Example sentences of "his high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His high intelligence resulted in his being depressed and frustrated by his inabilities . |
| 2 | His high intelligence has been early manifested . |
| 3 | Hulme transgressed even more unpardonably in the 14th minute , when his high tackle on Greg Mackey earned a spell in the sin-bin and allowed Turner a third goal , this time from the half-way line . |
| 4 | The British official behind his high desk asked me numerous questions which I did n't understand . |
| 5 | In 1901 the question of the Sovereign 's Accession Declaration and Coronation Oath became public when Edward VII , with his High Church views , let it be known that he thoroughly detested the clauses denouncing the Mass . |
| 6 | In April 1688 he stood for election to the Camden chair of history , but was beaten by his High Church rival , Henry Dodwell [ q.v. ] , whose canvasser Proast was . |
| 7 | When the Junto ministry collapsed in 1700 , and William was forced to admit into office the Tory Earl of Rochester and his High Church followers , they were able to demand that Convocation be allowed to sit . |
| 8 | This time the District Councils collect it from Community Charges payers , and whether you had a rating systems in place at the moment , or whether you have Community Charge , Bob and his high spending friends would still have to rein in their expenditure and recognise that the people of Oxfordshire can not keep paying for his profligacy . |
| 9 | That , together with his high reputation as a painter , made it possible for John to feel much less responsibility on his own shoulders than in former collaborations . |
| 10 | Eckford started up in business again as a shipbuilder and soon re-established his high reputation . |
| 11 | His high collar was white and fluted . |
| 12 | John had made a few 1st Division appearances with Charlton , but undoubtedly the climax of his career came when he captained Palace to promotion to that premier division of world soccer at the end of 1968–69 — and then maintained his high level of performance by helping to keep the Palace in the top flight for the two remaining seasons in which he stayed with the club . |
| 13 | After Morris came Joe Karam and as the 70s went on and on Mains kept playing to his high level for Southern and Otago , but that All Black place he had held so briefly seemed to get further and further away . |
| 14 | He probably believes this , underestimating the overbearing effect on his underlings of his great height , his formidable courage in overcoming a physical handicap ( he lost a leg in the war ) and his high connections . |
| 15 | ‘ I tremble at crossing swords with you , ’ said Robert Bossu in the sweetest and most reasonable of voices , his high shoulder leaned at ease against the panelled wall at his back , ‘ but I must observe that she did not allow it to succeed . |
| 16 | From this angle , stepping down with the altar candles behind him , his high shoulder and the bulge behind it scarcely broke the symmetry of a body beautifully compact and admirably handled . |
| 17 | I have lost my small claim to the saint , ’ said Robert Bossu , with a flashing smile and a shrug of his high shoulder , ‘ and should be about taking my leave here . ’ |
| 18 | Unfortunately , it was his high principles that had obliged him to reject the daughter he loved ; a sad deed that had left its mark on him . |
| 19 | After a few weeks of agitation in the press , Mr Pozderac resigned from his high government office , although still declaring his innocence . |
| 20 | Though he attempted a detailed rebuttal , chapter by chapter , Milton himself had to admit that ‘ Some men have by policy accomplished after death that revenge upon their enemies which in life they were not able ’ , and that ‘ they who before hated him for his high government , nay fought against him with displayed banners in the field , now applaud him for the wisest and most religious prince that lived ’ . |
| 21 | Simpson read and paced a game brilliantly , his high scoring feats ( even in an age of high scores ) tell of a man who could always find the split-second of time , the extra half-yard of space or ounce of energy to beat an opponent . |
| 22 | She saw the arm lifting and falling , heard the crack of twigs , felt again the thorns cutting her fingers , heard his high commands . |
| 23 | I sat on the divan and he on his high stool by the bench . |
| 24 | Sir Thomas remonstrated with him , as was his duty , reminding him of his high calling and how he will be required , in accordance with royal custom , to make a match advantageous to the realm — that is to say with a foreign princess . ’ |
| 25 | ANOTHER cliff-hanging week for Lloyd 's of London opens tomorrow , when solicitor Michael Freeman resumes his High Court battle for 820 names to stop Lloyd 's drawing on their deposits to pay claims from several loss-stricken syndicates . |
| 26 | Former Maxwell director Larry Trachtenberg failed in his High Court bid yesterday to remain anonymous over proceedings brought by the Serious Fraud Office . |
| 27 | THE father of a two-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disorder must wait to learn whether he has won his High Court battle over the controversial closure of a London hospital 's bone marrow transplant unit . |
| 28 | ALAN Sugar celebrated his High Court victory last night , saying : ‘ Terry Venables has put me through hell . ’ |
| 29 | Fresh from his High Court victory over British Airways in the ‘ dirty tricks ’ affair , Mr Branson will be joined by the transport secretary , John MacGregor , for the opening . |
| 30 | However , in view of his high helper lymphocyte count the diagnosis was questioned and yet another ophthalmic evaluation sought . |