Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 … |
| 4 | She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He had lost most of his enthusiasm for the idea by now . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Bhattarai tendered his resignation to the King on May 14 but was asked to stay in office until the formation of a new Cabinet . |
| 13 | EDWARD HEATH LEAVES 10 DOWNING STREET ON 4TH MARCH 1974 TO PRESENT HIS RESIGNATION TO THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE . |
| 14 | Sharon formally submitted his resignation to the Cabinet on Feb. 18 , and it became effective two days later . |
| 15 | It was also the occasion of his resignation from the Society of Friends . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | as if that were not enough , the Department of Trade and Industry is still trying to have him disqualified as a company director for his role in the collapse of Homes Assured — a move which forced his resignation from the chairmanship of Lonrho in 1991 . |
| 18 | Jean Monnet was appointed as the president of the High Authority , and his resignation from the office in June 1955 was the only occasion before the setting up of the much broader European Economic Community in 1957 when there was a change in the membership of the High Authority . |
| 19 | There were attacks on Heseltine 's temperament and suitability for office , instancing the occasion on which he had waved the mace in the House of Commons and also the manner of his resignation from the Cabinet over the Westland affair . |
| 20 | Similar allegations had caused his resignation from the Cabinet in December 1990 [ see pp. 37828 ; 38109-10 ] . |
| 21 | Angel Sanchis , a former treasurer of the conservative Popular Party ( PP ) and a parliamentary deputy , announced his resignation from the party on May 7 after the emergence of a financial scandal . |
| 22 | His progress up the ladder of the Street was rapid , from the Daily Mail to Associate Features Editor at the Express and then Features Editor on the London Evening News . |
| 23 | If the price goes up 9% and his costs stay about the same maybe up 5% or so , er his actual bottom line is his income at the end of the year will in fact increase by about 60% . |
| 24 | The courts will not take the incidence of future inflation into account in calculating the dependency , but if it is established that the deceased would have increased his income in the future for reasons other than inflation ( eg because he would have been promoted if he had remained in his job or because he would probably have attained higher and better paid skills or a better paid job if he had lived ) this might give grounds for increasing the multiplicand . |
| 25 | Could it be that he was aware of Van Butchell 's intentions and saw this as a means of bringing his technique to the notice of the public , being able , at the same time , to lay any charge of indecency at Van Butchell 's door , if it arose ? |
| 26 | J. G. spelt out his credo for the craft in a short note in his book An Outline of the Universe published in 1931 : ‘ … |
| 27 | Johnson 's biographer Boswell admitted cautiously that the good Doctor 's views might be extreme and that " his abhorrence of the profession of sailor was uniformly violent " . |
| 28 | As he straightened up he seemed to have left his heart on the floor with the empty ice-cream carton . |
| 29 | But apart from hunting , he seems to have left the business of government to his earls , although he continued to enjoy the society of churchmen , especially of foreign churchmen , gave his heart to the building of Westminster Abbey , engaged in the royal works of mercy , stood meekly through divine office and mass , and — a special note of conscientiousness — ‘ at these times , unless he was addressed , he rarely spoke to anyone ’ . |
| 30 | Guillem , or Guillaume de Cabestanh , or Cabestaing , or Cabestan , had loved the lady of Roussillon , Soremonde , Sermonde , or Marguerite , wife of the seigneur Raymond of Roussillon , who , in a fit of jealous rage , had the troubadour slaughtered and had served his heart to the lady in a dish . |