't notice the visitor . |
| 18 | He claimed that Derrida was in error in his claim that throughout the history of Western philosophy speech had been privileged above writing . |
| 19 | Although Walton J. referred on two occasions to the plaintiff being under a mistaken belief that they were bound to pay the duties it is clear from his findings that in relation to at least the last three payments they were in considerable doubt as to their liability and he said , at p. 745 : |
| 20 | It is central to his thinking that for most communities , each code has its own symbolic value in terms of " we " and " they " . |
| 21 | Churchill had been thinking of delaying his resignation , even if defeated , until after the weekend ; but the results were so devastating to his party that on the very evening of the declaration of most of them — 26 July — he decided to go to the palace , resign his commission as Prime Minister , and invite the King to send for Attlee . |
| 22 | He wrote to his biographer that as a young men he |
| 23 | It is a sad reflection on his party that for so long he did not enjoy a smell of office . |
| 24 | Little is known of his early life except for his recollection that at the age of nine or ten he ‘ did so offend the Lord that He did scare and terrify me with dreadful visions ’ , and that he was greatly afflicted at that time with thoughts of the Day of Judgement . |
| 25 | Indeed , it is a matter of pride for his club that in the February issue of Rugby World & Post Andrew led the try-scorers in Britain and Ireland with 23 ( he now has 26 ) and his partner at stand-off , Jonathan Newton , led the point-scorers with 267 ( now over 300 ) ; |
| 26 | After being invalided out of the Royal Artillery in 1942 , Price joined the company of ( Sir ) Noël Coward [ q.v. ] , who was so impressed by his charm that in 1943 he gave Price the leading role of Charles Condamine in his play , Blithe Spirit , at the Duchess Theatre . |
| 27 | I feel so close to God , so inspired by His Spirit that in a sense I am God . |
| 28 | So weakened by his privations that at first he had to be carried in a litter , he soon forced himself to re-establish his authority by donning armour and leading crucial assaults himself . |