Example sentences of "[vb past] his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Tottenham teenager beat his stepfather to death with a cricket bat after an argument about mess caused by his puppies . |
| 2 | Mauve proposed his name for membership of the Pulchri Art Club , where Vincent could draw the models available without extra expense . |
| 3 | Lin Foh jerked his head in acknowledgement of the courtesy , his princely bearing enabling him to do nothing else . |
| 4 | He retained his position of Director of the Africa Literature Centre in Kitwe until 31 March , and the Centre is now looking for a successor . |
| 5 | Responsibility for Housing and Works was taken on by Adriaan Vlok , who retained his position as Minister of Correctional Services but relinquished the Ministry for the Budget to Org Marais . |
| 6 | In 1164 , Rainald was deprived of the chancellery , but retained his position as Arch-chancellor for Italy . |
| 7 | Pius XII was trained as a diplomat , and retained his faith in diplomacy despite its obvious failure in the case of Germany . |
| 8 | If the meticulous Davis was the last player one would expect to lose in such a manner , the six-times Masters champion retained his reputation for sportsmanship by the grace with which he accepted the verdict . |
| 9 | Paul Robertson was appointed Public Service Minister , replacing Kenneth McNeil ; Robertson retained his post as Minister of Information . |
| 10 | A Moslem Brotherhood deputy , Abdel-Latif Arabiyat , retained his post as Speaker of the House of Representatives . |
| 11 | Nim retained his post as Vice-Minister of National Defence . |
| 12 | António Hama Thai ( who retained his post as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces ) , and Maj.-Gen. |
| 13 | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka became chairman of the LDP 's policy affairs research council , while Koko Sato retained his post as chairman of the executive council . |
| 14 | Heng Samrin retained his post as President of the State Council and was appointed as the party 's " honorary president " . |
| 15 | One man described his experience of depression in this way : ‘ Early in the crisis I became deeply aware that God was my ally . |
| 16 | Speaking after his acquittal , Darren Nichol described his time under suspicion as a ‘ dreadful ordeal ’ . |
| 17 | LUCA CUMANI , who built his reputation on success in big handicaps , complicates a cavalry charge of a Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket today by saddling Shellac and Splendid Career , the two best-backed runners in the race . |
| 18 | John Ellis , basically a trader like Peter Collinson , found his position as Agent for West Florida and Dominica helpful in furthering his interest in botany . |
| 19 | He devoted his life to politics for a twofold purpose : to ensure that the useless slaughter of the First World War was not repeated , and that the survivors of that horrific experience should live in a better world . |
| 20 | In Wessex Dairies Ltd v Smith [ 1935 ] 2 KB 80 Smith breached his duty of fidelity by canvassing his employers ' customers during his last day of employment when he made his last milk round . |
| 21 | Unionist candidates used his letter to Law as an election leaflet to reassure their supporters and to parade his capture to the nation . |
| 22 | JAMAICAN umpire Steve Bucknor changed his attitude to trial by television on the second day of the second cricket Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg yesterday . |
| 23 | A good example is Augustus , who changed his type of portrait in response to his changing political circumstances ( see also p. 39 ) , and these changes can be approximately dated from coins ( fig. 17 ) . |
| 24 | Peter Middleton , 36 , of Monkchester Road , Walker , Newcastle upon Tyne , changed his evidence after lunch on the second day of his trial before a jury at Jedburgh Sheriff Court . |
| 25 | Hammond changed his status from professional to amateur partly through taking a directorship of a tyre company in 1938 — he liked to drive fast cars — and was then selected to captain England . |
| 26 | As one of the Big Five , Henderson had at first accepted the need for cutting the dole in order to save the credit of his country ; then he changed his mind under pressure from the trade unions and carried half the Cabinet with him . |
| 27 | The jubilant 46-year-old Argentinian celebrated landing the £91,660 first prize with a head-over-heels roll then dedicated his moment of glory to soccer boss pal Ossie Ardiles . |
| 28 | He wrinkled his nose in distaste at the acrid smell of the place . |
| 29 | ‘ V-P Bush utilised his sense of humor by laughing ’ — University of Texas speech coach , adjudicating on V-P TV debate |
| 30 | Ibsen 's Peer Gynt compared his quest for identity to the process of peeling layers off an onion ; but after shedding all the ‘ false selves ’ , he found that there was nothing inside , no ‘ core ’ . |