Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicky , however , had no intention of even looking for his brother in New York . |
| 2 | Businessman Rachh Paul Bedi 's bid to have BT boss Iain Vallance jailed for illegally cutting of his phone is a good idea . |
| 3 | An exile in Senegal and France since 1983 , he had been condemned to death ( later changed to life imprisonment ) in his absence in 1984 for allegedly plotting against his successor , Paul Biya . |
| 4 | still talking to the referee there 's a lot of chirping going on out there , and the referee can clamp down on that very easily by just reaching for his hip pocket . |
| 5 | He 'd disarmed her earlier on by profusely apologising for his role in the near-collision with the Kestrel . |