Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] his [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After seeing Chris Armstrong 's first half goal cancelled out by a late Gary Bannister equaliser , Coppell admitted his team missed the creative ability of England forward John Salako , whose rebuilt knee had become ‘ scrunchy ’ . |
| 2 | It also applies where the buyer exercises his right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated because of a breach of condition . |
| 3 | With the wind drifting the laden Zodiac , Trent doubted his ability to pick the tow up before the men were on the reef . |
| 4 | Only that perhaps he had manufactured some reason so that she would be able to overcome her own personal fears of being alone with him ; given her an excuse to accept his invitation to re-enter the apartment where he 'd previously abused her both physically and verbally . |
| 5 | Dr Hendron made his appeal following the murder of south Belfast man Sean Hughes on the Falls Road on Tuesday . |
| 6 | Mr Adams made his offer to meet the four church leaders in a letter last August , but in their reply the churchmen said they would not talk until Sinn Fein publicly called for an end to violence . |
| 7 | Her glance skimmed his face to detect the truth . |
| 8 | 2 Maintaining his hold on the attacker , the defender uses his block to pull the attacker onto a rising knee to the stomach . |
| 9 | The acolyte Rizla clears his throat to deliver the lecture . |
| 10 | A POTTERY firm chairman has returned a £236,000 bonus to help his firm beat the recession . |
| 11 | Venetiaan stated his desire to reform the Constitution to reduce the involvement of the army in internal affairs . |
| 12 | ‘ The filmic device of a discarnate Belushi reviewing his life allows the dead performer ( and Hollywood collectively ) a right of reply ; unfortunately it also makes the film ludicrous . ’ |
| 13 | The President said his government had the right to acquire any sophisticated weapon from the Soviet Union , ‘ if Pakistani intervention in Afghanistan expands ’ , but he wanted a political settlement in which Afghanistan would be demilitarised and given international guarantees of permanent neutrality . |
| 14 | Forsman gained his revenge winning the Buick Classic at the second extra play-off hole , ahead of both Steve Elkington and Brad Faxon . |
| 15 | Newcastle employed him at Claremont , Surrey ( 1752 ) , and as chancellor of Cambridge University secured his employment to design the university library ( 1754–8 ) ; while for the second duke he worked at Clumber House , Nottinghamshire ( 1768–78 , demolished ) , and designed the bridge in Newark in the same county ( 1775 ) . |
| 16 | It 's a big setback for Molby , who faces a fight to regain his place following the arrival of Paul Stewart to bolster Liverpool 's midfield . |
| 17 | The gloom apparent among publishers when President Menem made his appearance to open the book fair was understandable against this background . |
| 18 | Roxburgh widens his argument to include the on-air trailing of BBC magazines . |
| 19 | Three years ago Mr Taylor asked the Forest of Dean District Council to force his landlord to improve the building . |
| 20 | The finishing line was on a dead run and Baccy had his crew throw the ballast overboard . |
| 21 | The leadership was actually a collective one rather than a personal domination , and Law recognized his obligation to take the advice of those who were seen to be worthy of consultation by the party as a whole . |
| 22 | Having achieved narrow wins in the Minnesota and Idaho caucuses Harkin stated his determination to continue the fight at least until the Illinois and Michigan primaries , on March 17 , when he hoped that his trade union support would assist him . |
| 23 | Mortimer shook his head to clear the cobwebs , thinking that here was a chance to see some action . |
| 24 | Mr Mackarness insists his bank offered the Fowlers a guaranteed £100,000 in compensation . |
| 25 | Sir Bryan used his 7-wood to plant the ball neatly on the green . |
| 26 | Early Sunday morning a fisherman walking his dog found the body of Miss Danziger at the foot of the pier where his boat was moored . |
| 27 | The Prime Minister was the first world leader to announce his intention to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro this June . |
| 28 | The husband procured his wife to execute the charge by pressure that , the trial judge held , constituted undue influence . |
| 29 | Tomorrow in the final part of the series , a farmer who 's spent the last ten years converting his farm puts the case for organic farming . |
| 30 | This was Watford 's best home performance of the season and manager Steve Perryman maintains his team have the talent — they simply lack consistency . |