Example sentences of "when his [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | He and Kendall will meet for further discussions but if they are not fruitful , the player will become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of the month , although any transfer will command a fee . |
2 | Ironically , the only Hibs player who appeared to have any kind of conviction going forward was Pat McGinlay , who has taken up the attention of Celtic 's manager , Liam Brady , and will be the object of a move from that quarter when his contract expires in the summer . |
3 | ‘ It 's times like that when his work gets in the way most . ’ |
4 | To this end , he had not even considered packing anything that could remotely be considered seaside wear , and as a result suppressed a pang of envy when his cab turned along the Victoria Parade and his eyes beheld a scene that reminded him irresistibly of his annual holiday at Margate , fortunately yet to come . |
5 | When his trial opened at the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 22 , however , he caused widespread consternation by pleading not guilty to the charges of making illegal payments . |
6 | A canoeist died when his canoe overturned in the swollen River Ogwen in north Wales . |
7 | When his superior comes across the boxes clearly marked ‘ Mushrooms ’ , Brose replies that this actually means M. U. Shrooms ( Mervyn Ulrich Shrooms ) , seed merchant . |
8 | Firstly , mat modules can come apart , and if the referee fails to notice this the competitor may be injured when his foot slips into the gap . |
9 | He was about four feet away when his foot caught in the electric flex he was dragging and he stumbled forward off balance . |
10 | A MAN was killed when his hanglider plunged into the sea after taking off from a 100ft cliff at Holywell Bay , near Newquay , north Cornwall . |
11 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
12 | She records that , when his Regt embarked for the Crimean campaign and fears were expressed for his safety , she took the hopeful view that ‘ so much prayer was made for him , we ought to believe that a special providence would be extended over him . |
13 | A BABY is thought to have been scalded to death in the bath when his brother turned on the hot tap . |
14 | He vanished 14 months ago when his family lived on the island of Kos . |
15 | The driver of the same express was killed a year earlier when his locomotive careered into the rear of a stationary train from Basingstoke which had stopped to report a signals fault . |
16 | The Crown Prince was just six years old when his father came to the Imperial Throne , and from that moment on all communication — even the most personal — between himself and the Kaiser took place through the formal intermediary of the Chief of the Military Cabinet . |
17 | Still the boy did n't speak , but when his father advanced around the table and stood over him , he looked up into his face . |
18 | When his dinner arrived from the trattoria — he had told her long ago he preferred their food to hers which suited her perfectly well — it was eight minutes late . |
19 | When his mother knocked on the door he pulled up the sheet . |
20 | Seb was in Anna 's room the next evening , talking vainly in an effort to get through to her , when his mother came up the stairs and into the room . |
21 | Tony Wilson , whose previous fight ended in farce when his mother climbed into the ring and attacked his opponent , made an orthodox return to the ring last night . |
22 | Joe ran to the kitchen , and was still giving Mary the order when his mother appeared in the doorway , saying , ‘ What is it ? ’ |
23 | A driver was hurt when his car overturned on the Stokesley to Easby road . |
24 | The British Deaf Scout movement was born in 1910 when the Headmaster of the Royal Cross School , Preston , Mr. J.G. Shaw , was on a motor tour of Yorkshire during his July holiday , and got into severe difficulties at Skipton when his car ran off the road and broke down . |
25 | Daffodils were coming up in the garden but it would be dark when his guests came to the house to eat their meal . |