Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to another [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus instead of following the traditional linear progression of the allegory — a development towards contemplation based on Jacob 's union with Rachel after his marriage to Leah — Hilton is more interested in emphasising the coexistence of the two wives : In his reference to another facet of the story , that concerning Jacob 's change of name to Israel , allegorised as a man seeing God , Hilton does suggest a progression in contemplation for his pupil saying that he will become Israel , that is , fully contemplative , in the next world , certainly , and possibly even in this if his circumstances change so that he is relieved of worldly responsibility altogether . |
| 2 | Any punter would be delighted to place a bet on the understanding that if his horse were to lose he would be able to transfer his stake to another horse in the next race — in STV terms , to another candidate in the next count — and perhaps even to another and yet another until at last he had backed a winner . |
| 3 | His marriage to another woman , an immutable fact , posed even greater restrictions on their fledgling nuclear romance . |
| 4 | Minton had already sat for his portrait to another member of staff , Robert Buhler , for a sensitive , restrained likeness , but , with hindsight , it is Moynihan who fashioned the more telling icon ( Plate 15 ) . |
| 5 | Frequently , a claim by an employer based on breach of confidence has failed as it was perceived to be an attempt to prevent the employee from working in the same field by offering his skill to another employer . |
| 6 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 7 | He also got engaged and moved in with his fiancé to another house belonging to the farm he works for . |
| 8 | Perhaps he 'd always secretly resented giving his name to another man 's child , she thought sadly . |
| 9 | Even the compensation of going to the Saturday matinee on my own to see Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson and then again at night with Uncle Geordie and his wife to another picture house for the big film of the week — Clara Bow or Norma Talmadge or some star like that — did n't make up for the way Skipper kept eyeing me and slavering . |
| 10 | He raised his game to another level and when he plays his best , he 's a really tough player to beat . |
| 11 | Thus when Joseph escapes the embrace of Potiphar 's wife ( Gen. 39:9–10 ) , who would seduce him , leaving his coat in her hands , the coat stands for his loyalty to another man . |
| 12 | This brought in Richardson , to a much warmer reception than he had received in Jamacia , and he again shared a hundred partnership with Simmons , who was on his way to another century , the second fifty of which cam up in only 32 balls ( including successive hits for 4 , 6 , and 4 off Bosch ) , the first half having occupied 103 . |
| 13 | On the strength of this extra income , Mozart moved his family to another apartment , Unten den Tuchlauben , where on 27 December 1787 Constanze gave birth to a daughter , Theresia . |