Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Wesley edited an abridged edition and used it widely to support his sermons . |
| 2 | When the old Major , so soon to die , had travelled secretly to see his son and meet her , she recognized his courtesy because he was a gentleman , but there was no welcome and no warmth in him . |
| 3 | As it was , Kim Il Sung worked successfully to establish his authority . |
| 4 | Ellwood gritted his teeth against the weight of water , trying furiously to work his arms and legs against the deadlock of cramp . |
| 5 | The patient 's plinth is high enough to support his arms comfortably at an angle of 90° to his body , while the second plinth is lower , so that the physiotherapist 's feet are level with the patient 's ankles , and her knees are roughly at the same height as his . |
| 6 | As his land was not fertile enough to support his family , he supplemented his income by operating as a carrier , conveying small quantities of goods by pack animal to and from neighbouring villages . |
| 7 | So , the sort of man who took on a mansus absus might have been an immigrant attracted by freedom from labour services ; or a son who feared that his patrimony , or his share of it , would not be big enough to support his family ; or a rich peasant with several adult sons and labour to spare . |
| 8 | If , however , a married man had children young enough to keep his wife at home , then during the high-price years he could not have earned enough to support his family without supplementation . |
| 9 | Matthew had worked his way round the big desk to the swivel chair , perhaps to bolster his confidence ; now he almost collapsed into it . |
| 10 | Less than an hour later , at Bath , the strain of running the campaign as party chairman only to lose his own seat is painful to see in the face of Chris Patten , who bites his lip . |
| 11 | For Jenkins , who ousted Stephens last season only to lose his job through suspension and injury this winter , it will be a return to the big time after only one game in the past month . |
| 12 | Harold Watkinson had not survived as Secretary of State for Defence long enough to see his counter-reformation completed , but he did have the satisfaction of knowing that , had it not been for his efforts to swing the pendulum of British Defence policy back into the centre of the spectrum of war , Britain 's disengagement from empire would not have been so successful . |
| 13 | He stood there , his face awash with blood , his swollen mouth hanging open , but still conscious , still awake enough to see his younger brother 's eyes as they fixed his own and lined him up for the coup de grace . |
| 14 | ‘ And you wo n't even let the boy stay long enough to see his mother ? ’ said the yeoman without animosity . |
| 15 | His legs were encased in tight black trousers that outlined his figure tantalisingly ; the light was not quite bright enough to see his full silhouette . |
| 16 | On the other hand , did he need their friendship enough to risk his safety ? |
| 17 | When inflation began to rise in 1963 , the General intervened personally to instruct his prime minister and minister of finance to prepare a " stabilization plan " . |
| 18 | Did Daniel Ortega struggle so hard and so long , suffer seven years in jail , and defy the mighty US at such cost to his country , only to drive his jeep into the sunset ? |
| 19 | Did Daniel Ortega struggle so hard and so long , suffer seven years in jail , and defy the mighty US at such cost to his country , only to drive his jeep into the sunset ? |
| 20 | Iago had brought him , and Iago should have been here within two more days to take him away , somewhat recovered now and strong enough to continue his flight into Wales . |
| 21 | He has been a victim of his own success at Arsenal in terms of his public profile but he 's professional enough to curb his celebrations when he scores a goal . |
| 22 | is is one trainee manager important enough to affect his whole appraisal ? |
| 23 | I want slowly to remove his wig ; gently to untie his gown ; slowly , so slowly — and terribly , terribly privately — to whisper in his lovely , lovely ear , while he struggles in vain : ‘ De minimis non curat lex . ’ |
| 24 | The ultimate source is Sir John Hawkins , who remarks , in what appears to be a personal recollection , that Handel had ‘ a favourite Rucker harpsichord , the keys whereof , by incessant practise , were hollowed like the bowl of a spoon ’ In justice to Hawkins it must be stated that he does have a reputation for being , for his time , a careful scholar , so it is unfortunate that this brief , almost casual remark , should have been embellished with a little fanciful romancing that appears to be added only to enliven his text with some colourful anecdote . |
| 25 | Why does a barrow boy selling bunched radishes and salad greens in the market at Chinon know by instinct so to arrange his produce that he has created a little spectacle as fresh and gay as a Dufy painting , and you are at once convinced that unless you taste some of his radishes you will be missing an experience which seems of more urgency than a visit to the Chateau of Chinon ? |
| 26 | That is , unless he was lucky enough to lose his wife in the near future . |
| 27 | Then midfielder Gavin Johnson went close with a header before veteran striker Paul Goddard found the net only to see his spectacular volley disallowed for a foul on Ray Houghton . |
| 28 | In the match of the tournament , Drake took the first set 6–3 only to see his advantage melt away as Alger powered his way back into the reckoning with a blistering 6–1 win in the second . |
| 29 | He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes , on the verge of defeat , only to see his opponent 's corner throw in the towel . |
| 30 | Robbie swung around on her heel , prepared , despite her resolve , to give him a tongue-lashing , only to see his quizzical expression . |