Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A MURDER victim 's brother showed a court yesterday how his alleged attacker , who is disabled , could get around with out his wheelchair .
2 Ok , Time found hidden in a hard day , dry earth becomes a dance floor , audience of three fowl , the fourth along with a reaper turns it back , wooden shoes meant for mud , rug on dancing feet Erm the next one is the still life on , on with three puppies , while I was looking at Gaugin 's work I could n't help but notice he 's constantly struck by the fact that he use set of three symbols through out his work it seems , and very , very often three caricatures erm or lines of three or three objects and I found this very interesting , more point of view that something that I , I wanted to incorporate in my own work , but I wanted to find a line or a phrase to use in the same way , erm , all of my work starts as one or a series of visual images and , and I then turn them into characters , repeating a word or repeating a line would be a way of erm emphasising characterise erm and the puppies that are in this painting erm , they delighted my children so much , I do n't know if any of you know , do you know the painting of the three puppies
3 But he 's a good son tae his mither .
4 As he drew nearer his relief gave way to apprehension .
5 Frana is ranked 87 in the world and Wilkinson , who also won two matches at the Stella Artois championships at Queen 's Club last week , will continue to move nearer his goal of reaching the top 100 .
6 Another prisoner wrote to me recently , and I am now seeking to get him transferred to a prison nearer his home in Liverpool .
7 The tip of steel began to inch nearer his throat .
8 As London got nearer his confidence trickled back .
9 Molby , 30 , can move nearer his ambition of an international recall by impressing Denmark manager Richard Moeller Nielsen during Liverpool 's televised Anfield clash with Blackburn Rovers .
10 Molby , 30 , can move nearer his ambition of an international recall by impressing Denmark manager Richard Moeller Nielsen during Liverpool 's televised Anfield clash with Blackburn Rovers .
11 She tried hooking her fingers round the door and pulling , but he only laughed and grabbing her , dragged her to him , kissing the part nearest his face , which happened to be the base of her neck .
12 On the right , nearest his father , Hubert , best-suited school-leaver with a downy boy 's face and sharp cheek-bones .
13 The young lord thought this was sensible advice ; he allowed the fox to come home with him , running along-side his hound .
14 To make a living he had to sell things over the counter-like his brother . ’
15 A few weeks after his escape from a film disaster , Dustin came shatteringly close to a disaster of a more fatal kind .
16 A radical all his life and a follower of Charles James Fox , he had spoken out strongly in the House of Commons against the declaration of war on Napoleon after his escape from Elba .
17 Forty or so years after his escape he was engaged as a consultant on the film A Night to Remember , made at Pinewood .
18 Edward , the heir to the throne , used the Geneville castle at Ludlow in the days after his escape from custody in 1265 .
19 The story begins in 1914 when Lt Harry Colebourn of the Canadian Veterinary Corps arrived in England with a small black bear which he named Winnie after his home town .
20 His hands were thrust deep in his pockets , his shoulders slightly hunched in the breeze , a man looking after his home .
21 Miss Miller was answering a plea for advice by Steve Reese , 28 , who moved to Bristol after his home in Newcastle upon Tyne was repossessed — and then saw his photographic business collapse as interest rates ‘ went daft ’ .
22 In an effort to restore his political standing , Collor submitted to congress two bills to fight official corruption and took visible steps to disband his unofficial inner cabinet of friends and advisers — popularly known as the " Republic of Alagoas " after his home state — who were accused of influence peddling [ see p. 38388 for resignation of Collor 's wife as head of welfare agency ] .
23 He 'd never run as a youngster ; cycling was his sport , then a bit of motorcycling after his service in the RAF .
24 He did not die until 1951 , five years after his namesake and distant kinsman , our John Cranko , arrived in England .
25 The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner .
26 After his exploits the Northerns side adopted the nickname .
27 The subject is the saint after his martyr 's death , the result of being flayed alive , with his skin over his shoulder like a cloak ; go around behind the statue to see the face , with hair , beard and eye holes .
28 After his inspection , he tried to think of something positive to say .
29 When he travelled back to Lystra , Iconium and Antioch after his church planting journey , he was concerned to strengthen the disciples by appointing elders in each church ( Acts 14:23 ) .
30 He must have left Parfois no more than two days after his raid across Severn .
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