Example sentences of "[was/were] his [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Green realized he was better with the pencil than writing but made his excuse ‘ were his information for the satisfaction of an individual only , he would prefer the former as a vehicle for information , but to give to the public a numerous series of explanations all cloathed in bodily forms ; besides time and other minor considerations , it is necessary to consult the copper smith , the printer , and the paper merchant . ’ |
| 2 | Other servants of the prince who continued to hold office in the earldom were his steward of the household , Sir William Stanley , and Robert Roo , his gentleman of the pantry . |
| 3 | Other servants of the prince who continued to hold office in the earldom were his steward of the household , Sir William Stanley , and Robert Roo , his gentleman of the pantry . |
| 4 | So was his emphasis on the preventive aspects of psychiatry . |
| 5 | One of the major features of Scargill 's campaign to mobilize support for the strike was his emphasis on the centrality of the pit to a community 's economic and social health . |
| 6 | ‘ Vesta ’ was his contribution to The Triumphes of Oriana ( London , 1601 ) , a collection of madrigals by twenty-four composers compiled by Morley in emulation of the Italian Trionfo di Dori ( Venice , 1592 ) to which Giovanni Gabrieli , Vecchi , Marenzio , de Monte , Croce , Striggio , Felice Anerio , Gastoldi , Palestrina , and others had contributed . |
| 7 | One of Karajan 's simplest musico-dramatic experiments was his staging of the Callas Lucia in Milan in 1954 . |
| 8 | The only good sign in his game was his play of the par-threes , two under par for the two rounds . |
| 9 | Why do I feel so old ? y I was his sister in the story , why do If eel so old , so cold ? |
| 10 | When he heard about Bonanza parking the Fraser girl on ice out in the country he must have figured it was his chance for the big killing . |
| 11 | The only other source was his memory of the creature 's jigsaw face , and , knowing his propensity for forgetting , they 'd start to fade all too soon . |
| 12 | Of great importance was his work on the development of commercial crystallizers , which he dealt with in his 1947 presidential address . |
| 13 | Rogers 's principal political achievement was his work for the National Committee of Organized Labour , a body established in 1899 to work for universal old-age pensions . |
| 14 | But his major contribution to the corporate life of the city was his work for the relief of the poor . |
| 15 | Possibly one reason for the author 's attitude was his ignorance of the geography of the country ; a striking instance of this is his statement that in 1461 the earl of March , whom he had rightly described as being in Wales , arrived in England having enjoyed a prosperous voyage and favoured by the west wind ( 14 , p.532 ) . |
| 16 | ’ I was his prisoner for the night , ’ she snapped . |
| 17 | Undoubtedly one of the most important milestones in the Nicol career was his selection for the Scottish tour to North American in May 1991 , during which he played in three of the six games and scored a try in each one : ‘ That really was the start of things . |
| 18 | Another instance of Charles 's outspokenness was his attack on the proposed Paternoster Square development . |
| 19 | More important in establishing his general dominance was his closeness to the crown . |
| 20 | More important in establishing his general dominance was his closeness to the crown . |
| 21 | Although Mr X was a director of the ‘ bank ’ , his defence was that he acted in good faith ; indeed , said the defence , such was his faith in the word of his associates that he had invested , and lost , his own money in the venture , always acting on the advice of his colleagues ' , without ever questioning it . |
| 22 | Dad wasted no words and said that it was his bird in the box whereupon C … tried to brazen out the situation by saying he had found the cockbird in the garden and was taking it to the market in the morning . |
| 23 | This was his proposal of the Ordovician system as a separate thickness of rocks having its distinctive faunas , intervening between the Cambrian system of Adam Sedgwick [ q.v. ] |
| 24 | What Roland liked was his knowledge of the movements of Ash 's mind , stalked through the twists and turns of his syntax , suddenly sharp and — clear in an unexpected epithet . |
| 25 | What impressed her most of all was his knowledge of the town itself , and of the way a town functions . |
| 26 | Since it was his turn at the sharp end , Mick set out on what we thought would be the crux of the route . |
| 27 | Lee has worked with Universal before , teaming up with them for Do The Right Thing , Mo ’ Better Blues and Jungle Fever , and it was his experience with the company that has encouraged him to sign his life over to The Man . |
| 28 | So it was his word against the company . |
| 29 | Although Langley inherited some property and acquired other estates through marriage , it was his service to the Crown which raised his family 's fortunes . |
| 30 | In his desk drawer was his watch with the broken strap . |