Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had to tempt his man to go on the offensive and close with him , sure of his superior speed and skill , because his intended surprise attack would have only the one chance of success . |
| 2 | I 'm not being critical of him , I 'm just saying now that he 's got to pick his time to go over the top . |
| 3 | Norman had to hole his putt to stay in the hunt — and failed . |
| 4 | And watching Gordon Wilson 's maiden speech to the Dublin Senate , one reflected that he is probably the only man in Ulster who is able to announce his intention to talk to the IRA and who no-one would dare to denounce . |
| 5 | A second line of argument advanced on behalf of the doctor to justify his failure to accede to the request of his patient is that the doctor must continue treatment because to do otherwise would render him criminally and/or civilly liable . |
| 6 | They are hatching a plan for Bruno to fight the new champion in China or London next spring , leaving Lewis to pursue his right to fight for the unified title through the American courts . |
| 7 | Here , his unequivocal response to Mrs Hollar 's pleas — " Mrs Hollar , I will do everything I can for him " ( p. 82 ) — is made more emphatic by the fact that he interrupts her in order to say it , and its effect is to affirm his commitment to help at the expense of any considerations for his negative face , a change in priorities which is central to the development in Anderson 's character . |
| 8 | Again it is unnecessary for him to explain his reluctance to respond in the circumstances to the hope of this reviewer that he would again delight us with an introduction of the wide sweep of brilliance with which he embellished Volume II . |
| 9 | At this stage it is sufficient to note his readiness to refer to the weakness and failings of his own religion which is a human construct and an expression of that which underlines all religions . |