Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Ya'acov Friedler , interned with his sister on the Isle of Man , remembers the first signs of the change of heart towards enemy aliens :
2 The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 embodied his division of the world between them along a not-very-precisely defined meridian line running about 45° West .
3 Nor is it only in science where problems arise ; Dewey 's assumptions in politics , philosophy , economics , and religion , are typically western/racist/capitalist/Christian ; and his division of the arts into " Fine " and " Applied " has caused many a pottery teacher to gnash his teeth .
4 His hope of a return to the frontline of European golf has been replaced by the prospect of joining the job queue in his native North East .
5 But as the months passed he was reduced to the expedient of holding his meetings in the street before small groups of the curious and the hostile .
6 He sees his university as an embryo of the future .
7 However , his permanence at The Oval was assured , and following his handover of the captaincy to Peter May in 1957 he gave a further 22 years ' continuous service to Surrey , being Chairman of the Cricket Committee from 1968 to 1973 , culminating his year of the Presidency in 1982 .
8 A powerful , outgoing character , he felt cramped in a large organisation , and had much greater confidence than his employers in the future of headhunting .
9 For decades yet , whether it be in Newcastle , London , Los Angeles , Sydney or wherever , I fully expect to see , or hear of , his rising from the audience at the end of someone 's lecture with ‘ I just happen to have this slide here , which illustrates …
10 She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor .
11 The music had sounded exactly like all other music he had ever heard , and the intervals between Louise Müller 's appearances had been rather tedious , but the display of her charms had provided more than adequate compensation for the occasional ennui Lefevre had enjoyed it even more , expressing his enthusiasm at the end by shouting , ‘ Bravo ! ’ standing , and clapping his hands above his head .
12 It was also good to share in his enthusiasm for the work of the Lord and to see his obvious joy that the Lord should use him and his family in such a way .
13 He had lost most of his enthusiasm for the idea by now .
14 Kurt Huber , managing director , expressed his enthusiasm for the project by saying , ‘ the Clayton Aniline Company has played its part in the life of this area for well over 100 years … and this is a further demonstration of our continuing support and commitment to the community of East Manchester ’ .
15 How does the hon. Gentleman square his enthusiasm for the right of veto on that occasion with the decision of the leader of his party that he would give way at Maastricht on all the issues that are now being discussed ?
16 Devos might have added that Charpentier frequently reinforces his wishes at the ends of sections with verbal indications such as ‘ Passez sans interruption a la suite ’ ( ‘ Continue without interruption to the next movement ’ ) , or ‘ Suivez au Choeur sans interruption ’ ( ‘ Continue with the chorus without interruption ’ ) .
17 Ankara diplomats saw his resignation as a way of distancing himself from an unpopular government .
18 On June 5 the Minister for Education , Yoon Hyon Sup , submitted his resignation as an act of atonement for the manhandling of the Prime Minister , although this was rejected on June 7 by Roh .
19 Sharon announced his resignation at the start of a meeting of the central committee of the Likud party ( the principal component of the country 's ruling coalition ) .
20 These included the rationalization of the State Intelligence Secretariat ( SIDE ) , with one-third of employees being made redundant and buildings and vehicles auctioned off ( the SIDE chief , Juan Bautista Yofre , announcing his resignation at the end of the month and being succeeded by Hugo Anzorreguí ) , and the creation of a central body to supervise the finances of public-sector companies due for privatization .
21 It appeared that the judge had tendered his resignation on the grounds of ill health in a letter sent to the Lord Chancellor the day before his controversial comments .
22 When the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons received its Charter in 1844 Green , along with other members of the board ( Paris , Stanley , Liston , Richard Bright and Bransby Cooper , Astley 's nephew ) sent in his resignation with every wish for the future success of the Royal College .
23 By July 6 Mladenov 's own Bulgarian Socialist Party ( BSP — the renamed Bulgarian Communist Party ) had taken up the call for his resignation with an editorial in the party newspaper Duma .
24 Waldemar Pawlak , appointed Prime Minister after the fall of the Olszewski government on June 5 [ see p. 38972 ] , offered his resignation to the Sejm on July 2 after his failure to form a government .
25 Bhattarai tendered his resignation to the King on May 14 but was asked to stay in office until the formation of a new Cabinet .
26 EDWARD HEATH LEAVES 10 DOWNING STREET ON 4TH MARCH 1974 TO PRESENT HIS RESIGNATION TO THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE .
27 Sharon formally submitted his resignation to the Cabinet on Feb. 18 , and it became effective two days later .
28 Lloyd George announced his resignation to the Commons on 17 March in a speech that was close to tears , and the reaction of Unionist MPs was equally emotional , testament to Law 's great standing in his party .
29 It was also the occasion of his resignation from the Society of Friends .
30 Financial troubles marred these years : fear of arrest for debt probably motivated his flight to the Continent in November 1777 ; his resignation from the army in May 1780 may likewise have been prompted by such troubles .
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