Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denying his guilt to the last , he said he did n't bear his wife any ill will . |
| 2 | ‘ I will do whatever is necessary to preserve the value of the pound , ’ Mr Smith said , reaffirming his commitment to the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 3 | A spokesman for Gorbachev described his reaction to the new movement as " positive " . |
| 4 | Book Seven enhances the impression of a century of civil war , but again allowance must be made for the fact that this one book covers scarcely more than twelve months of 584/5 , and that it is concerned largely with the attempt by the " pretender " Gundovald to establish his claim to the Frankish throne . |
| 5 | In 1299 Boniface VIII ordered Edward to abandon war in Scotland since that kingdom was a papal fief , and he invited Edward to send proctors to Rome to establish his right to the Scottish crown . |
| 6 | Bush reported his assurance to the Soviet leader at Malta that he " support[ed] the dynamic process of reform in the Soviet Union " and that the two countries would " work together to reduce barriers to trade , investment and the free movement of goods and ideas " in order that " the entry of the Soviet Union into the global market [ could ] be advanced " . |
| 7 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 8 | With a hoarse groan he bent his head to the soft curve of her breasts , kissing the smooth valley . |
| 9 | Kelly has enjoyed his return to the national spotlight after earning his nickname during Leatherhead 's FA Cup exploits of the mid-70s . |
| 10 | Unfortunately he damaged his knee in Sweden and underwent surgery to cure the problem during the summer , delaying his return to the Premier League . |
| 11 | Thus the examiner must look at the bottom of the page as well as the top in order to find his way to the new question . |
| 12 | Does a person who exhibits his display to the whole world display to another person ? |
| 13 | The shop was dimly lit and cluttered but he found his way to the front door which was bolted ; Alfred had not left and could not return that way . |
| 14 | At last they reached Hastings , where Silas found his way to the suburban street of quality homes . |
| 15 | It was in this way that ‘ Helmut Wolski ’ found his way to the British , and through them to Britain and , once in London where jobs were scarce , to a job through an army friend at London Zoo , his family , his past , his very name all gone . |
| 16 | Despite this local work , Fothergill adds his voice to the current vociferous debate , overseen by Teesside Chamber of Commerce , about keeping business contracts in the region . |
| 17 | But she was aware that perhaps she underestimated his acceptability to the parochial clergy , who were not threatened by his gentleness . |
| 18 | If he does not do so , Edwards will be able to sell his stake to the highest bidder . |
| 19 | Undeterred , this week he committed his currency to the European exchange-rate mechanism , where despite the lack of gold reserves it appears to be managing bravely . |
| 20 | He had had little to say to her since then , having turned his attention to the red-headed horsewoman she had today identified , from the servants ' gossip at the back of the church , as Mrs Covington-Pym She wondered what he could have to say to her now , not expecting it to be pleasant . |
| 21 | UNIP secretary-general Alexander Grey Zulu added his voice to the official rejection of multiparty politics , when he said in Kitwe on May 21 that those advocating the reintroduction of multiparty politics " should not beat about the bush as to their real motive , which was to acquire power " . |
| 22 | Don Thompson , the 59-year-old former Olympic walk champion , added his name to the exclusive ranks of the ‘ 100 club ’ . |
| 23 | Once he had arrived at the Southern Capital , he had proclaimed his loyalty to the old gods loudly and publicly , disowning the Aten and throwing himself on the mercy of the priests of Amun , who even then were growing bold as the revolutionary pharaoh lost his grip both on reality and his empire . |
| 24 | He was twenty-one — a man — and it was high time he started living his life to the full . |
| 25 | Because he is a servant of God , Paul has written his letter to the Roman Christians . |
| 26 | I wondered if he was too obtuse to pick up what I was driving at ; he was a simple soldier , after all , serving his country to the best of his ability , etc. , etc . |
| 27 | Content with his achievement , Edward renounced his claim to the French crown . |
| 28 | The clauses under which Edward renounced his claim to the French throne and John renounced sovereignty over Aquitaine were excised from the treaty and embodied in a separate document which laid down that the renunciations were to be carried out no later than 1 November 1361 , and were to be conditional upon the transfers of territory agreed in the treaty being implemented by June 1361 . |
| 29 | He thinks that he wants a reconciliation , and up to a point he does ; but what he hopes most of all is that Alfred will give his blessing to the new play he has written — a drama of sibling rivalry called Brother Mine . |
| 30 | With just the aid of a walking stick he had made his way to the Blue Boar followed by most of the kids in the village , who must have thought he was some sort of God . |