Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [det] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forty-five per cent of their votes went to Faulkner which ensured his election with more than a quota of votes as fifth member . |
| 2 | But his wife was always his chief protector — he did not like her to leave his side for more than a day . |
| 3 | We were due at Chauk , an old field town , next day and Captain Tizzard advised me to take Rachel to the hospital there , but warned me that he could not delay his sailing for more than a few hours . |
| 4 | In his darker moments Rincewind had come up with his own explanation as to why even minor spells refused to stay in his head for more than a few seconds . |
| 5 | It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) . |
| 6 | In 1985 , a primary school headmaster in Cornwall was found , in an inquiry published by the County Council , to have been sexually molesting his pupils for more than a decade . |
| 7 | She 'd been in his company for less than a minute , and already they were sparring . |