Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | His success in eliminating London smog was balanced by the task of implementing the much disliked Rent Act of his predecessor , Duncan Sandys ( later Baron Duncan-Sandys ) . |
| 2 | As his family began to grow , money was hard to come by so he became a clerk for his family and John cannily gave dressmaking work to his new daughter-in-law to help them survive whilst getting good value for money for himself . |
| 3 | The president was well informed on both the oil industry in Colombia and LASMO 's involvement in it , but it was rock and roll which provided a high point at the end of the meeting when Lord Rees presented him with a specially acquired gold disc of his favourite group , the Rolling Stones . |
| 4 | On domestic issues he had a less clearly defined reform agenda of his own . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend the Member for Westminster , North also mentioned car crime in his short but excellent speech . |
| 6 | With a gang of laddish stooges grooving alongside to encourage him , Barry continued to lord it over the stage , munching an apple whilst reclining against the drum riser or simply feigning sleep flat on his back . |
| 7 | The contractor is paid for the actual costs he incurs plus a previously agreed lump sum for his overheads and profit . |
| 8 | ‘ How you gwine ter keep deh Possum in his feedbox when I brings in deh Chinas and blackmen ? ’ |