Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is his hope that with a return to what he calls principles law may yet recover its hortatory function . |
| 2 | It was very well presented and that whilst Billy Connolly freely admitted he was not in fact a culture vulture , it was his enthusiasm that in a sense having his own that make the programme apparently a complete and utter joy and in a sense that 's what sponsorship should do , it should do for art , music , ballet and opera what Cousteau and Bellamy have done for the environment and Attenborough |
| 3 | It means little for this child to perform with the greatest precision the most difficult pieces , with hands that can hardly stretch a sixth ; but what is really incredible is to see him improvise for an hour on end and in doing so give rein to the inspiration of his genius and to a mass of enchanting ideas … |
| 4 | Ferguson will delay his decision until after a light training session this morning . |
| 5 | Nor on the other hand , can a tenant renounce his contract because of a mere apprehension of risk or through mere dislike of the premises through the fact e.g. that a person has died upon the premises of smallpox … |
| 6 | The chief inspector listened to his breathing and for a moment found it difficult to separate it from her own rasping pant . |
| 7 | However , this made him re-examine the foundations of his faith and as a result he became more convinced of their truth than ever . |
| 8 | To Annie 's delight , he climbed up on to her knee , put his thumb in his mouth and with a sigh , snuggled down and fell asleep . |
| 9 | He opened his mouth as in a dream , shaping it around the first barbaric syllable . |
| 10 | He emptied his flagon and after a minute 's hesitation she took it over to the table to refill it . |
| 11 | He was a giant of a man and did the work of three , and when someone flagged with exhaustion he would appear like a genie by his side and with a quiet word help him over the temporary crisis . |
| 12 | The words were scarcely out before one of his taller companions clamped a hand round the back of his neck and with a dusty , unshod foot kicked his buttocks , exposed through his torn shorts . |
| 13 | Mr. Docherty told me that he was sleeping rough either in his car or in a small tent . |
| 14 | In some of his tracts he is outspokenly hostile to philosophy as mother of heresy , strident in his insistence that for a true believer everything is decided by the authority of the apostolic rule of faith and scripture so that further enquiries are superfluous . |
| 15 | Yet in one telling passage he speaks of his loneliness and of a crushing depression . |
| 16 | The victorious matador , he said , was awarded the ear of the bull , which he would offer " to his Lady or to a female spectator who has drawn his attention " . |
| 17 | He suffered horrific burns to 65 per cent of his body while on a family holiday in France . |
| 18 | Other Democrats , however , welcomed Clinton 's unrepentant stance as further indication of his courage and as a demonstration of his willingness to resist pressure from minorities within the Democratic Party . |
| 19 | DONAL LENIHAN , second only to Willie John McBride as Ireland 's most capped lock , yesterday announced his retirement because of a recurring neck injury . |
| 20 | And it is fanciful to suggest that an order on Mr. Tully to say whether he has received Abbey 's money and if so what has happened to that money could result in his ill-treatment or in a dubious confession . |
| 21 | Dunwoody is hopeful of returning to the racecourse next Tuesday following his lay-off because of a broken bone in his right hand . |
| 22 | He said it was quieter in there , but I could n't see the lay-by from his room and after a bit I went outside . |
| 23 | A man of character , he was always able to give one-hundred per cent effort for his club and his team and as a winger ( in a football age when wingers were as plentiful as mid-field players are today ) , endowed with skills which drew admiration from press , colleagues , supporters and opponents alike , throughout his career . |
| 24 | Treating him without his consent or despite a refusal of consent will constitute the civil wrong of trespass to the person and may constitute a crime . |
| 25 | When somebody tried to do so , he was treated not like a party politician challenging his leader but like a soldier threatening to desert . |
| 26 | TENSE , WHITE-knuckle narco drama starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as a rookie cop and Jason Patric as the seasoned , streetwise superior who takes her under his wing and into a maelstrom of danger and addiction . |
| 27 | Unable to get his life and work in gear , Chris Penn changed his name and for a time worked on a building site before earning good money being beaten black and blue as a prize fighter . |
| 28 | Nowhere are they more telling than in Ashton 's Enigma Variations where they explain the sympathy felt by Jaeger ( the critic ) for Elgar and his Wife or in A Month in the Country where Ashton communicates the growing feelings of love and frustration of the participants . |
| 29 | Ian 's voice was slightly defiant , and he dropped his head and with a careful casualness flicked away some nonexistent dust from his high-buttoned silver jacket . |
| 30 | Battle Abbey was founded by William to commemorate his victory and as a memorial to the fallen . |