Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A graduate of Manchester University , he trained as a teacher of the deaf , and in 1935 succeeded his father as missioner in the Carlisle diocese . |
| 2 | I do n't know how this affected his relationship with mother , but they are now separated . |
| 3 | This prevented his release on parole then or at the end of his sentence in 1991 . |
| 4 | This developed his sense of texture and materials . |
| 5 | In later life Walsh became disenchanted with the Irish Parliamentary party , and in 1917 signalled his shift of allegiance to Sinn Fein . |
| 6 | When he arrived at Queen 's Island , many saw his task as mission impossible . |
| 7 | Without him , Arthur Porritt later recalled , ‘ the momentum of the movement swiftly spent itself ’ and although many had criticized him greatly for his involvement in Liberal party manoeuvrings ( which will be discussed in Chapter 9 ) , all recognized his gift of organization , something which ‘ amounted to genius ’ . |
| 8 | That included his descent into drug addiction and his relationship with his father , the Duke of Marlborough . |
| 9 | Mr Bresslaw , known for his 6ft 7in frame , first made his name in television 's Army Game . |
| 10 | He first tried his hand at Formula One racing in 1963 but without much success . |
| 11 | Baddiel first discovered his talent for humour when the school review he edited was banned and he met Newman , also 27 , when they were students at Cambridge . |
| 12 | When Jason first queried his switch to hooker in the victory at Sheffield , coach John Monie winked and told him : ‘ Just look at your winning pay packet on Thursday . ’ |
| 13 | William H. Gray , the third most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives and the most senior black legislator in the country , on June 20 announced his resignation as Majority Whip . |
| 14 | In the summer of 1913 Chapman at last turned his attention to City 's unsound defence . |
| 15 | Krasnov had lived in Germany since 1938 , and his anti-Bolshevik activities had the approval of Himmler , who in February 1944 authorised his appointment as Head of the newly-formed Chief Administration of the Cossack Forces ; but because of his advancing years ( he was born in 1869 ) his status in Tolmezzo was that of an honoured guest rather than that of an active commander . |