Example sentences of "in his [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But he had a fixed idea in his mind that to be a bishop was not his work . |
| 12 | Modigliani was reading Crime and Punishment by candlelight , so engrossed in his book that at first he did n't notice the visitor . |
| 13 | He claimed that Derrida was in error in his claim that throughout the history of Western philosophy speech had been privileged above writing . |