Example sentences of "of his [noun] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 2 | Then the butcher goes to the church to take leave of the priest , and as a token of his gratitude sells him the sheepskin at a knock-down price of two sous . |
| 3 | The prospect of being marooned on Gullholm for days with a Heathcliff bereft of his Cathy gave her the creeps . |
| 4 | Either he was smiling , or the gaunt hollows of his face gave him the daunting appearance of a smile . |
| 5 | The IR visor of his helmet showed him the desert as if by the light of an overcast day . |