Example sentences of "who [verb] his [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Only a man who offers his word as a guarantee could be so naïve . |
2 | Martin Shaw , the Derby director who represents his club on the League management board , said : ‘ The existing rules allow for flexibility in dealing with a case where the player clearly has done nothing wrong himself . ’ |
3 | Eric , who sold his house for the venture , is the resident caretaker , and plans to turn the house into a base for fellow trainspotters are under way . |
4 | Simon , who quit his job as an estate agent , begins a one-year accountancy course in Newcastle upon Tyne today . |
5 | But if we start from the conception of the rational man who disciplines his spontaneity by an awareness independent of viewpoint , then it is for the egoist to explain why he claims priority for responses from his own viewpoint . |
6 | The Paul who receives his mission to the Gentiles does so in a trance in the temple at Jerusalem ( Acts 22:17ff ) . |
7 | Former Park skipper Turner , who led his team to the title in the Eighties , achieved his hat-trick by bowling Morrison , having Aconley caught at slip and trapping Garvey leg before . |
8 | Schreber 's father , who ruled his household like a dictator and believed that he had a mission to reform educational principles , acquired a large following , especially in Germany , and was compared favourably by one of his biographers with Hitler . |
9 | Former hooker Steve Jones has taken over from John Perkins as coach , included in their personnel are former Lions Staff Jones and Graham Price , and club captain Chris Huish , who announced his retirement at the end of last season . |
10 | But they must progress without brilliant fly-half Naas Botha , who announced his retirement at the end of his 28th Test . |
11 | Jo accepts that despite Craig 's well-publicised engagement to his former co-star Rachel Friend , his fans will scrutinise every leading lady who crosses his path as a possible new love interest . |
12 | On the Glomar Challenger , and back on shore , Hall met others who shared his enthusiasm for the ocean floor . |
13 | The departure of Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith was regretted by those who shared his emphasis on the political issues . |
14 | Those who shared his belief in the ultimate weapon , Pentagon chiefs and Congressional hawks , put pressure on the President . |
15 | Devoted to his wife , Julie , and a family who shared his passion for the Catholic Players , Michael was a well-known figure in the Amateur Theatre in Bradford , appearing in shows and concerts with the Society in a period of over 30 years , rarely missing an event . |
16 | He had a gift for friendship , and a wide range of acquaintances , but his close friends were few and in his later years were drawn from a small circle who shared his interest in the lives and books of medieval scholars . |
17 | The underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau was among those who lent his name to the protest . |
18 | More than one lord lieutenant told me almost apologetically of the number of supplicants who sought his intervention with the democratically-chosen authorities . |
19 | Vander Zalm , a Dutch immigrant who made his fortune from a garden nursery business in Vancouver and who had held the premiership since 1986 [ see p. 37940 ] , was one of the country 's most colourful politicians . |
20 | Peter , who made his fortune in the family wallpaper business , was a generous , demonstrative and easy-going stepfather . |
21 | Mr Tapie , who made his fortune in the 1970s and 80s rescuing troubled companies , once called his dramatic entry into adidas three years ago the best deal he had ever struck . |
22 | The screenplay was written by Herb Gardner , a cartoonist who made his name with The Nebbishes and the 1962 hit Broadway play , A Thousand Clowns , filmed in 1965 . |
23 | It co-stars Hugh Grant , 31 , who made his name in the film of E M Forster 's Maurice . |
24 | Williams , who made his debut for the county as a teenager in 1974 , scored almost 12,000 runs and took nearly 400 wickets in his first-class career . |
25 | In Mr Michael Fallon , aged 39 , the Tories have a seasoned campaigner who made his debut under the full blaze of the national media in the famous 1983 by-election . |
26 | This was the third century in 10 Tests for the left-handed opener , who made his debut in the fourth Test against the West Indies in January and hit 839 runs in the Ashes series . |
27 | The Selhurst sick parade already includes Chris Coleman and Paul Williams , while top scorer Chris Armstrong is Cup-tied and teenager George Ndah — who made his debut in the 1-1 draw at Anfield a fortnight ago — faces a late test on a gashed leg . |
28 | However , it is not a particularly difficult race and the brindle who made his comeback in the Dundalk ‘ 525 ’ International after a period at stud , looks set to qualify safely . |
29 | ‘ What heroes they are leaving a bomb in a pub during a busy lunchtime in London 's West End , costing a very caring man , who made his living as a nurse helping others , his life . ’ |
30 | It 's like that Roman Emperor who made his horse into a consul . |