Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schellenberg , who felt that he was only hanging on to his sanity by his fingernails , said , ‘ But , Reichsführer , what if Devlin does n't wish to be persuaded ? ’ |
| 2 | When she was in her room , when The Bar was closed , she had a recurring fantasy in which Boy 's black hair was long enough to reach down to his waist . |
| 3 | Billy Sullivan suddenly shaped up to his friend , his clenched fists pawing at the air and his shoulders moving from side to side . |
| 4 | AFTER THE MONTHS of location shooting in Cornwall , and the completion of the interiors of Straw Dogs at Twickenham Studios in London in March 1971 , Dustin returned to his New York home , determined to spend as much time as possible with his family , only going down to his production office , SweetWall Productions , on West 56th Street , for a few hours a day . |
| 5 | Faith ‘ Our baby is without a father because he has not been man enough to face up to his responsibility , ’ she said . |
| 6 | GRAEME HICK finally lived up to his tag as England 's saviour yesterday — and the one-time ‘ Boy Wonder ’ could not have chosen a better moment to put his wretched Test record behind him . |
| 7 | Mm he normally goes up to his son 's every six weeks . |
| 8 | However , in such a case , since the seller may well have to take on commitments , either to purchase materials and components or to manufacture without order cover , so that he can be ready to supply the forecast requirements if ordered , the buyer must take some responsibility if he does not purchase up to his forecast . |
| 9 | But we can not move on to his meeting with Esau quite yet . |
| 10 | Why does he not face up to his responsibility and see that adequate compensation is given to the people who suffered so badly during that development ? |
| 11 | The shapechanger could not face up to his failure ; with only five khthons left there would be no mass production of the drug . |
| 12 | ‘ Where to ? ’ she asked , already clinging on to his arm as he got up . |
| 13 | Cursin " he was " cos he 'd just settled down to his kipper . |
| 14 | Although so alike physically , she felt sure that Jonna would not stand up to his father 's rage , as George would have done . |
| 15 | He was then released on bail and , as is the custom , the police required conditions of his bail that he should not go back to his girlfriend 's address to prevent any possibility of any further offending . |
| 16 | Tissington however , did not hold on to his lease for very long . |
| 17 | Earlier on , in the playground , as Balbinder had gradually gained confidence and begun to explore and use things Mrs Singh had said , wistfully , ‘ I do hope Balbinder learn so quickly he will soon go back to his school . ’ |
| 18 | The reasonable man is distinguished by three fundamental characteristics : he behaves in a reasonably prudent manner , he acts with fair regard to others , and conduct which does not match up to his behaviour is subnormal or deviant . |
| 19 | He finally gave in to his unease . |
| 20 | Another explanation of the vicar 's selfishness is possible , namely that he does not live up to his religion and is therefore a poor representative of it . |
| 21 | Either an eminent barrister , Matthew decided , about to buy his wife — not his mistress , not with that hair — some expensive bauble , or else he worked in Fortnum 's , down in Piccadilly , where all the salesmen dressed like that , and was just showing off to his mother . |
| 22 | TOGETHER AGAIN Sead Hukanovic , weakened by the hell at Omarska , desperately clings on to his brother Nijaz at the camp yesterday |
| 23 | Then his eyes finally flicked back to his secretary . |
| 24 | My remarks about the Attorney-General were strong because he has not faced up to his responsibility to enforce the law . |
| 25 | PRESIDENT-ELECT Bill Clinton yesterday lived up to his promise to set America swiftly on a new path by ordering talks with his takeover team just hours after celebrating victory over George Bush . |
| 26 | It always came back to his daughter . |
| 27 | She found she was still holding on to his cock like a little girl might hold her brother 's hand . |
| 28 | Once locked on to his subject , they were doomed . |
| 29 | ‘ I told you that my brother usually went back to his office on Friday evenings . ’ |
| 30 | She made supper for Jasper , who at once went up to his sleeping-bag on the top floor . |