Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [verb] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would n't rush back — that might imply she could n't wait to be with him again — but on the other hand she did n't want to leave it too long ; there were plenty of women , Melissa included , she had noticed , who had had their limpet-like eyes firmly glued to his face . |
| 2 | More irritatingly , for reasons best known to his ego , the last two untitled tracks are situated ten minutes into the abyss after the last listed track of the album . |
| 3 | His success in winning the confidence of the people in one of Bristol 's poorest areas paradoxically led to his dismissal . |
| 4 | Thus in 1506 the Spanish representative in Venice was succeeded by his son , who presented to the doge on the day after his father 's death credentials prepared in advance ; and when about the same time a French ambassador to Hungary died , his duties immediately passed to his nephew , who completed the work of the embassy . |
| 5 | But in case he shall die in my Lifetime then I desire that my Coffin be made by his Son in like manner as his Father was to have made the same for which I Will he shall be paid the Sum of Ten Pounds and that in such Case the said Legacy of Ten Pounds so given to his father shall cease and not be paid . |
| 6 | No doubt he would like to be a Muslim with four wives all dedicated to his comfort . |
| 7 | After the many modifications subsequently made to his scheme , the STV as we know it would ensure the subservience of all of them . |
| 8 | The electrodes permanently attached to his scalp — we need those to take the frequent and essential measurements of electric impulses produced by his brain — are also imperceptible to him , since the resilience of his mattress ensures he feels no pressure from them at all . |
| 9 | ‘ And Owen , ’ he said , his voice muffled by the hands still pressed to his face . |
| 10 | It is further alleged that the last-but-one head of the secret police quietly sold to his wife and family a mansion which the service had commandeered and used as a torture centre in the 1970s . |
| 11 | The edginess of the others only added to his opinion of his own rectitude . |
| 12 | He also began thinking about Rebecca Salmon and their bargain , but in the end his thoughts always returned to his father 's grave on a foreign battlefield and the revenge he intended to inflict on any German who dared to cross his path . |
| 13 | Sometimes a constipated child may not pass a stool for two to three weeks , with embarrassing toilet-blocking results ; suppositories and enemas just add to his humiliation and discomfort . |
| 14 | I do n't know how many deaths now stand to his account . ’ |