Example sentences of "[to-vb] he [verb] [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The class had taken a whole afternoon to find him buried beneath his precious collection and he had been more concerned about his stones than himself . |
| 2 | We would certainly like to him to come out of his own free will and that 's what we are trying to persuade him to do for his own good . |
| 3 | His agent in Shropshire West had tried to persuade him to stay with his local Party members in a small , temperance hotel , but he had refused . |
| 4 | Jeremy started school during the first week in January , and she was glad to see him engrossed in his own school affairs and friendships again . |
| 5 | Above all he knew little more about Matthew Glynn than might reasonably appear in his obituary , but he needed to know the man well enough to see him going about his daily life against the background of his home and shop and in the context of his family , friends , and acquaintances . |
| 6 | This shows that George is not only trying to protect Lennie , he is also trying to teach him to stand on his own feet , and learn things , although he knows Lennie will never really improve . |
| 7 | Because Dustin had eaten a few hours previously , the anaesthetist had to insert a tube in his mouth to stop him choking on his own vomit . |