Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He enjoys this power without any accountability to parliament , of course : once elected he remains in office for seven years without ever having to justify his policies to anyone except via the media , and interviews to the Head of State are usually rather tame and grovelling . |
| 2 | Hobbes had formed a close friendship with Gassendi during his meetings with him in Paris , in the circle of scientists and philosophers which centred round Mersenne . |
| 3 | Paul Cézanne STILL LIFE WITH APPLIES ( 1877 ) Cézanne 's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries for their daring painting techniques . |
| 4 | In addition , Parthenius , nephew of Ennodius of Pavia , and husband of a granddaughter of Ruricius , was highly regarded by his contemporaries for his skill in rhetoric . |
| 5 | Only so , furthermore , will he have the ability to compete with his contemporaries in what is a world-wide competition . |
| 6 | Fortunately for Mr Packwood 's furniture , Caspar was a good deal less boisterous than the two young Persian leopards he recently cared for who wrecked two of his settees for his trouble . |
| 7 | The individual settlor must express his wishes to his legal advisors , and they will recommend the most appropriate type of trust to meet the particular situation . |
| 8 | Was he really so unbelievably sure of his charms that he thought he had only to indicate his wishes for them to be fulfilled ? |
| 9 | His discussions of what was ‘ acceptable damage ’ in return for striking the first blow was ‘ somewhere between ten and sixty million dead . |
| 10 | what he has said is that he , it 's a matter for myself to talk to whoever I wish , and that he respects my judgement in these matters , er according to the joint statement issued Mr Reynolds briefed him on his discussions with me on that on that |
| 11 | That possibility was handled by Bob Beckman , an American economist-writer who has settled in this country and has built a reputation for the uncanny accuracy of his predictions , though it is fair to say that not everyone agrees with his views of his predictions . |
| 12 | Further , it makes me angry with myself to find that the perfectly natural and utterly unfair result is that I begin to dislike Paxford , no exercise of the will convincing me that it is not the unfortunate P. who is boring me with his views on everything under the sun . |
| 13 | John was unlike anyone Anne knew with his views on everything that happened in the world . |
| 14 | They also included one unusual name : Donald Swift-Hook , the man who had run the CEGB 's own research effort into wind power for eight years , agreed to give his views on our behalf . |
| 15 | Les was a bit of a lay preacher , but did not push his views on anyone . |
| 16 | Mark asked him how he could reconcile his views with what was clearly Britain s basic needs ; the need to maintain a strong manufacturing base as a defence capability ; the need to correct a massive and worsening trade deficit on manufactured products ; and the need to provide talented school-leavers with creative career opportunities in the manufacturing sector as designers , physicists , chemists and engineers as opposed to the more mundane jobs in the service sector as warehousemen and handlers of other countries ' goods . |
| 17 | This scenario is in many ways similar to Charles Handy 's Work Society , but , whereas Handy based his vision on his views about what values ought to prevail in post-industrial society , Gershuny 's picture is built up from an analysis of economic trends . |
| 18 | In the unlikely setting of an adult education evening class for would-be comics , a once-famous comedian puts forward his views about what comedy should do . |
| 19 | Well er , the patient has his views about what |
| 20 | Trailing his fingers across her wet cheek , capturing the water like tears , he stared down into her eyes . |
| 21 | Then he slid his left hand down the back of my little short trousers , splaying his fingers across my bare bottom , and started to tickle me . |
| 22 | I referred his valet to Miss Kenton , but this did not prevent M. Dupont snapping his fingers at me every few hours to say : ‘ Butler ! |
| 23 | ‘ We do , ’ Leif insisted and , splaying his fingers at her waist , he drew her closer . |
| 24 | A couple of minutes later he was snapping his fingers at her , inviting her to follow him to the lift . |
| 25 | He ran his fingers down her spine , sighing as he found the zip . |
| 26 | The smooth glide of his fingers down her spine was enticing and her treacherous body curved sensuously against him . |
| 27 | Unexpectedly he reached across and ran his fingers down her smooth cheek . |
| 28 | His stomach heaved as he wiped his fingers down his vest . |
| 29 | He pulled her into his arms , sliding his fingers into her hair and tilting her face . |
| 30 | FitzAlan slid his fingers into her hair , exerting just enough pressure to force her face back up to his . |