Example sentences of "[subord] of his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 5000-word critical analysis , which may or may not be supported by graphical evidence , has also been criticised as being a test more of the candidate 's authorship than of his professional ability , and an exercise more easily tackled by the ex-full-time student than by the part-time candidate . |
| 2 | It is interesting that despite this some writers are still prepared nevertheless to claim Foucault as a Marxist — perhaps less an indication of his Marxism than of his discursive power and the lack of alternatives within Marxism today . |
| 3 | In one way he was glad to be interrupted — superstitiously afraid that if of his own volition he decided to leave the miraculous spot then the unique mood would not follow him and he would be like a man without a shadow . |
| 4 | Responsibility for the defence of the coast rested on ‘ Old Grogram-breeches ’ or ‘ Old Grog ’ , Vice-Admiral [ later Admiral ] Edward Vernon , a popular hero , but disliked by the Admiralty because of his brusque manners . |
| 5 | ‘ I believe we were very fortunate to have Don 's service because of his managerial competence and determination . |
| 6 | The problem for Sombro was that at the mere age of three , he was getting old before his time because of his rampant ways and , by the look of the scars on his face , ears and neck , he was n't finding it any easier to hold his own with the competition . |
| 7 | This was because of his elder brother Frank , whose academic career was already starred . |
| 8 | And , because of his elder brother 's incapacity , he was almost certain to inherit the baronetcy on the death of his father . |
| 9 | On other days of the week he had fixed luncheon dates which , because of his crowded schedule and not infrequent trips abroad , were arranged well in advance . |
| 10 | Gedge will not slump in such dramatic fashion because of his businesslike constitution . |
| 11 | I meant the hon. Gentleman , but he almost became my hon. Friend because of his grudging acceptance of the principle of testing . |
| 12 | Those long years in junior command had given him an intimacy with the poilu denied to most of the other French chiefs , and because of his low rank in 1914 he knew — unlike Haig and Joffre — very well what wounded men looked like . |
| 13 | His opening 76 in reality had been his practice round because of his late arrival , and he could make nothing of the greens in his outward 36 yesterday , starting at the tenth . |
| 14 | The contents of the discussion were not revealed but it can safely be assumed Border made it clear he felt Marsh , dropped along with Mark Waugh , should have been spared , not least because of his loyal service . |
| 15 | ‘ He comes in because of his upper body strength , which we will need against South Africa . |
| 16 | From my point of view that is exactly why he should be taken seriously , and not only because of his apparent prestige . |
| 17 | Known as ‘ Puffin' since childhood because of his hooked nose , he had worked with Baird on four previous films and had just finished making The Millionairess , starring Sophia Loren , when he set off for Sweden in October 1960 . |
| 18 | He looked at the dead engineer , or the man whom Van Gelder had taken to be the engineer because of his blue overalls , and examined the back of his head carefully . |
| 19 | David gained his first experience of business with his father and brothers , but by the late 1840s he had decided to strike out on his own , perhaps partly because of his strong temperance convictions . |
| 20 | Claud however found it increasingly hard to earn because of his Communist past and it was left to Patricia to keep the various wolves from the door . |
| 21 | And I think that er , Mr was chosen because of his extensive knowledge of the subject . |
| 22 | Bill 's students knew that here was no blind theory ; his teaching , because of his extensive consultancy practice , was rooted in real Engineering experience performed in real time . |
| 23 | It is therefore no surprise that in the minority of James V the Scots turned with relief to the fact that this time there actually was a close royal relative , John duke of Albany , son of James III 's brother ; brought up in France , because of his rebellious father 's exile , Albany was invited to Scotland as regent . |
| 24 | The police say Father Gabriel Maire was the victim of a robbery attempt , but the Archbishop of Vitoria , the south-eastern Brazilian city where he worked in a slum parish , said he was killed because of his pastoral work . |
| 25 | He was employed by the Church of England as a church architect and was later dismissed by them because of his esoteric interest in Paganism and the occult . |
| 26 | Olivier Nwaha Binya'a : a Jehovah 's Witness , he has been detained without charge or trial since May 2984 because of his religious beliefs . |
| 27 | This could arise if the plaintiff suffered negligently inflicted injuries and then refused to have a blood transfusion because of his religious beliefs . |
| 28 | The successful farmer ( Luke 12 ) who is eager to expand his business is censored by our Lord not because of his wealth or success but because of his exclusive concern with himself , his own happiness and his wealth . |
| 29 | The organisation , against the wishes of B'nai B'rith International , took a public stand against the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court because of his anti-abortion stance . |
| 30 | The organisation , against the wishes of B'nai B'rith International , took a public stand against the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court because of his anti-abortion stance . |