Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that Charlie managed to run a book on the side only contributed to his contentment and stability . |
| 2 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard |
| 3 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard . |
| 4 | ‘ There was a lady once came to his house . |
| 5 | A drip still connected to his arm , and his flesh was sallow , but the old Ray Doyle sparkle was back in his eyes , and Bodie was glad to see it . |
| 6 | It is not sufficient for the plaintiff merely to refer to his affidavit to the statement of claim or statement of special damages for the calculations of special damage . |
| 7 | An author obviously dedicated to his art and expert enough to share his knowledge with the world has given us what should be the standard on the line which will stand the test of time . |
| 8 | Although the uncompromising aggressiveness and sectarian mentality of the PCF coincided with his own emotional state at that time , Nizan 's petty-bourgeois origins , his accomplished bourgeois educational track record inevitably worked to his disadvantage in a party obsessively preoccupied with a working-class/proletarian ethic . |
| 9 | Pipe watched the race in a Wellington betting shop then returned to his car to hear the racecourse auction relayed on a phone from his son David . |
| 10 | Delegate after delegate during the three day conference subsequently referred to his address to confess that the real world of the International Planning Manager was a totally different world from that perceived by politicians and their academic advisers . |
| 11 | The pierced stone screens of the crossing also belong to his work . |
| 12 | The right to supply this instrument passed to his family , and thus Bate , as nephew and son-in-law , was appointed mathematical instrument-maker to HM Excise , a privilege later extended to his widow . |
| 13 | The King then retired to his study to work while Queen Marie-Amélie withdrew to her apartments to embroider in the company of her ladies . |
| 14 | Abberley alone listens to his radio earphones . |
| 15 | He denied it but after she had an abortion allegedly confessed to his wife , who had been too afraid and embarrassed to go to the police . |
| 16 | There was some story about her and Claire 's grandmother having a set-to and she had the baby too early — anyway , my father-in-law never spoke to his mother again . |
| 17 | Although the very thought of court action had brought him out in a cold sweat , the same grittiness which had enabled his father to jump ship and seek a new life now came to his rescue . |
| 18 | Tentative behind-the-scenes suggestions by a minority of Cabinet Ministers that the Government should examine the option of peace without victory were brushed aside when , in December , Lloyd George replaced Asquith as Prime Minister , and formed a new Coalition Government explicitly committed to his policy of imposing unconditional surrender on Germany — ‘ the knock-out blow ’ . |
| 19 | The gang then went to his home and shot his aged mother . |
| 20 | The fact that he might be taking a considerable risk only added to his excitement . |
| 21 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 22 | Plummer , the receiver still pressed to his ear , turned to look at Hitch . |
| 23 | Nor was he unaware of the rays of force emanating from the presence behind his back of the fateful being now committed to his charge . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm a genius , ’ he said again , and the hand again went to his forehead . |
| 25 | THE pressures on the conductor Mark Wigglesworth seem considerable — his career constantly compared to the early days of Simon Rattle , and the rising star tag firmly attached to his travelling bag . |
| 26 | Nor can Erich Honecker now ask the most important guest not to come to his party . |
| 27 | He had his uniform in a sealed pack securely strapped to his back . |
| 28 | Whitlock poured two cups of coffee then returned to his seat with one after handing the other to Graham . |