Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I therefore completed to his satisfaction all the forms he gave me , and I gave him a detailed written description of our proposal , and a revised working drawing showing greater detail , with both of which he seemed satisfied . |
| 2 | Much more cogent reasons for Ms Brown 's correct conviction are to be found in Lady Diana 's own words , which I quote from Philip Ziegler 's biography and which amply confirms others , just as forceful , that she used to me in the course of our more than 40 years of close friendship : I never responded to his dribbling , dwarfish little amorous singeries . |
| 3 | In the team 's acclimatisation tour of Latin America , he kicked his way into the public 's imagination and sowed the seeds of notoriety which eventually led to his life ban . |
| 4 | Accusations of corruption made against Alfonso Guerra which eventually led to his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister in January 1991 [ see pp. 37263 ; 37968 ] . |
| 5 | Manchester United were convinced he was finished four years ago and were happy to let Villa take him — along with the personal problems which also contributed to his departure from Old Trafford . |
| 6 | Eustace had played a significant part in the struggle between Angevin and Capetian royal houses , but , as with the case of his contemporary , Fulk Fitzwarine [ q.v. ] , it was his exploits as a fugitive on the run from authority which really appealed to his biographer . |
| 7 | Lifting the cup of wine which symbolically pointed to His blood which would be shed on the cross He said ‘ This is my blood of the new testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins . ’ |
| 8 | He carefully put me in his pocket and took me home to show to his wife . |
| 9 | ‘ And you knew nothing about his family when you finally succumbed to his persuasion ? ’ |
| 10 | He 's a literate man now , a ferociously eager autodidact who got through Proust , Joyce and Stanislavsky in his twenties , who still retreats to his trailer between takes to write poetry that nobody is allowed to see . |
| 11 | Yet she always came to his rescue when he was in difficulties . ’ |
| 12 | Georgia Griffiths sold L-S-D to friends of a student who later leapt to his death from a window , believing he could fly . |
| 13 | The restoration of the once-derelict mill was carried out by Wilf Medlam who steadfastly stuck to his policy of using the correct parts and materials wherever possible . |
| 14 | And , since she , too , was n't at all hungry — and would have done practically anything to avoid having to sit down at such an overtly romantic candle-lit dinner — she reluctantly agreed to his suggestion . |
| 15 | He had been given the opportunity to resign , but declined , and was then suspended , after which the matter had been reported to the Minister of Health , who subsequently consented to his dismissal . |
| 16 | ‘ One has the impression of one truly dedicated to his calling , ’ observed Edward . |
| 17 | She found herself half listening to his gossip , her mind drifting away to Piers and Nicole , wondering whether the day they were spending together had spilled over into night , and whether her husband suspected anything about what was between them . |
| 18 | He has called them here to listen to his news . |
| 19 | Vincent , baffled and angered by his parents ' pessimism , lost his temper when they told him not to write to his uncle and aunt in Amsterdam . |
| 20 | Fines and withdrawal of privileges are more appropriate for the school-aged child , and when they are fair and not run into the ground they even appeal to his sense of justice . |
| 21 | He poured tea for her then retreated to his chair again with a glass of whisky . |
| 22 | When Kitty said ‘ Oh , she wo n't really do that , ’ in an exasperated voice , it only added to his mystification . |
| 23 | He just withdrew to his room ; the more he was questioned the more witless he seemed , muttering about shadows on Kinghorn Ness . ’ |
| 24 | He finally succumbed to his malady while convalescing in France , where he is buried in the English churchyard at Nice . |
| 25 | It once belonged to his father , and , before that , to his grandfather . |
| 26 | ‘ You will have a trying day tomorrow ’ , he once said to his District Magistrate while Chief Commissioner of Delhi ; ‘ You will be on the alert all day and will probably have a riot . |
| 27 | Lord Lane paid tribute to his ‘ team ’ of judges and revealed that over the past four years he had reviewed almost 1,500 life sentences — a task he had been unable to delegate and which he willingly relinquished to his successor , Lord Justice Taylor . |
| 28 | He also apologised to his brother , William , and Bill Day , and stated that as God was his judge , they were never involved . |
| 29 | He probably went to his death without once seeing Clara in this state ! ’ |
| 30 | In 1880 he temporarily returned to his birthplace , Zala , and built a studio at his ancestral home . |