Example sentences of "on his [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Captain is having to rely on his memory to negotiate the channel . |
| 2 | But Holligan wasted no time in the seventh and an even better left-hook stretched Ekubia on his back to earn the Liverpool lad a Lonsdale Belt . |
| 3 | At the centre of political power , Johnson depended on his ability to retain the confidence of Congress over Vietnam ; and here also the overwhelming support , revealed in 1964 over the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , began to break up . |
| 4 | The achievement of all three aims would depend , to a large extent , on his ability to maintain the reputation for winning battles which had secured his appointment as military and political supremo . |
| 5 | This was an unlikely eventuality since he also had a tattoo on his forearm showing the Union Jack with the caption , ‘ These colours do n't run . ’ |
| 6 | Sullivan crawled to the relative security of the chancery 's central corridor and on his walkie-talkie ordered the US marines guarding the compound not to resist , still less to shoot anyone . |
| 7 | The one hope is that Sir Patrick Mayhew will finally deliver on his promise to give the talks process ‘ direction and focus ’ , rather than act as an interested observer . |
| 8 | Lewis earned a shot at Bowe 's title after destroying ‘ Razor ’ Ruddock in October and the WBC acted honourably when stripping the champion of his title for reneging on his promise to fight the number one contender . |
| 9 | In 1968 Nixon won the Presidential election , on his promise to end the war , but even he wanted victory for America and would not withdraw until this had been achieved . |
| 10 | Although he sailed over with King George , as some twenty-five years previously he had accompanied the Prince of Orange on his voyage to claim the crown , he received only an annuity of £400 from the new monarch , was soon deep in debt again , and ended his days in a debtor 's prison . |
| 11 | She wriggled her backside on his lap to make the path between her thighs more easily accessible . |
| 12 | ‘ Marler was on his way to see the chief on Dartmoor . |
| 13 | One day , on his way to do the ploughing , he met a man who 'd just come back from the south and had passed several flocks of sheep on the other side of Chhakuri Lekh . |
| 14 | The husband , Dennis , shuddering in the cold on his way to work , on his way to watch the night , forgets . |
| 15 | A senior French detective is on his way to question the man , a spokesman said . ’ |
| 16 | It was Dennis , stopping off for a pee on his way to replenish the supply of social oxygen , already anxious about what the others were saying about him behind his back . |
| 17 | While having his horse shod , Nisbet told John Morton that , with George Woodburn , he was on his way to assist the Covenanters , and persuaded the blacksmith to join them . |
| 18 | Ariadne said that she would help Theseus on his journey to find the Minotaur . |
| 19 | A disabled man who is unable to speak typed out a message on his computer to call the fire brigade when he woke to find a candle had caused a small fire in his bedroom . |
| 20 | Leaning hard on his net to counteract the force of the current , he will scrutinise the oncoming water intensely . |
| 21 | Mr Ardzinov is still alive only because he was sleeping on his balcony to escape the heat . |
| 22 | The committee said it had no reason to doubt Mr Gummer was out of pocket and it accepted there was no intent on his part to conceal the work . |
| 23 | His thick lashes made dark fans on his high cheekbones , and firelight flickering on his face emphasised the planes and angles , turning it into a bronze mask . |
| 24 | Old Howard Baker , everyone 's friend , the slightly comic figure with the earnest expression on his face leading the way down the street for the rest of his body , the man who innocently believes whatever he is told , and gets everything slightly wrong . |
| 25 | Charles Chaplin left for London , to present his film Limelight , and chose exile when he was told he would be examined on his fitness to re-enter the country he had lived in for forty years . |
| 26 | The policeman could employ a good deal of violence on his beat to avoid the need for tiresome court appearances . |
| 27 | He passed a pub on his right called The Griffin , the sound of loud music swelling from inside . |
| 28 | I have come on his behalf to celebrate the day . ’ |
| 29 | This caused Uncle Mick to lean heavily on the passenger on his left causing the pipe to fall from his mouth . |
| 30 | A jolly young waiter with a Gloucestershire accent and the stars and stripes emblazoned on his apron lit the candle lamp on their table and gave them each a menu . |