Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went with a friend to see the headmaster and ask his permission to go to our local church and say a prayer for our dead King , ’ he says . |
| 2 | Choking , he shifted one hand from his enemy to claw at his own throat , and instantly the fist that was strangling him heaved him roughly back from the edge and flung him down in safety at the foot of the wall . |
| 3 | McAllister had six birdies and showed his determination to improve on his 1993 best placing of 31st , with a remarkable par-saving effort at the difficult second hole . |
| 4 | Some will be disappointed to learn that Clavierübung III as finally printed has nothing to do with the number of buttons on Bach 's waistcoat or the transit of Venus , but everything to do with his compulsion to expand on his original conception of works on a more or less ad hoc basis . |
| 5 | ‘ Irridek , ’ he breathed , lifting his head to stare into her stunned face with blackly dilated eyes . |
| 6 | Townsend at least gave fans something to shout about with his well taken goal in the 86th minute when Dennis Wise cleverly controlled a Gareth Hall centre for his captain to fire in his fourth goal of the season . |
| 7 | It is commonly rumoured that the King was on his way to stay with his new wife , Queen Yolande , at a nearby manor . |
| 8 | He pulled its hind legs towards him , turning on his stool to call to his younger son who was milking invisibly somewhere behind him , ‘ Leave her ! |
| 9 | She moved her nimble fingers beneath his crotch to play with his two empty balls . |
| 10 | Their strong support came after a top BBC manager also backed Mr Birt , while admitting he and the corporation and Mr Birt were damaged by the row over his tax deal — which enabled him to be treated as self-employed and his pay to go to his private company . |
| 11 | Their strong support came after a top BBC manager also backed Mr Birt , while admitting that the corporation and Mr Birt were damaged by the row over his tax deal which enabled him to be treated as self-employed and his pay to go to his private company . |
| 12 | At first , he doubted his ability to succeed at his self-appointed task , which seemed ‘ utterly formidable , completely ludicrous ’ . |
| 13 | Whitelocke , the English ambassador , found his treatment by the Swedes and his ability to negotiate with them unaffected by ceremonial niceties . |
| 14 | Later in the day she was busy again when the Intelligence Officer informed her that it had become necessary for a UDR soldier and his family to move from their present house . |