Example sentences of "his [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is his hope that with a return to what he calls principles law may yet recover its hortatory function . |
| 2 | And he added his hope that in about two years he would have a more straightforward kind of book ready , developing his published studies on Diogenes Laertius , and possibly also an edition of Aeschylus ' Libation Bearers ( on which he had been lecturing earlier in the year ) Without any direct reference to this last suggestions Ritschl , in his reply a few weeks later , implicitly endorsed it . |
| 3 | It was very well presented and that whilst Billy Connolly freely admitted he was not in fact a culture vulture , it was his enthusiasm that in a sense having his own that make the programme apparently a complete and utter joy and in a sense that 's what sponsorship should do , it should do for art , music , ballet and opera what Cousteau and Bellamy have done for the environment and Attenborough |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 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 | In contrast was his finding that amongst the prisoners of San Quentin jail , there were some who had achieved fulfilment . |
| 9 | 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 ) ; |
| 10 | But he had a fixed idea in his mind that to be a bishop was not his work . |
| 11 | I entirely concur with his prediction that in the end we will have to withdraw from the Province . |
| 12 | I like you because by extended repetition in these verses extended repetition in these verses This my commentary , John assures his readers that in spite of the ra the regulatio test contained in the letter . |
| 13 | It is central to his thinking that for most communities , each code has its own symbolic value in terms of " we " and " they " . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Amaldi astounded his group in October 1934 with his discovery that by slowing down , rather than accelerating , neutrons , he could provoke intense nuclear reactions . |
| 19 | Granted his contention that in the long-term or ideal equilibrium , wealth and power are inevitably associated with one another , it is coherent with his general model that he reduces class analysis to elite analysis , but again this is a problem which recurs in later elitists in more potent form . |
| 20 | Such is his importance that in order for him to become a minister again , the Government invoked a short-cut used only three times in the last 300 years . |
| 21 | The Zimbabwean was so uncertain of regaining his place that in December he submitted a written transfer request . |
| 22 | to tell his constituents that with London 's share of world trade in financial services is increasing and is now at twenty seven percent that the financial services sector round the U K four point three billion , that those employees that he refers to are in fact in an industry which even if it is redistributing employment it 's nevertheless growing . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ He was trying to explain to us how he feels about negotiations , how it was his feeling that in any country , even if there is war , there is time for negotiations . |
| 25 | ‘ It was his feeling that in any country , even if there is war , there is time for negotiations , ’ said Mrs Sisulu , whose husband , Walter , a former secretary-general of the ANC and a close friend of Mr Mandela , is to be freed from prison . |
| 26 | Pavel Mukhortov , the Russian reporter who claims to have had a close encounter with extra-terrestrials He ( Nelson Mandela ) was trying to explain to us how he feels about negotiations , how it was his feeling that in any country , even if there is war , there is time for negotiations . |
| 27 | Jacques 's visits to the LEAs and branches in the rural eastern counties confirmed his belief that without the continuing presence of high quality resident tutor-organisers in rural areas , few people would be prepared to accept responsibility for the organisation and maintenance of self-directing adult student groups in villages . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |