Example sentences of "of his old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When that was rejected he argued in favour of his old plan of travelling on foot by the secret paths ; there were so many footpaths they could not all be watched and there was a chance that if they came upon outlaws there would be no more than one or two . |
| 2 | Mr Gergen will best serve his new boss if he reminds him of the strengths of one of his old ones . |
| 3 | Justin , who would appear to have lost some of his old charisma , became the straight man of the act — always mending things . |
| 4 | The former nomarch 's panic at the mention of his old deputy 's name was a lead of sorts , but it was a fish that would have to be played . |
| 5 | The other two were The Citadel ( 1938 ) , from A. J. Cronin 's novel about a once-idealistic doctor who becomes a cynical practitioner to the upper classes until the death of his friend on the operating table leads to a revival of his old principles , and Goodbye Mr Chips ( 1939 ) , a hymn to the glories of the English public school . |
| 6 | He might have died — there was so little of his old self left . |
| 7 | Since then he has failed to win but he did show signs of his old ability when third in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham under Ulster 's Paddy Graffin and the connections are hopeful that he will run a big race at Aintree . |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers ( second in the Third ) make their first change this season against Fulham ( fourth ) because of Alexander 's suspension , with striker Sealy set to face one of his old clubs … |
| 9 | Neither of his old clubs are in action today , but both could want him back next season , although Gosforth 's two student locks , Simon Gibbs and Alistair Meadows , have both said they will be staying with the club . |
| 10 | Nick Cusack returned to promotion chasing Peterborough , one of his old clubs , to score the goal in a 1–1 draw . |
| 11 | Yet when his campaign train reached McCarthy 's state of Wisconsin , where he planned to speak in defence of his old chief , he thought better of it and let that guy from the gutter stay on the train . |
| 12 | Mr Moi himself occasionally gives off whiffs of his old sense of encirclement . |
| 13 | The Leeds boss still shudders at the memory of his old Sheffield Wednesday side going 4-3 down to Chelsea in a League Cup tie seven years ago after cruising at 3-0 up . |
| 14 | When she tried to take the boxes he summoned Frederica with a touch of his old asperity , and told her to make herself useful . |
| 15 | He is about the inn all day , speaks broken English , and in acknowledgment of any kindness will show the suppleness of his old bones by standing on his head for a little time . |
| 16 | in the drawer of his old desk . |
| 17 | It is in this context that we should consider John Prescott 's comments — and take the best of his old vision to add to the new . |
| 18 | The former Hungarian trick-rider , who has had some nostalgic moments watching members of his old troupe performing here this week , was also helped by the cautious approach of some of his opponents . |
| 19 | Racking the brains because a friend had fallen on hard times — the engine of his old VW has dropped a valve . |
| 20 | They had reached the door of his room now and , as Harry opened it , Madeleine went past him and sat down on the edge of his old brass bedstead . |
| 21 | The sight of his old foe was bad enough but Boro 's new boy would happen to choose Hendrie 's peg on which to hang his clothes before his debut training session . |
| 22 | The possibilities opened up are exceptionally exciting and realisable provided certain strange notions of academic freedom ( in this case often amounting to a student fishing desperately around for an ‘ original ’ and totally useless subject like the history of his old school ) , can be avoided . |
| 23 | Sir Jeremy has been Warden ( Chairman of the Governing Body ) of his old school , Winchester , since 1987 , and became an Honorary Fellow of New College in 1979 . |
| 24 | She dialled the number her husband had given her , which belonged to one of his old school friends , a television producer . |
| 25 | If only he 'd got caught up in politics , or good works , or become a governor of his old school , he 'd have been taken out of himself more ? |
| 26 | The work was interesting and the pay was excellent , but an offer from one of his old lecturers tempted him to Bristol . |
| 27 | In fact , he seemed quite cheerful and was looking forward to meeting some of his old mates at 6 Commando . |
| 28 | ‘ Recently he has been working on American films and he was very keen to get back home and work with some of his old mates . |
| 29 | She should n't run off with any of his old mates or she would get a good hiding when he came home . |
| 30 | The locking Baldwin got better and better and , as he threw away the worries of his old shoulder injuries , he developed in confidence to the point where he outranked David Sims as Bayfield 's up-front ally . |