Example sentences of "[verb] his [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To forestall his next movement ( such as his taking her in his arms ) Franca moved rapidly round the table , took a firm hold of his shoulder , and , as he instinctively lowered his head , kissed his hot blushing cheek . |
| 2 | He had steadily improved his performance in the shadow of Jochen Rindt and , with Rindt 's death at Monza in 1970 , he had inherited the mantle of Number One driver and , by 1972 , had won his first championship at Lotus . |
| 3 | He has won his first five fights inside the distance and is scheduled to fight again in Phoenix before flying home to Belfast . |
| 4 | The latest Williams-trained discovery , New Level , looks outstanding in the first heat of the Regal Puppy Trophy , having won his first three races and never being headed to the first bend . |
| 5 | THE golfer Sandy Lyle has won his first contract to design an 18-hole championship course , about 25 miles from Berlin . |
| 6 | Says David : ‘ That was at York four years ago when he was won his ninth race of the season . |
| 7 | He , too , is trained by Stephenson , for whom he has won his last four races in smart style , albeit with a tendency to jump right . |
| 8 | He , too , is trained by Stephenson , for whom he has won his last four races in smart style , albeit with a tendency to jump right . |
| 9 | There was a feeling that Mill House might just be coming out of the doldrums : he had won his last race , beating his solitary rival at Sandown Park for the princely sum of £426 , and appeared to be coming back to his old self . |
| 10 | ‘ Pay Homage should have won his last race at Goodwood and he 's been in fine form all year , ’ Ian said . |
| 11 | Lindi Memani from the city of East London in the Cape province has won his last twelve fights in a twenty four bout career showing only three defeats . |
| 12 | Willie Jarvis 's three-year-old has won his last two races by a total of six and a half lengths and is still well weighted for further success . |
| 13 | The once moderate grader at Brough Park has astonished everyone with his transition to hurdle racing and has won his last five races . |
| 14 | Sunderland are staging eight open races tonight , including a sparkling £500-to-the-winner 450 metres invitation race which includes former track record holder Gulleen Darkie and Charlie Lister 's Bank Tunnel , which has won his last three opens . |
| 15 | STEPHEN HENDRY displayed a regal touch to dismiss a determined challenge by local favourite , Ken Doherty , 9–6 and capture his seventh title of the season at the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters in Goff 's , County Kildare , last night . |
| 16 | Sir Phil , who walked away with about £70m from the takeover of Harris Queensway , has built Carpetright into one of Britain 's leading carpet retailers after opening his first store in London 's Canning Town in 1988 . |
| 17 | He looked round , somewhat disappointed his first resolution met no opposition . |
| 18 | Cooksley was 21 last Saturday , Turner is 24 and Bunce has earned his first cap at 30 . |
| 19 | Lillywhite retained his 20-second lead over Norway 's Ole Simensen , and Czech rider Daniel Kovar was third overall . |
| 20 | The child now turns the paper over , or covers his first attempt , if it was right , and writes it again from memory . |
| 21 | He wanted her to agree to walk out with him : to accept his first and formal step on the path to marriage . |
| 22 | Bates entered his third final in an uneasy mood , stating his opinions about a fine which he considered to be too high for a verbal abuse offence — this did affect his performance . |
| 23 | Announcing his first programme yesterday , he spoke of the ‘ awesome responsibility ’ of following Joan Knight who has turned it into one of the most successful theatres in the country with an average audience of more than 7,000 people for each production . |
| 24 | Given the standard-setting qualities of the team 's FW15 car , which will make its racing debut at Kyalami in 12 weeks , there is every chance Hill may not only win his first race with the Didcot team but also go on to challenge for his first title . |
| 25 | Dave was caddying for Roberto de Vicenzo , who looked as though he could win his second Open , but he hit two great shots and then three-putted the 13th in the third round . |
| 26 | The public , who have often neglected him in the past , have made The Fellow a short price favourite for this afternoon 's King George in the expectation that the French raider will win his second successive Boxing Day showpiece . |
| 27 | Sampdoria 's Vierchowod is drafted into the heart of defence to replace suspended AC Milan sweeper Franco Baresi while fellow 33-year-old Tassotti will win his second cap at right back . |
| 28 | MAL DONAGHY will win his 81st cap when Northern Ireland step out at Lansdowne Road next Wednesday … or will he ? |
| 29 | This afternoon , in his home town of Vicenza , the 22-year-old Baggio will win his sixth Italy cap when he lines up to face Algeria in a game which Italy 's manager , Azeglio Vicini , hopes to use as valuable preparation for next Wednesday 's Wembley confrontation with England . |
| 30 | ‘ There have been times when I felt I was overlooked and that has left me desperately disappointed , ’ said the player who will tonight win his tenth cap . |