Example sentences of "by his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crosfield was an enlightened employer in the paternalistic tradition , deeply influenced by his Quaker upbringing . |
| 2 | Despair washed through Isabel again as she remembered the cutting disdain in fitzAlan 's eyes , too distressed at the moment to be angered by his instant acceptance of Matilda 's explanation . |
| 3 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 4 | Pass by his unflattering comments that Brummie women are ‘ either much too fat or far too thin ’ , whilst we Brummie men look ‘ like lopsided oafs , gnomes , hobgoblins . ’ |
| 5 | She made it plain to them that she was upset by his tactless gesture . |
| 6 | If Jacques Chirac , the RPR leader , stands by his oft-expressed decision not to seek the prime minister 's post , the job is thought most likely to go to Edouard Balladur , his former finance minister . |
| 7 | He was a historian of the Tudor and Stuart period but achieved his greatest fame as a historian of Bristol , particularly by his outstanding history of the Society of Merchant Venturers . |
| 8 | This was fully understood by Philip Corder and amply demonstrated by his extensive excavations and reports on kilns in Yorkshire and elsewhere ( 1928 , 1930 , 1937 , 1943 , 1949 and ed. 1950 ) . |
| 9 | A grinning sansculotte , identifiable by his bare rump , fiddles whilst churches burn and nuns are hanged : the savage scene is given the ironical title of ‘ The Zenith of French Glory : the Pinnacle of Liberty ’ ( 12 February 1793 ) . |
| 10 | The CEDA leader , José María Gil Robles , had been politically discredited by his electoral defeat of February 1936 and was now stranded in Biarritz , where he had been on holiday when the rising occurred . |
| 11 | He was hampered by his Catholic sympathies , his inadequate local following , and his lack of independent political weight at court . |
| 12 | Peter overcame this adversity in fine style and his later career with us was highlighted by his regular appearances throughout 1975–76 , in which he played in all eight Cup ties in Palace 's great run to the FA Cup semi-final , and then the following season , when he was captain at times after the loss of Ian Evans . |
| 13 | Most of the counterfeit currency used by the DEA was supplied by Monzer al-Kassar , who received no separate payment for this service as it was covered by his regular CIA stipend deposited to his credit at the Katherein Bank , Vienna ( A/c No. 50307495 ) and at the Swiss Bank Corporation in Geneva ( A/c No. 510230C-86 ) . |
| 14 | He also gained popularity with national schoolteachers by his official recognition of their newly formed union — the Irish National Teachers ' Organization . |
| 15 | Within the existing topic framework , speaker K 's saying that 's good money is an example of speaking topically , for her , but , for speaker J , the time co-ordinate within the topic framework has been narrowed down by his preceding remarks . |
| 16 | It is a commonplace to see culture as man 's building , climbing and reaching — indeed , one whole school of anthropology sees it as his tool-making — but it is important not to forget that in man , as in the other primates , intelligent , adaptive behaviour — behaviour , in other words , mediated by the ego — is motivated by his instinctual drives . |
| 17 | He made his way to Nashville , no doubt to solidify a country-music vote thought to be lost by his rival Bill Clinton ever since the Democrat 's wife made a flip reference to a song by Tammy Wynette . |
| 18 | The sun comes out , and each boy is cartooned by his ironic shadow , and the willows become black hands clutching up from the snow . |
| 19 | She laughed , confused by his intent expression . |
| 20 | He was now able to pursue his appreciation and devotion to metallurgy , which had been first inspired by his mechanical engineering studies at Mason College . |
| 21 | His father had founded the Bedford Infirmary by his bequest , but it was the son , above all , who by his tremendous energy and dedication , brought it into being . |
| 22 | Rabbi Moishe was the only one of the family who had always called his grandson by his Yiddish pet name . |
| 23 | Most of those who met the future candidate on the Sailing Party were struck by his insatiable appetite for debate and a good time . |
| 24 | Never having been taught otherwise by his spiritual mentors , many a devout believer has had no need to question the problems posed by such a context . |
| 25 | And then , in the following year , prompted by his frequent descriptions of his own loneliness — his fear of becoming ill , his dislike of attending receptions alone — she again wrote to him in similar terms . |
| 26 | Mozart 's life and character are well documented by the extensive correspondence that was generated within his family by his frequent travels and we are given a fascinating glimpse into matters both artistic and domestic . |
| 27 | ‘ So you 've learnt something , have n't you ? ’ she retorted , daring to put some spice into it , since she felt somewhat persecuted by his teasing manner . |
| 28 | There was much truth in this accusation , as he remained obsessed by his inner confusion and disturbing half-memories . |
| 29 | The point to emphasize here is the extent to which man 's view of his environment is affected by his technological mastery of it . |
| 30 | Ron Emes , MBE , will be sorely missed by his worldwide circle of friends and colleagues . |