Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun] [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LIVERPUDLIAN professional golfer Karl ‘ Hitman ’ Woodward ( 42 ) , was today aiming to establish his claim as the longest driver in the world . |
| 2 | If he does not do so , Edwards will be able to sell his stake to the highest bidder . |
| 3 | In business sales cases the conflicting public interests are that a man is not at liberty to deprive himself or the community of his labour and expertise unreasonably and yet he must have a freedom to sell his business for the best price ; which may be only obtainable if he precludes himself from entering into competition with the purchaser ( see James VC in Leather Cloth Co v Lorsont ( 1869 ) LR 9 Eq 354 ) . |
| 4 | Amanullah 's pursuit of his two most cherished objectives , to modernize his country in the shortest possible time and to make it independent of Britain , soon brought him into headlong conflict with Humphrys , whose previous eighteen years in India , mostly among the tribes across the frontier from Afghanistan , had not prepared him to deal with a ruler of such independence of mind . |
| 5 | Disciplined and naturally dignified , he was a most thoughtful and observant bowler , a little pacier than many left handers , but matching variation with accuracy in exemplary style , and always eager to pit his wits against the best . |
| 6 | For an officer in Northern Nigeria to complain that his emir refused to take his advice was to put his career at the gravest possible risk ; he could expect in due course to be moved to ‘ easier work ’ — in other words , to administrative oblivion . |
| 7 | It enabled him to ask the bluntest of questions in the politest of tones and to disguise his opinion behind the blandest of smiles . |
| 8 | The Profitboss rarely turns down an invitation to speak at a conference , seizing the opportunity to present his company in the best light , to fine-tune his own professional skills . |
| 9 | US President Carter , not destined to end his days with the happiest memories of the region , declared in 1980 that : |
| 10 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |
| 11 | Jackson , narrowly beaten by McCoy in the Indoor Championships after coming a poor seventh in the Olympics , is determined to prove his worth at the highest level . |