Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] his [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his judgement suffered in his calmer moments from overconfidence , so in his energetic ones it suffered from being too headlong . |
| 2 | Breaking away from his fellow navvies he elbowed through the crowd to shake Seb vigorously by the hand . |
| 3 | The international businessman is battered and buffeted by so many external forces that even if he is operating skilfully within his own limitations he may not always win . |
| 4 | It was a mark of the esteem in which John Burridge was held at Selhurst Park , both as a goalkeeper and as a showman , that whenever he has subsequently returned here with his later clubs he has invariably been accorded a warm welcome , both from Palace fans and from his former playing colleagues . |
| 5 | By now he had come to symbolize the Montparnasse adventure , and even in his worst moments he had a glamour about him , a sense of intensity , that excited envy and admiration . |
| 6 | When Margaret said , ‘ How about bed , darling ? ’ instead of his usual protests he obeyed immediately , and even agreed to have a bath . |
| 7 | He 's had a very long and trying ordeal , and apart from his physical injuries he 's had the cold and damp to deal with too , so his body 's had a pretty severe challenge . |