Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tells the farmer and his wife he wants four times as much rent for the land . |
| 2 | If , for whatever reason , a husband initially commands higher rates of pay than his wife it makes economic sense for him to ‘ specialize ’ in paid work and let her shoulder the brunt of the partnership 's unpaid chores ( Becker , 1981 , 1985 ; for a critique see Owen , 1987 ) . |
| 3 | In his diary he records several incidents . |
| 4 | When he sells his birthright he forfeits all title to the blessing which goes with it . |
| 5 | In his approach he includes sensitive ear to the parents of players . |