Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | His style is associated with clothes and his trade is fashion photographer — but the armature for the clothes in his fashion pictures , is a " look " he invented . |
| 2 | The abolition of the doctrine of common employment has rendered this area of comparatively little importance , as in most cases the employer will be vicariously liable for the torts of his employees . |
| 3 | Subject to the contrary agreement of the partners : ( 5 ) Every partner may take part in the management of the partnership business ( 7 ) No partner may be introduced as a partner without the consent of all existing partners ( 8 ) Any difference arising as to ordinary matters connected with the partnership business may be decided by a majority of the partners , but no change may be made in the nature of the partnership business without the consent of all existing partners It is obvious enough that if a partner is to be held responsible for the acts of his co-partners committed in the name of the firm he should in principle have : ( 1 ) unrestricted access to information about those acts ; ( 2 ) every right , indeed a duty , to assume personal responsibility ( equally with his co-partners ) for the conduct of the firm 's affairs ; and ( 3 ) the right ( by exercise of a veto ) to prevent any act for which he is unwilling to accept liability . |
| 4 | Mr Nicklin , a 48-year-old insurance manager , was kept captive for two years by the Saudis , who held him responsible for the debts of his American-owned firm . |
| 5 | Between 1629 and 1638 Grosvenor was imprisoned in the Fleet , having become liable for the debts of his brother-in-law , Peter Daniel esquire . |
| 6 | The Sheikh had crossed them by camel as a boy ; then as a young man with a wife and small children , including the boy at my side , he had camped overnight on one side of the range waiting for the engines of his jeeps to cool before grinding inch by inch , around and over . |
| 7 | Look for the reasons for his behaviour . |
| 8 | An elderly lady who had once asked Franz Liszt for his autograph , felt quite faint as Fred took off his kilt and reached for the laces of his boots . |
| 9 | Neumann further excuses this fast Beethoven minuet tempo , referring to the fast verbal tempo indications by Haydn for the minuets of his last eight quartets , by calling attention among other things to Beethoven 's accompanying words to this Menuetto , ‘ Allegro molto e vivace ’ , saying that ‘ when Haydn [ and , we presume , Beethoven ] wanted a minuet to be played faster than the unhurried Allegretto , he unfailingly indicated his intentions with eloquent tempo words . ’ |
| 10 | Swede Anders Forsbrand poses for the cameras after his win in the Equity & Law Challenge at Royal Mid-Surrey . |
| 11 | The Prime Minister decided to unveil Manchester 's ‘ unique ’ £1.5 billion blue-print for the Games at his Downing Street home to emphasise how important he believes the bid is for both the city and the nation . |
| 12 | Elliott , 28 , was hurt in Welsh international Saunders ' final appearance for the Merseysiders before his £2.3 million switch to Aston Villa . |
| 13 | In May 1323 John XXII told Fulk Lestrange , Edward II 's seneschal of Aquitaine , to make peace with Gaston , as he was not responsible for the excesses of his own officers and subjects , who had been provoked and encouraged by his mother . |
| 14 | As he searched for the joys of his boyhood , grumpy old George Bowling sensed deterioration all around him : in the news headlines , in threats of imminent violence and destruction , and in the disfigurements of ‘ Americanisation ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Why , here 's my mother home at last , ’ he said , and came smiling to meet her , putting forth the child by the hand to her , a little clumsily because he could not see well for the tears in his eyes . |
| 16 | Henrietta did not lose interest in her impecunious father and within two years she was with him aboard HMS Bullfinch for the trials of his new screw propeller . |
| 17 | At the same time he never quite made sufficient allowance for the sensibilities of his magazine readers , as interpreted by the editors of those magazines , and had to suffer the artistic indignity of seeing his manuscripts bowdlerized with irritating regularity . |
| 18 | Counsel for the taxpayers in his reported submissions , which were accepted by Lord Browne-Wilkinson , referred to ‘ clear statements showing the intention of the promoter of the Bill ’ and to where ‘ a minister clearly states the effect of a provision ’ . |
| 19 | Jack fell quickly into the routine of looking out for the absurdities in his father 's speech to put into a P'dayta-Pie for Warnie ; but he had no heart for it . |
| 20 | ‘ . Eliot 's thoughts on civilization would be developed in America , where his longing for the scenes of his youth would also be satisfied and would enable him to return to London to minister , witch-doctor-like , to his civilization , to purify the dialect of his adopted tribe . |
| 21 | The report also claimed that the current Presidency Minister , Antonio Lacayo Oyanguren , Chamorro 's chief adviser , bore legal and administrative responsibility for the actions of his former deputy and had " permitted robbery " . |
| 22 | He still insisted that he alone was responsible to the French people for the actions of his government and would remain so until general elections could be held . |
| 23 | ‘ Your father was a hard man for the women in his day , ’ McQuaid said addressing the two girls . |
| 24 | Just as a rector would put in a vicar or curate to care for the souls in his parish , or a landlord would employ a bailiff or steward to manage his estates , so an officer would appoint a deputy to conduct the business of the office , usually for a small pittance , while he himself enjoyed the bulk of the proceeds . |
| 25 | She knew what that could mean , when the labourer was as young and inexperienced as he , and she looked him over again carefully for the signs of his servitude , ignoring the forbidding stare that warned her off from probing . |
| 26 | He was personally held responsible for the failures of his economic stewardship . |
| 27 | If the perceptions of Paisley 's critics are revealing of their underlying attitudes , the same could be said for the perceptions of his supporters . |
| 28 | After all , in the war Barry would have been told that he was fighting to uphold the rights of small nations , so what could be more logical than that he should now fight for the rights of his own country , Ireland , a small nation if ever there was one ! |
| 29 | He received only eight hundred for the rights of his Bovary . |
| 30 | " Le nord de l'Angleterre , c'est L'Ecosse , " said the man , flashing his even teeth at her , showing them as though to compensate for the deficiencies of his wit . |