Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [verb] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JOE MONTANA has taken his first steps towards an NFL comeback — by imitating Randall Cunningham . |
| 2 | Because Kenamun has lost his best man , and I have no faith in his ability to solve this on his own . |
| 3 | Mansfield Town Caretaker Manager Bill Bearden has given his whole squad the day off to try to stop the spread of the flu virus . |
| 4 | FORMER Chancellor Lord Lawson has sold his luxury home after reducing the price by a quarter to £239,000 and waiting two years for a buyer . |
| 5 | WILL CARLING has thrown his immense influence as England captain behind the growing dissatisfaction with rugby 's controversial new ruck and maul law . |
| 6 | Mr Neal has offered his own bill to check the Fed 's independence but only by requiring it to adopt policies that would eliminate US inflation , now in the 5 per cent range , by 1994 . |
| 7 | Newman has broken his left ankle , although the extent of the damage was not apparent until more than 24 hours after Monday 's goalless draw at Elland Road . |
| 8 | Accordingly , Gary has bought his own house , while Jason shares with his brother and the other three still live at home with their mums . |
| 9 | Ben has adapted his zany thriller about ecological disaster and will play the lead . |
| 10 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 11 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 12 | Alexon brands managing director Peter Ridsdale has asserted his new role and laid off two board directors responsible for the Alexon , Dash and Eastex brands to cut costs . |
| 13 | But Fairfax has made his own arrangements . |
| 14 | An Asian man who was forced to wed a girl in Pakistan has had his arranged marriage annulled at the Court of Session in Edinburgh . |
| 15 | An Asian man who was forced to wed a girl in Pakistan has had his arranged marriage annulled at the Court of Session in Edinburgh . |
| 16 | Having spent the last decade appearing in television mini-series and narrating Thomas the Tank Engine , Starr has rediscovered his musical roots . |
| 17 | PRESIDENT Mikhail Gorbachev has warned his Communist Party colleagues that if they delayed in dealing with ‘ overdue changes , ’ they could suffer the same ‘ excesses ’ as their brothers in Eastern Europe . |
| 18 | This is not the first time Mr Gorbachev has shown his brutal streak . |
| 19 | AIRLINE tycoon Richard Branson has asked his 3,000 staff to share jobs or take unpaid leave . |
| 20 | ‘ Andy has used his footballing success to better the lives of the disabled ’ |
| 21 | Mr Shekhar has declared his undying loyalty to the new government , without revealing whether he would join it . |
| 22 | GRAHAM TAYLOR last night confirmed that troubled striker Ian Wright has put his international career at risk . |
| 23 | A Present View of Ireland presents a rather disturbing presentation of the means through which Spenser desires to conduct his civilising mission in Ireland . |
| 24 | The more Mr Roberts strains to show his charming side , the less convincing he seems . |
| 25 | Brian Deane has scored his first goal at Elland Road ( thank god ) and hopefully it will be the first of many — he does tend to have a hand in the build up to many of our goals but really he was bought to SCORE the bloody things . |
| 26 | WEST Bromwich Albion manager Ossie Ardiles has strengthened his Second Division table-topping side by signing Huddersfield Town midfielder Kevin Donovan . |
| 27 | WEST BROM boss Ossie Ardiles has abandoned his long-running bid to sign Notts County 's out-of-favour striker , Kevin Wilson . |
| 28 | Regan has achieved his declared aim of crediting animals ‘ with beliefs in a full-blooded way ’ ( 52 ) , intending an identity with the complexity of human possession . |
| 29 | Finally , the television presenter Leslie Crowther has taken his first steps since being injured in a road accident . |
| 30 | Mick has slashed his own earnings from the Autocap components business to just £9,000 a year . |