Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [adv] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Sisson , in addition to bringing his story up to date with a final chapter , interjects halfway through a lengthy segment on his war . |
| 2 | McBride can put his luck down to criticism from scribes down south earlier in the season , rather than bad selection policy . |
| 3 | Billy used to take his bicycle up to town on the train . |
| 4 | George , it has to be faced , was a bore ; he grunted and grumbled and refused to take his wife out to dinner on the grounds that the night air would bring on his fever . |
| 5 | Turning his scorn on to Republic of Ireland boss Jack Charlton , Dunphy snorted : ‘ They play like Wimbledon , yet he 's regarded as a hero ! |
| 6 | To an incoming Minister , who may owe his appointment more to adeptness in handling argument on paper or on the floor of the House of Commons , such inhibitions can come as an unwelcome surprise . |
| 7 | Masterminding the event is an art history student , Daniel Marks , who successfully fought his way back to health after being diagnosed as having testicular cancer at the age of 17 . |
| 8 | TODDLER Michael Gater has fought his way back to health after being seriously injured in a road accident . |