Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colonel Bumford took his opportunity to win on the last throw . |
| 2 | Jews and the ‘ Jewish Question , were mentioned as such neither in Hitler 's New Year exhortation to his Party at the beginning of 1932 , nor in his notorious speech to the Düsseldorfer Industrieklub in January , nor in his ‘ Appeal to the Nation ’ , sold as a record in July and typical of his election addresses in the first half of the year . |
| 3 | His creditors met on the 28th and they read a letter from their debtor telling them the law was an enemy he could not conquer . |
| 4 | Although he never weighed more than 175 pounds , he had the build of a heavyweight from the waist up , and he fought the world 's leading heavyweights , with few of his fights lasting beyond the first few rounds . |
| 5 | He also declared his willingness to participate in the second round of the presidential poll and said that UNITA would attend forthcoming multiparty talks convened by the MPLA-PT . |
| 6 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 7 | Manager Kenny Shiels , watching his side win for the first time since the opening day of the season , feels that it 's not an impossible dream . |
| 8 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 9 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 10 | His condition deteriorated over the next week until he required ventilation . |
| 11 | At 9.15 am , after his sand save on the 18th , he said : ‘ I 'm going for another kip . ’ |
| 12 | LEEDS United 's record buy David Rocastle last night refused to lose heart over his failure to break into the first team at Elland Road . |
| 13 | A flight of granite steps to his right led to the first floor of one of the buildings and an arrow carried the word , ‘ Office ’ . |
| 14 | He played in six series against England and only in the last , in 1963 , did he fail with the bat ; other big scores included 191 not out , again at Nottingham , carrying his bat to help save the third Test of 1957 , and 197 not out at Barbados in the first match of 1959–60 again to ensure a draw after a big England innings . |
| 15 | His confidence stems from the last two victories . |
| 16 | A man in a two-piece suit , and a thin cotton shirt and his tie knotted at the second button of the shirt . |
| 17 | However inadequate his predictions proved in the twentieth century , Marx 's appeal remains incomprehensible unless it is recognized that he did have an unsurpassed grasp of nineteenth-century capitalism . |
| 18 | His head moves for the first time to follow his eyes and maintain the essential link of communication signals . |
| 19 | And there the momentum of his pursuit faltered for the first time . |
| 20 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 21 | Thus did his byline appear in the first issue . |
| 22 | His life depended on the next few minutes . |
| 23 | And his voice rose on the last two words . |
| 24 | His voice trembled for the first time . |
| 25 | His symptoms worsened over the next two days and he returned to the nutritionist . |
| 26 | So , as Harriet Ryley reports , he never knew of , and was never honoured for the vital role his plane played in the Second World War . |
| 27 | It was already poured , and just as his hand closed on the last glass with pale gold contents , he caught sight of Meryl near the window with Gladys . |
| 28 | Surely it must be his duty to call in the next day or so on Paul Berowne 's wife and his family . |
| 29 | Will his reputation survive into the twenty-first century ? |
| 30 | ‘ As Kim Bailey does n't like making up his mind about where his horses run until the last minute , it 's been difficult to try for outside rides . |