Example sentences of "[vb past] his [noun sg] to [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Unionist candidates used his letter to Law as an election leaflet to reassure their supporters and to parade his capture to the nation . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | As the passenger capsule whisked through the crystalline tube above the blurred green hell of jungle , Jaq scrutinized his personal Tarot card and recalled his trip to Earth as a boy aboard the Black Ship … |
| 6 | The dead person was then taken by Horus and presented to Osiris , who was seated on his throne accompanied by Isis and Nephthys , and received his reward to admittance to the afterlife . |
| 7 | Kuhn started his academic career as a physicist and then turned his attention to history of science . |
| 8 | The huge international interest in Brightness which followed his escape to freedom in Turkish waters , has turned him into a valuable commodity . |
| 9 | A MAN who hacked his father-in-law to death with a Samurai sword in a row over drugs was yesterday jailed for life . |
| 10 | ‘ But we do not proceed on some of the grounds mentioned at the bar , such as the effect of the plaintiff 's alteration of the instrument as making it void , or that the defendant thereby lost his right to contribution from the joint makers of the note ; nor on any doctrine as to the relation of principal and surety . |
| 11 | BRITISH Rail supervisor Geoffrey Capper battered and strangled his wife to death at their flat in Westcliff , a court heard yesterday . |
| 12 | A ‘ COMPASSIONATE ’ hit-and-run driver took his victim to hospital before vanishing . |
| 13 | Took his ex-wife to court for suspending his maintenance payments . |
| 14 | The evil monster brought his abattoir to birth from the mountain fully-formed in a matter of weeks or less . |
| 15 | THE mansion where an oil tycoon battered his wife to death before killing himself is up for sale . |
| 16 | MATTHEW PINSENT , Britain 's Olympic rowing gold medalist and Oxford rowing president , led his crew to victory in the Dark Blues trials on a storm-lashed Thames yesterday . |
| 17 | Kenji Ogiwara , who won the individual combined competition , led his country to victory in the team event . |
| 18 | It is believed to be Middlesbrough and Cleveland 's first set of national championship medals since Steve James won the junior title in 1959 and led his team to victory at Peterborough . |
| 19 | He led his side to victory over Prescot in the FA Vase last week , and was happy to give credit where it was due . |
| 20 | A MAN who stabbed his wife to death in front of their young son begged for the boy 's forgiveness in court yesterday . |
| 21 | Sterland announced his return to fitness by saying : ‘ I am picking up my training steadily and looking to turn out for the reserves in the middle of next week . |
| 22 | Well , ’ Kuhlmann removed his cigar to gesture with it . |
| 23 | The engineers strongly opposed this , but Citrine gave his backing to Self at a Central Authority meeting in March 1950 ( when Pask was absent abroad ) . |
| 24 | When Jason first queried his switch to hooker in the victory at Sheffield , coach John Monie winked and told him : ‘ Just look at your winning pay packet on Thursday . ’ |
| 25 | RICHARD Dunwoody continued his countdown to Christmas by kicking home yet another treble at Uttoxeter yesterday . |
| 26 | Down in Cardiff … it was the british powerboat grand prix … formula one on water … the home favourite here was number five Steve Kerton from Gloucestershire … lying second in the world championship he pushed his craft to second in the race and was chasing a victory … when a valve blew … and that was that … there were only fifteen laps to go … |