Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [noun sg] [prep] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suddenly has trouble with his breathing . |
| 2 | He not only has room in his science for God ; he tries to create God using only some laws of physics , some simplifying assumptions , some outrageous extrapolations , and truly cosmic gall . |
| 3 | A front-line supervisor only has authority over his part of the work of the organisation and can not issue instructions to another part . |
| 4 | For the chief defect of parliamentary democracy is that it is representative : when a person elects a representative he necessarily surrenders part of his sovereignty to him . |
| 5 | Larkin , a former Irish Schools international , normally plays fullback for his club but has taken over at fly-half on occasions . |
| 6 | Mr Bell , 54 , still has shrapnel in his stomach after being hit by mortar fire while covering the civil war in Sarajevo last August . |
| 7 | He still has glass in his face . |
| 8 | But despite this he still finds time for his family and to play squash at weekends . |
| 9 | But Richard still finds time for his girlfriend Sarah . |
| 10 | By following a natural progression of techniques from the easy to the more difficult , the student gradually gains confidence in his capabilities . |
| 11 | then he very nearly commits incest with his sister |
| 12 | Cabrera Infante , among others , repeatedly draws attention to his role as author , while the narrator of Alfredo Bryce Echenique 's A World for Julius not only maintains a running dialogue with the reader , but also involves himself with his characters , putting himself in their shoes , addressing them directly as if they were there alongside him and , like a supporter at a sporting event , siding with some against others . |
| 13 | He is sharing a house with some second year students , and even has room for his piano ( a gift from Ruth 's mother some years ago ) . |
| 14 | Here comes elephant with his china and sticks . |
| 15 | Boromir , son of the steward of Gondor , falls prey to the Ring and almost kills Frodo in his desire to have the Ring and wield it in order to do good . |
| 16 | Hockney however retains possession of his models . |
| 17 | Respect for the franchisee 's autonomy : the original meanings of the word franchise , in other words , independence and freedom , are particularly apt in the case of the company 's franchise system in which the franchisee is the true owner of the business and therefore has control over his assets . |
| 18 | He adopts Harsnett 's premise that possession is a theatrical performance — Edgar continually brings attention to his madness being a pretence . |