Example sentences of "his [noun] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When Clark took off his shirt he had black-and-blue bruises over his shoulders and arm . |
2 | In one of his operations he had British Intelligence print hundreds of thousands of fake stamps with a picture of Himmler on them and distributed them through Switzerland into Germany . |
3 | In his mind he spoke another girl 's name ; a girl long dead , and asked her to forgive him . |
4 | Eddie Stride in one of his books he makes this statement , he says , my jealousy , your envy , someone else 's pride , needs the pardon bought with the blood of Christ at Calvary , as much as someone else 's promiscuity , or perversion . |
5 | On his return he received consular office from the eastern emperor ; he subsequently chose Paris as his capital ; his last years were spent eliminating rival Frankish leaders . |
6 | On his return he wrote several letters rather hurriedly because he was anxious to catch the post . |
7 | On his return he made common cause with Ben Tillett and others to establish a National Transport Workers ' Federation which had its first conference on 1 June 1911 . |
8 | In September the Eliots were in Scarborough , again for a fortnight , but on his return he contracted Asiatic influenza . |
9 | I do n't know what line Peter gave you , but if he told you far-fetched stories about his inheritance he omitted one thing . |
10 | The police , having interviewed working colleagues of the victim at the London Docks , had elicited information to the effect that at the end of his shift he met two men outside the gates and said he was going for a drink with them . |
11 | At the end of his mayoralty he founded six almshouses at St Helen 's Bishopsgate , with the Skinners as trustees , and in May 1553 he obtained letters patent for the erection of a free school , Tonbridge School , again with the Skinners ' Company as trustees . |
12 | Now machine-guns on the ground showed flame , and as he curled around to line up with his targets he saw smaller aircraft Rumplers or maybe Aviatiks — taxi-ing across the field . |
13 | In his retirement he spent many hours on the golf courses either at Dinsdale Spa or Blackwell . |
14 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw some wirelesses in a shop window . |
15 | Eck 's reputation was that of a sophist or dialectician rather than a profound thinker but in his day he exercised tremendous influence . |
16 | He tells the farmer and his wife he wants four times as much rent for the land . |
17 | In his diary he records several incidents . |
18 | The 35-year-old will join his new county on tour in Sri Lanka next week , provided he receives a favourable medical report on the double stress fracture of his back he suffered two years ago . |
19 | To his credit he used these dicta only as the basic stepping stones of his own work : the tools but not the finished product . |
20 | By his actions he ensured temporary respite for mortals from evil forces , though they periodically seep past the stone to plague the world , at Izanami 's behest . |
21 | When he sells his birthright he forfeits all title to the blessing which goes with it . |
22 | Though Rose is most often associated with vines and pineapples , he also planted dwarf fruit trees , especially pears , in the St James garden , and earlier in his career he exchanged rare auriculas , anemones , and other flowers with gardeners as eminent as Sir Thomas Hanmer and John Rea [ q.v . ] . |
23 | In the course of his career he received many honours from medical , veterinary , and agricultural societies both at home and abroad , including an honorary fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine . |
24 | Also in 1875 Townsend made his first tour to the Continent ; throughout his life he made regular visits to Europe , especially to northern Italy , where he developed a lifelong interest in architectural mosaics . |
25 | In the closing years of his life he suffered serious illness . |
26 | For the last four years of his life he suffered periodic attacks of the same symptoms , which damaged his kidneys still further , and led to high blood pressure . |
27 | Within his government he maintained strict control over the formulation of policy , a control which tightened as the crisis wore on . |
28 | In his approach he includes sensitive ear to the parents of players . |
29 | The instant Angel One sighted his attackers he knew static defence would be well-nigh impossible against such opponents . |
30 | As befitted a man who had been an assistant professional in his youth he had great sympathy for those afflicted by golf mania . |