Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was enfeebling , it had killed off his efforts at meditation , and there was something almost sinful in allowing his imagination to feast on these buried years when he considered the present turmoil and growing anarchy engulfing the city that had made him one of its own . |
| 2 | He made a useful start in helping his club to victory in the Cardiff High School Old Boys Sevens where they beat a Nationwide VII 40–14 in the final . |
| 3 | Just before the break , Charlie Nicholas , enjoying his return to action after an 18-game absence , unleashed a ferocious , 18-yard effort that clipped the base of a post . |
| 4 | But John-William — who always knew to the very minute — was engaged in the happy task of bringing his daughter to church to be married . |
| 5 | In his Macbeth , the Scottish warlord became a Samurai warrior in 16th century Japan , bludgeoning his way to power beneath a cherry tree that rained white blossom down on him . |
| 6 | He claimed that after confessing to them , Newall had planned to flee to Brazil and told police he even thought of shooting his way to freedom after his arrest . |
| 7 | The attendant of a fuming barrow with a torn awning was snapping his fingers , jerking his head to music in his earphones . |
| 8 | Hendry , who has not won a ranking event this season but could well be timing his peak to perfection with the world championship less than six weeks away , followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0 . |