Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] his [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Breavman , the main character of his autobiographical novel The Favourite Came recollected his father singing the old soldiers ' song ‘ K-K-K-Katy … ’ ! |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ he agreed before lapsing into silence , but not before she 'd seen his face reflect the pleasure he 'd experienced at her instant recognition of what was clearly one of his favourite recordings . |
| 3 | And he was appointed the county 's high sheriff , he decided to invite his ex-teacher to attend the traditional church service to mark the opening of high court session . |
| 4 | But he decided to break his silence following the row over her best-seller , Diana In Private — The Princess Nobody Knows . |
| 5 | Mr Hancock preferred to let his money do the talking . |
| 6 | Mervyn Pinfield , feeling he had done his job overcoming the show 's technical worries and acting as adviser to Verity Lambert , wanted to return to the more active area of Directing . |
| 7 | Truly there must be something strange about the seaside , when the mere sight of seeing an ankle had made his heart beat the faster . |
| 8 | Coffin himself had injured his back helping the girl and boy out of the water . |
| 9 | And Cadfael , who had opened his mouth to continue the story where this miserable avenger had left it , as quickly closed his lips again upon silence . |
| 10 | He had overheard his uncle warning the two maid-servants not to go up there because it was too dangerous . |
| 11 | A further campaign development occurred on June 28 when Lee Jong Chan announced that he had abandoned his plan to contest the presidential elections as an independent candidate . |
| 12 | The Department of Education had been established by Jimmy Carter and during the 1980 campaign Reagan had declared his intention to abolish the department if elected . |
| 13 | Andrew confided in me that if the officer had asked his permission to play the pipes on this occasion , he would have told him not to be such a fool . |
| 14 | Rowland Edwards vehemently denied that he was interested in a safe sports-climbing venue and expressed surprise that the BMC had opposed his plan to protect the environment . |
| 15 | He denied allegations that a threatened boycott of Idaho potatoes by pro-choice advocates had influenced his decision to veto the bill . |
| 16 | Allegations of official dithering had intensified after Rao , who had signalled his determination to rebuild the mosque , indicated on Dec. 10 that he favoured the building of both a mosque and a Hindu temple . |
| 17 | The King had signalled his intention to cancel the emergency laws in November 1989 at the opening of Parliament [ see pp. 37052 ; 37136 ] and the majority of the measures had been suspended since that date . |
| 18 | By his waiver he had lost his right to regard the contract as repudiated on March 20 , but in the circumstances it was a condition of his waiver that delivery should take place as soon as possible . |
| 19 | He had been a reporter then and it was some time after their first meeting that he had begun his campaign to highlight the plight of the poor . |
| 20 | Before he stepped up for the most nerve-shattering moment of his career Guennady Grishin had kept his nerve to fire the Russians into a 4-3 advantage . |