Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Madam I 'd ask you not to make any award for compensation to his girlfriend cos that 's just gon na add insult to injury really , is n't it ? |
| 2 | It is possible that the earlier opposition of Chramn to his father , Chlothar , and to his brothers was linked to the fact that he alone was the son of Chunsina . |
| 3 | The Holy Spirit continues to operate in revealing the mind of Christ to his Church . |
| 4 | Wordsworth concludes The Prelude with tributes to his sister Dorothy , and to S. T. Coleridge , both of whom , in their different ways , helped him to resolve the personal crisis into which the events of the 1790s had led him , and I have given a short biography of each . |
| 5 | As she was taken away , other officers moved in to find Pringle , 24 , slumped in the first floor bedroom with injuries to his neck and face . |
| 6 | ‘ We had heard ‘ t was so , of course , ’ muttered the priest in answer to his brother 's statement . |
| 7 | When he 'd been appointed a Minister he 'd handed over his parcel of shares to his wife , Leonora . |
| 8 | In recent years , of particular importance has been the professional conversion of the Royal Institute of British Architects , through their president , Rod Hackney , who has been able to persuade the Prince of Wales to his cause . |
| 9 | Every muscle in his body had ached as if stretched to its limit , but it had not made a scrap of difference to his height . |
| 10 | and hears a kind of answer to his prayer — |
| 11 | In a further room , Horus 's Chamber of Victory , we found a huge sailing barque , a replica of the kind used to convey the statue of Horus to his assignation with Hathor . |
| 12 | There was considerable speculation ( allegedly stemming from Chinese official sources ) that Kim would use the occasion of his 78th birthday ( on April 15 ) to complete the long-anticipated handover of power to his son , Kim Jong Il , the 48-year-old " Dear Leader " . |
| 13 | Something in her tone brought a look of respect to his face . |
| 14 | Wilcox arrested the transfer of a morsel of meat to his mouth to put this question . |
| 15 | The performance of his contract of employment by an employee involves the provision of services to his employer . |
| 16 | He also blamed the English family connexion of the crown princess for opposition to his politics at court . |
| 17 | For this reason a non-occupier can not maintain a claim in nuisance and an occupier 's right to damages for his personal injuries is ancillary to his claim for compensation for damage to his property . |
| 18 | While Carkesse thought writing could cure his condition , Smart looked on much of his output as a vehicle of praise to his Creator for his cure . |
| 19 | A common law duty of care is owned by a person providing reports or advice under the law of contract to his client and under the law of tort , to those whom he knew , or ought reasonably to have known , or should have foreseen , might rely on his reports or advice . |
| 20 | Mr Kinnock again declined to give his personal view about electoral reform lest the debate he initiated within the party two years ago became a test of loyalty to his leadership . |
| 21 | Back in Argentina , Don Masson had been called in front of a hurriedly convened SFA meeting , where he changed his story , admitting that he had only said he had taken the drugs as an act of loyalty to his friend and roommate . |
| 22 | He presented Eddie with a watercolour painting and a bouquet of flowers to his wife Frances on behalf of everyone in the sales force . |
| 23 | Anyone who has served with him at the Department — and I am talking not just about his present ministerial team — knows that he not only brings a greater degree of expertise to his job than anyone I can remember but does it with great inventiveness in terms of improving benefits and with an exceptional degree of compassion and , above all , integrity . |
| 24 | Only for the statement that Molla Fenari turned over the kadilik of Bursa to his son , Yusuf Bali , as naib , does Husameddin offer any source , this being a signature of Molla Husrev 's on a copy of a originally drawn up in late Jumada II 821/late May-early June 1418 attesting that " it " had been written by " Mawlana Sinan al-Din Yusuf Bali b. al-Mawla al-Fenari " . |
| 25 | A shy man from a conservative Catholic family ( his father , ex-President Antonio Segni , belonged to the right wing of the Christian Democrats ) , he has rallied a wide range of supporters to his reform campaign : free-thinking radicals , communists , a Catholic bishop , trade unionists , the influential Rome daily La Repubblica and the top ranks of Confindustria , Italy 's employers ' association , as well as Mr Orlando himself . |
| 26 | Foreign diplomats said the lack of a further reshuffle after a meeting of the central advisory commission meant Deng had been unable to persuade other party elders to retire to smooth the transfer of power to his heir . |
| 27 | Friends of Oyston believe this would involve the transfer of his controlling stake in Blackpool to his wife Vicky . |
| 28 | One night , Grandfather Denknetzeyan sat down and told the story of his escape from Russia to his grandson . |
| 29 | She was already beside the door , and pivoted like someone in a dream in response to his call . |
| 30 | Shakespeare 's arms were charged with a tilting spear in allusion to his name ; and the author 's own arms are uniquely charged with Bristol nails , commemorating family associations with that ancient city . |