Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his first televised address since the end of the Gulf War , French President Mitterrand on March 3 issued his clearest call to date for an independent Palestinian state . |
| 2 | David Macdonald made a series of quota quickies before going on to a larger budget with the striking comedy-thriller This Man is News ( 1938 ) , and Michael Powell built a reputation as a director of energetic quota films before making his mainstream début with Edge of the World ( 1937 ) , about the depopulation of a remote island in the Shetlands . |
| 3 | And the traditional form of greeting you 've just seen " — he paused and grasped his left hand loosely in his right fist in imitation of the Annamese — " is employed to denote respect from an inferior to a superior . " |
| 4 | The Indian child , however , once he is 5 , increases his expectation from 32 to 46 years ; the Mexican , from 39 to 55 years — and the 5 year old of the United Arab Republic can now expect to live to the age of 59 , having added 21 years to his total expectation of life by virtue of having survived the ‘ pre-school ’ period ( UNICEF , 1964 ) . |
| 5 | Paul describes the Christians in Colossae as having been rescued from the power of darkness and ‘ brought ’ ( past tense ) into the Kingdom of his dear Son by virtue of the saving work of Christ ( Col. 1:13 ) . |
| 6 | He is determined to lead his injury-stricken outfit to victory in France for the first time in 22 years and last night insisted : ‘ I 've had to fight for respect in rugby league . |
| 7 | He showed great fortitude and tenacity in carrying on his professional work in spite of adversity resulting from enemy action . |
| 8 | Sources here said that if Mr Schalck-Golodkowski was put on trial his inside knowledge of life under Mr Erich Honecker could prove highly detrimental to the already disgraced former East German leaders . |
| 9 | Sources here said that if Mr Schalck-Golodkowski was put on trial his inside knowledge of life under Mr Erich Honecker could prove highly detrimental to the already disgraced former East German leaders . |
| 10 | MIGHTY MOGUL yesterday cruised through his toughest test to date with a tremendously impressive victory in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton . |
| 11 | These discussions were not , perhaps , made any easier by the change of ministers at the DES in September 1981 when Sir Keith Joseph became Secretary of State and William Waldegrave his junior minister with responsibility for higher education . |
| 12 | And arch-Minimalist Robert Irwin takes the discipline once again into his usual arena of installation at Pace downtown until the 24th . |
| 13 | Mr Turnbull 's match reports have always been jaundiced and he could n't resist his usual helping of cynicism in his coverage of last weekend 's saga at St James 's Park . |
| 14 | Ken was in his usual attire of raincoat over flannel trousers . |
| 15 | Not only did he prove himself the master of a number of accredited and experienced Division Two full-backs but he was in his usual place of outside-right in Palace 's best-ever Cup victory when we walloped Everton 6–0 at Goodison on 7 January 1922 . |
| 16 | His experience and belief emphasised his strong sense of service to others . |
| 17 | She had a sudden sharp recall of that moment in Jake 's office when he had revealed his strange lack of commitment to Janice . |
| 18 | This final ignorance is anticipated by an innocence in the merchant that takes the form of his persistent lack of awareness of the loaded nature of particular forms of language use , of double meanings and innuendo . |
| 19 | what is the point of asking a middle ranking executive about his greatest achievement at work in the past 10 years when he has probably been locked into office procedures laid down by senior management and where his scope for initiative has been restricted . |
| 20 | A by-product was his discovery of the ‘ zone of avoidance ’ and his extensive investigation of obscuration by interstellar matter in the Galaxy . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the story provoked questions as to Clinton 's honesty and to his possible misuse of influence in appointing Flowers to her current job in return for her silence . |
| 22 | In his first appearance since his attempted return from exile on Jan. 6 [ see p. 38731 ] , Gamsakhurdia held a press conference on Feb. 18 in Grozny , capital of the Russian autonomous republic of Chechen-Ingushetia . |
| 23 | The SNC was to have convened in Cambodia in late November , but the meeting was shifted to Thailand after the violent attack on Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan on his attempted return from exile to Phnom Penh [ see pp. 38573-74 ] . |
| 24 | In the former areas the chief executive is sustained in his perennial struggle for mastery with congress by his claim to represent the nation as a whole and by the provisions of the Constitution that designate him as Commander in Chief and give him special responsibilities in international relations . |
| 25 | The general supervisor of the Scottish interests of the Duke of Montrose , Mungo Graeme of Gorthie , received a reward for his political zeal on behalf of his chief in the form of the post of receiver-general of customs in the 1720s , an appointment which carried the not insignificant salary of £300 per annum , together with a supplementary allowance of £230 for payment of clerks . |
| 26 | Mr Ian Cook , who travelled to the hearing with Mr Ted Hughes , the Poet Laureate , had argued that South West Water had polluted his three-quarter-mile stretch of fishing at Cowley , above Exeter , with discharges from sewage works in the summer of 1990 . |
| 27 | His fingertips feathered her nipples , and she heard his smothered exclamation of pleasure at their stiff thrust as he bent his head to scatter random kisses down the line of her throat . |
| 28 | JOHN MAJOR anxiously awaits , but John Lukic has already won his European vote of confidence from Leeds United team-mates convinced he can still take them to Champions Cup fame and fortune against Rangers tonight . |
| 29 | Gloucester 's position as sole surviving brother of the king , coupled with his outstanding record of service to the crown , would have made it impossible to pass him over , even in a society aware of the dangers which guardianship by a paternal uncle posed to the interests of the heir . |
| 30 | Gloucester 's position as sole surviving brother of the king , coupled with his outstanding record of service to the crown , would have made it impossible to pass him over , even in a society aware of the dangers which guardianship by a paternal uncle posed to the interests of the heir . |