Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb infin] his [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anselm supported Henry , and he did not make his support conditional on Henry 's acceptance of the new papal decrees . |
| 2 | He did not make his pile opening bazaars you feel sure . |
| 3 | It goes without saying that his accomplishments did not match his campaign rhetoric — taxes were increased , the state budget more than doubled while he was in office and there were no significant reductions in the size of the state workforce yet his ‘ record in Sacramento is generally regarded as favorable ’ . |
| 4 | The first time I did not pay his passage money . |
| 5 | As Simon did not answer his question Hugh lay watching the sunlight on the water through the open door . |
| 6 | What is , however , essential is that Posidonius was very worried about the social turbulence of his time , even if it did not affect his home island , Rhodes , as seriously as the Greek mainland . |
| 7 | Indeed , in Merton 's two only ‘ proper ’ jobs , his propensity for sudden comic interludes did not accelerate his career path . |
| 8 | This did not prevent his offering Baldwin the Exchequer before he had kissed hands . |
| 9 | Even when the Senate 's own inquiry reported that his charges were ‘ a fraud and a hoax ’ it did not stop his rocket rise to influence . |
| 10 | John did not have his brother Bobby 's ease on a platform but he had more integrity and honesty and he knew he had to do it . |
| 11 | We may reasonably assume from Franco 's portly appearance throughout the " hungry years " that dolphin sandwiches and low-quality fish did not constitute his staple diet . |
| 12 | That some would come with very bad intentions proved the truth and a person under the assumed character of a man of rank deceived and married the unsuspecting Sally but he did not survive his villanies villanies . |
| 13 | We had trouble attracting money from peopleBarry Lloyd thinks people did not understand his health problems . |
| 14 | But in their place , Law did not fill his shadow cabinet with assertive businessmen . |
| 15 | SINGER Stevie Wonder was jubilant yesterday after a San Francisco appeals court ruled he did not steal his hit song I Just Called To Say I Love You . |
| 16 | I told him I did not know his friend Bill and the breakfast was for a man who was staying at the inn . |
| 17 | Barry McGuigan , the ex-pugilist , did n't thank his manager Mr Eastwood in the libel courts ; |
| 18 | Obviously these privately owned buses hold no truck with The Knowledge , because our lad did n't know his St Pancreas from his Bell-Bow . |
| 19 | ‘ He did n't test his bath water . |
| 20 | eleven forty six , he 's got them inside , I think I told you about this did n't I ? , and I was inside helping them out like , he was outside , he did n't have his gas mask , we were doing the things , like M B C stuff , and I 'm inside and he said right you will each go to a post , where inside this tent , each to go to er , erm , cos there was six people inside and like there was six posts , he said you each got to a post inside the tent and on the you will pick up the tent , and I new what was coming , done it before sort of thing and erm , were all in M B C stuff cos there 's still lots of gas , but there was n't for very long , and he said right on the you will , er he just said , we picked it up right , were all fucking all fucking I said go on then , |
| 21 | She did n't see his face change , eyes lighting with anger , rejection ; the first she knew was when he knocked his plate crashing across the room and yelled , ‘ To hell with you , then ! ’ |