Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adj] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as before , they soon became used to his presence in the room . |
| 2 | As time went on it became the custom for an armiger to display his cognizance on his seal , which thus became tantamount to his signature . |
| 3 | Prosecuting counsel , Henry Globe , said that another man , Thomas White , had already pleaded guilty to his involvement . |
| 4 | Jed left the apartment at ten to six , the wheels still turning next to his heart . |
| 5 | Soon they were both laughing openly , and it was only when they took refuge in a close study of the menu that they were able to regain the control that the supercilious wine waiter clearly thought appropriate to his establishment . |
| 6 | Yeltsin immediately turned this to his advantage . |
| 7 | The Act provides that it is a defence to an action brought under section 2 that the damage was wholly due to the fault of the person suffering it or that he voluntarily assumed the risk thereof ( though a person employed as a servant by a keeper of the animal is not to be treated as accepting voluntarily risks incidental to his employment ) . |