Example sentences of "that it was [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Pascoe heard the laughter following this remark and was in little doubt that it was at his own expense . |
| 2 | He pulled the drawer right out so that it was on his knee . |
| 3 | The authors do not acknowledge the source of Escoffier 's account , but recount that it was during his days as an army chef de cuisine at the siege of Metz in 1870 that he had first grasped the necessity of improving the techniques of canning food . |
| 4 | The taxpayer , it said , had not established that it was beyond his powers to obtain the information . |
| 5 | In this way the child learnt that it was in his own interest for the experimenter to go to the empty box . |
| 6 | Saddam Hussein threatened that it was in his power to sponsor terrorist attacks on the countries ranged against him . |
| 7 | On the other hand , on a different occasion she expressed feelings of depression and powerlessness in the face of professional opinion , conceding that she might allow him to go to residential school if it could be shown that it was in his best interests . |
| 8 | In his speech er in that debate the honourable member for Edinburgh central and the bench er in his place today , er welcomed the government 's acceptance of Sir Thomas ' and the select committee 's recommendation and agreed er that it was in his words , important that the statutory duty of auditors ought to be clear so that er to use his colourful phrase , if whistles are to be blown they 're to be blown without doubt . |
| 9 | I can only assume that it was from his previous experience as chairman of the Greater London council in 1985-86 that he learnt all about ’ getting your friends appointed to the key jobs ’ , and that that is why he assumes that the same is happening in the civil service now . |
| 10 | He loves Eliza , despite the fact that it was against his ‘ will , reason and even against his character ’ to do so . |
| 11 | The court refused to issue an order of mandamus on the ground that it had not been established that such a blanket directive had been issued and that it was within his rights to deploy his forces as he wished . |