Example sentences of "[noun sg] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Douglas was glad to acknowledge Miller 's help and told the Royal Society that he had received some coconuts ‘ germinated in this country by the industrious Mr. Miller , by whose care and skill they were brought to this perfection ; and besides he very freely communicated to me for the good of the publick his own methods in management in raising them which I here desire may be read in his words . ’ |
| 2 | As he left the studio after the interview his well-programmed defence mechanism had come into operation , and he had pushed the painful memories into a corner of his brain where his conscious mind could not reach them . |
| 3 | Matadial referred in some detail in her evidence to five or six occasions between October 1986 and the end of the year when she had discussed with the defendant his frequent beating and threatening of Paulette . |
| 4 | I 'll always acknowledge with appreciation his great contribution to the compilation and the setting up of In Search of Joyce Grenfell . |
| 5 | Reg Akehurst 's horses are running very well and Solidasarock ( 1.30 ) , ridden by Scudamore , should give the Epsom trainer his eighth winner from 13 runners this season in the Curridge Handicap Chase . |
| 6 | To his disappointment his old guv'nor took no notice at all , but , when the war was over , he was seen and overheard to draw Addison aside in the saleroom , saying : ‘ By the way , Addison , when you are in the army and you see an officer approaching on his horse , the correct thing is to stand to attention and salute , not jump about shouting ‘ aye , aye , sir ! ’ |
| 7 | Although the strong-minded Negrín was never the Communist catspaw his many critics accused him of being , there was little he could do in the circumstances to prevent the Communists from exercising an increasingly independent and even dominant role within Republican Spain . |
| 8 | And Guy Husband , he 's new to the Sovbloc desk ; if he pulls this offin his first few months , he could become a living legend . ’ |
| 9 | He was very small but even then to my mind his slight body and lack of height emphasized his distinction drawing attention to the sensitive and finely moulded face . |
| 10 | Camilla had been Charles 's girlfriend during his bachelor days and in Diana 's mind his continued friendship with Camilla presented a grave threat to her own chance of happiness with the Prince of Wales . |
| 11 | Corman 's ALP had already turned it down because although they liked the idea of another biker film , the prospect of Hopper — bearing in mind his recent reputation — bringing in the picture without problems hardly seemed worth the gamble . |
| 12 | To my mind his strong points are his single note two-hand tapping ( which is often done with the side of the pick rather than with a right-hand finger — see Satch Boogie ) , his chordal tapping ( as in Midnight , The Forgotten Part 1 and Headless ) and his tremolo and legato work ( as in nearly everything ! ) . |
| 13 | If he did , then he was aware of the situation of risk and , it is suggested , should be acquitted only if his failure to consider that she might not appreciate the nature of the act was reasonable , bearing in mind his own capacities . |
| 14 | Remember , that Hahnemann did nothing lightly and bear in mind his imperative advice : ‘ Imitate me , but imitate me well ’ |
| 15 | This raises very complicated questions , as yet not fully resolved by the courts , as to the extent to which a director who holds shares may take off his director 's hat and attempt to ratify as a shareholder his own alleged misconduct . |
| 16 | I shall allow my hypothetical ideal natural lawyer his fundamental principle or principles and enter no objections as to the difficulties of conflicts between and priorities amongst fundamental principles where more than one is in question . |
| 17 | ‘ I saw a man dissipating so much affection for his country and his associates ’ , said Hakim , struggling to explain to a New York lawyer his bad case of ‘ love at first sight ’ , ‘ that the radiation of that love — it really immediately penetrated through my system . ’ |
| 18 | The months of frustration had begun to drain his enthusiasm , until the arrest of Terence MacSwiney , MacCurtain 's successor as Lord Mayor , and his death in Brixton Prison after seventy-four days on hunger strike banished at a stroke his returning doubts . |
| 19 | The Profitboss rarely turns down an invitation to speak at a conference , seizing the opportunity to present his company in the best light , to fine-tune his own professional skills . |
| 20 | As an occasional journalist his only ‘ offensive weapon ’ was his pen , or rather his word processor . |
| 21 | It also noted comments by Gorbachev , quoted in the newspaper Sovietskaya Rossiya , that he was retaining as an adviser his former CPSU politburo ally Aleksandr Yakovlev . |
| 22 | As a result his own kingdom was divided among his brothers . |
| 23 | FILM director Woody Allen has seen the video tape his former lover Mia Farrow made of his daughter claiming he abused her . |
| 24 | For much of their engagement his royal duties had taken him away from her side . |
| 25 | Another is , linked with that , it 's the fear of men , and here again , we see that with Pilate , he lacked the courage of his own convictions and in this respect this story 's absolutely up-to-date in the vast majority of cases people who say no , I will not receive Jesus it is not because of so called intellectual doubts , that is only an excuse , because his reasoning his far above our reasoning . |
| 26 | Fair trial for fibre Geoff Hamilton scrutinises the newest cocofibre trials , and shells out on a cocoa shell mulch his lime-hating plants will love . |
| 27 | There were other confusions — he was vain , she could smile at that , and yet many times he seemed unaware of the effect his strong presence could have on others . |
| 28 | In an interview with a Dublin magazine , Mr Wilson said his wife disliked the effect his political career had on their relationship . |
| 29 | Veterinary historians still differ sharply about the effect his long spell in charge of the College had on the emerging profession . |
| 30 | Speaking to a meeting of local law society campaign co-ordinators this afternoon , John Appleby , Chairman of the Society 's Courts and Legal Services Committee , attacked the Lord Chancellor for failing to make clear the effect his proposed cuts in legal aid eligibility would have . |