Example sentences of "[coord] his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would not neglect his wife in favour of his work , nor his work in favour of his wife . |
| 2 | This multiple view of Cruz not only gives an insight into the conflicting forces that have been struggling to control his soul , but also reflects his loss of integrity as a man and his disintegration in face of his approaching death . |
| 3 | I was amused at Dr Spock 's comment about his book and his attitude to child-rearing towards the end of his life . |
| 4 | When Graham Smith contracted cancer , she invited him and his wife on holiday to Necker in the Caribbean and also on a Mediterranean cruise on board the yacht owned by Greek tycoon , John Latsis . |
| 5 | ‘ I think I 'll ask the new vicar , Mr Allan , and his wife to tea on Wednesday , ’ said Marilla one day . |
| 6 | Officers from Love and Co. were due to pick up goods belonging to Jim Sneddon and his wife in preparation for a warrant sale following the couple 's refusal to pay the tax . |
| 7 | Three days later , in an extraordinary further development , the Justice Department announced that it was investigating Sessions and his wife in relation to the possible violation of ethics rules . |
| 8 | In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy . |
| 9 | His prominence in his time and his lack of consequence for it both derive ultimately from his pleasant mediocrity . |
| 10 | He was the son of a rich merchant , with whom he fell out , however , because of his preoccupation with and his lack of interest in his father 's profession . |
| 11 | As far as Gloucester was concerned , it was a recognition of the fact that the north had now emerged as his main sphere of interest , and his surrender of land in East Anglia was to some extent the corollary of the consolidation of his northern interests which was taking place in the same year . |
| 12 | As far as Gloucester was concerned , it was a recognition of the fact that the north had now emerged as his main sphere of interest , and his surrender of land in East Anglia was to some extent the corollary of the consolidation of his northern interests which was taking place in the same year . |
| 13 | Only make the right wing strong ’ ) , and his successor as Chief of Staff , General Helmuth von Moltke , while broadly adopting Schlieffen 's plan , had already fatally modified it through timidity . |
| 14 | In 1860 , the last bishop to wear his wig to the House of Lords died , and his successor as Bishop of Rochester , Dr Joseph Wigram , sharply criticised the wearing of beards and moustaches by the clergy . |
| 15 | In a year or two he should have a decent sized flock — of course he 's not normally down here this early , he only has a bit of a stable down here that he rents for the summer along with his few acres of grass and his bit of land for cultivation . |
| 16 | Abernathy 's inability to fulfil the legacy of his charismatic predecessor , together with increasing differences with the King family , however , resulted in the gradual eclipse of the SCLC and his resignation as president in 1977 . |
| 17 | His image as a tough negotiator in his new job , as in his old one , soon became the common talk of the corridors of Whitehall and Westminster , and his reputation for firmness in the exercise of power became legendary . |
| 18 | Finally , in the week that our nation , while stifling under the weight of depression , looked to the Chancellor and his Budget for hope in crawling out of the pit of fiscal horror and penury , it was reported that : |
| 19 | The ‘ main purpose of the play ’ is Hamlet as a character and his development from frustration to final , but brief , victory . |
| 20 | Sir Marcus Fox , the powerful chairman of the Tory backbenchers , suggested that the Premier was in need of a break and his Government in need of a tougher approach . |
| 21 | Again , is it adequate , or even in principle correct , to interpret the divinity of Jesus and his work of redemption in terms of God-consciousness ? |
| 22 | The other FCJ Sisters are looking after him and his friend in appreciation of their support and kindness in the past . |
| 23 | With his back to a wall and his prisoner in front of him , he faced the crowd until help arrived . |
| 24 | His recent conversion to Christianity , his gruelling exposure to the banking system in his attempt to raise money for the rites , and his position as arbitrator between the old Tominah priests and representatives of the Jakarta government were getting him down . |
| 25 | There is nothing in any of the standard sources to suggest that the undoubted eminence Hizir Bey enjoyed in the last years of his life derived from anything other than his excellence in and his position as kadi of the newly conquered city . |
| 26 | His conception of civil association as a form of moral association and his idea of jus of lex should not therefore be viewed rationalistically . |
| 27 | He had to wait until the coronation of Richard II before receiving an earldom , and his endowment with part of the Bohun inheritance was scarcely sufficient for one of his rank . |
| 28 | ‘ Brown as a berry ’ , his clothes worn out , and his hair in need of cutting , he appeared before them as a ‘ dreadful figure ’ , though one whose torrential eloquence was unabated . |
| 29 | The trophy was presented by Mr Mason to mark his retiral on 5 April this year and his period as Director from July 1981 . |
| 30 | Majid had a brutal reputation , earned during his suppression of the 1988 Kurdish rebellion and his period as governor of Kuwait following the August 1990 invasion . |