Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] [prep] 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 | or , Thomas ( c. 1784–1818 ) , prizefighter , was born a Virginia slave , and is reputed to have won his freedom in the American prize-ring . |
| 3 | After months of injury frustration , he took a definite up-swing on Tuesday by launching his season with the two-goal blast that wrecked Blackburn 's unbeaten run . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | It enabled John Major to revive his version of the constitutional agenda . |
| 6 | We first meet Richard Faucenbois as a boy approaching his twelfth birthday in The Black Riders ; The Stormy Petrel and The House of the Paladin return to the boy at fourteen and fifteen , when he has already earned his nickname of the Stormy Petrel , and in The Betrayer he moves into his sixteenth year with agonising decisions to make ; in three later books ( Richard and the Golden Horseshoe , The Red Rose of Ruvina and The Secret of the White Peacock , he is in his mid-twenties and the chases and escapes of youth have been put aside for the role of diplomat and teacher . |
| 7 | Gomez had earned his status through the calm weight of his personality as much as by his physical strength and the inevitable accuracy of his firepower . |
| 8 | Today they are commonplace ; the Lord Chancellor answering in the Lords , and a Junior Minister representing his Department in the elected House . |
| 9 | Thus , when Le Pen entertained the possibility of the non-existence of the Holocaust , he not only revealed his attitude toward past events but demonstrated his attitude towards the antisemitic conspiracy theory of politics . |
| 10 | In his rage he declared war on the whole animal tribe , swearing that he would exterminate the lot of them , and recapture his daughter at the same time . |
| 11 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 12 | Although Billing retained his seat at the 1918 general election , ill health forced his retirement in 1921 . |
| 13 | There may also have been a second such experience immediately prior to the Battle of Milvian Bridge , at which Constantine defeated his rival for the imperial throne . |
| 14 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 15 | It means another big question mark against the Ireland future of Moran , the 37-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender who has twice made comebacks after announcing his retirement from the international arena . |
| 16 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 17 | She watched as Callum wove his way through the various clusters of people and found her eyes irresistibly drawn to the corner where Luke stood , surrounded by a large group of his friends . |
| 18 | To return to the T&C ( yet again ) NICK CAVE , mid-blistering set , was joined by a disgustingly fit looking SHANE MACGOWAN , who wove his way through the old Louis Armstrong classic ‘ Wonderful World ’ with tricky Nick . |
| 19 | The guard traced his finger down the typed list of names attached to his clipboard , found the name , then asked Whitlock for some kind of identification . |
| 20 | AYRTON SENNA was last night accused by his cut-throat rival Nigel Mansell of trying to pinch his drive with the all-conquering Williams Renault team . |
| 21 | Fond as the rector was of Harold Shoosmith , he found himself disliking his intrusion into the present conversation . |
| 22 | A spokesman for Gorbachev described his reaction to the new movement as " positive " . |
| 23 | He emphasises his point in the following statement : |
| 24 | LIVERPUDLIAN professional golfer Karl ‘ Hitman ’ Woodward ( 42 ) , was today aiming to establish his claim as the longest driver in the world . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ Kick me again , ’ said Georgiades , keeping his voice at the gentle , conversational level , ‘ and I will kick your balls so hard that they will fly out of your backside . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's me Moll , Yanto , ’ he answered with an urgent whisper , still keeping his eye on the other bedroom window . |
| 29 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |
| 30 | But King struck back immediately with a three and maintained his composure in the closing stages when Allcock killed an end and twice retrieved his fortunes with King at match point . |