Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] his [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea being conveyed by such notions as the surrender of private judgment … is that in obeying , say , a command simply because it comes from someone accorded the right to rule , the subject does not make his obedience conditional on his own personal examination and evaluation of the thing he is being asked to do . |
| 2 | On this the farm worker is most scathing : fresh air does not pay his electricity bill . |
| 3 | It is pointless telling a toddler that if he does not hit his sister Mummy will play with him tomorrow . |
| 4 | He does not spend his welfare money on his family as he should do , instead he spends it on drink for himself . |
| 5 | It also takes the Treasury to task over its intention to create a new offence which will be committed by any person acting in the course of any trade , business or profession who does not report his money laundering suspicions . |
| 6 | I 'll tell you another thing , whatever the Spitting Images say about John he pays his money , he does n't grab his bermuda shorts and a wristwatch and fly off to the sunny islands . |
| 7 | As golf is another favourite Hastings sport and an ideal means of relaxation it probably does n't help his back problem that he gives the ball such a lick as to threaten to land it in the next kingdom ! |