Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] his [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Billy refused to allow this to affect his performances in the Palace goal and he never played better than in his last two League games for us at the end of the 1931–32 season . |
| 2 | There was a growing feeling that the second minister on the Circuit should be free to concentrate his energies on the Edenderry district and that in fact the No 2 Manse should be at should be at this end of the town . |
| 3 | It would be far more sensible to concentrate his thoughts on the lovely girl at his side . |
| 4 | Farm workers have found themselves working more often alongside their employer and the farmer in turn is often more willing to consult his workers on the day-to-day management of the farm . |
| 5 | most days you 'll find Tony Meek racing his dogs at the Oxford stadium … not tonight … because the speedway machines are there … its a gala night … the top twenty riders from the second division are racing for the Service Master Trophy … |
| 6 | And we travelled down to Brighton from London and met in his home George Albert Smith , who was then in his nineties , a charming old man , very good-looking , and very , very interested to share his experiences of the past with us , and I remember he showed us his account books . |
| 7 | When he is walking outside , the patient has to be specially careful to lift his feet off the ground so that he does not trip . |
| 8 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 9 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 10 | This was Musica Transalpina , compiled by Nicholas Yonge , a choirman of St. Paul 's , who had been accustomed to entertain his guests with the singing of ‘ Italian songs ’ from books ‘ yeerely sent me out of Italy and other places ’ . |
| 11 | So much evidence , relatively speaking , survives to illustrate Offa 's dealings with the men of Kent and to a lesser extent with the South Saxons and so little to illuminate his relations with the Anglian groups of eastern England that the order of importance of these areas to Offa can easily be inverted . |
| 12 | He is sure to outspeed his rivals in the St Modwen Novices ' Hurdle ( 12.30 ) on ideal ground and over a trip that is certain to suit . |
| 13 | He came alive to run his fingertips through the soft warm mat of her pubic hair : and thence , to the thick , folded lips of her luscious rosebud . |
| 14 | At the same time he was busy courting his supporters amongst the Country Tories by playing on the theme of the " Church in Danger " , and his strategy appears to have been to unite the various dissident Tories behind him in order to oust Oxford from power , and then try to ensure that Tory political dominance was so unchallengeable that when George I became King he would be forced to work with them . |
| 15 | ‘ If he returns with Simon Cormack , ’ Collins pointed out , ‘ we 're all going to be happy to carry his bags to the airport . ’ |
| 16 | His batting has been a pleasure to watch , elegant , artistic and poised , strong on both sides of the wicket , equally happy using his feet to the spinners or hooking the fast men . |
| 17 | It is only by being so that he is able to concentrate his efforts on the detailed articulation of the paradigm and to perform the esoteric work necessary to probe nature in depth . |
| 18 | At least for the moment , Scapula was able to concentrate his forces on the western frontier , which now extended to the Wye and the Severn . |
| 19 | Voluntary settlements ( in particular family settlements made after marriage ) are set aside by a bankruptcy if made within two years before ; and even if made within ten years before , unless it is shown that at the time the bankrupt was able to meet his liabilities without the settled property . |
| 20 | The stoma care nurse and ward nurses were able to answer his questions over the next few days and also showed Mr Reynolds some of the bags which can be worn over a stoma and let him practise handling these . |
| 21 | The girls knew that the ‘ few quid ’ would be a generous sum , and even if she was unable to buy nice things , it would show Eileen that her father approved of the marriage , though he was unable to express his feelings in the letter sent with it . |
| 22 | It is good to know that he was able to share his tears with the hospital chaplain . |
| 23 | Only the earl of Lancaster among the nobility and Winchelsey among the prelates were committed to the Ordinances ; others seemed to regard them as a measure , or cover for measures , against Gaveston ; Winchelsey , however , died in 1313 , leaving Lancaster alone to pursue his ambitions in the name of the Ordinances . |
| 24 | But with practice the student will be able to lift his feet off the floor . |
| 25 | He was therefore able to expand his studies in the way that was ultimately to produce Capital , his main theoretical work . |
| 26 | After some weeks , he had absorbed enough Italian to learn his lines in the lingo , and feel adept at ordering a meal at an Italian restaurant . |
| 27 | She was fortunate in that her income came from a family trust fund , so Ralph had never been able to get his hands on the capital . |
| 28 | As Cliff Bastin later recalled : ‘ Relations between these two had gradually been becoming more and more strained , until it ultimately came to a point at which the question was which of them would be the first to vent his feelings on the other . |
| 29 | According to Libyan opposition groups in exile , thousands of people were arrested during the year and 20 had been secretly executed in early May , after a speech by Kadhafi on April 8 urging his supporters in the revolutionary committees to purge " reactionary elements ' , and not to be inhibited in doing so by the " International Green Document for Peace and Human Rights in the Era of the Masses ' adopted in June 1988 ( see p. 36570 ) . |
| 30 | All the same , the text makes no claim to be citing this rescript , and it is very curious that the jurist should first limit his remarks to the facts as stated and then go on to limit them to the words quoted ; especially since the facts stated amount to little more than those words . |