Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even as heir-apparent , he had been in correspondence with Louis XVI of France concerning his plans for reorganising the army , and the overthrow of the French monarchy in the year of his accession , 1789 , did not diminish his enthusiasm for learning from the west . |
| 2 | To my disbelief , Vitalis had started his course by teaching about the Sign of the Cross and the Our Father . |
| 3 | Pascoe had sat in silence as his superior swiftly and efficiently did his part in calling off the search for Mickey Annan . |
| 4 | Stephen Gold , who gained notoriety for his part in hacking into the Duke of Edinburgh 's Prestel mailbox , said that the law would not be enforceable . |
| 5 | Merry puts forward his plans for dealing with the ruffians by force . |
| 6 | Clark does not help his case by talking of the human ‘ subnormal ’ for it is a class , as we have seen , that manifests a wide range of distinctly human abilities . |
| 7 | ‘ What indeed ? ’ she answered with a questioning glance in his direction before walking to the door . |
| 8 | She kept on his wavelength by talking about the subjects that pleased him most — and these frequently concentrated on the state of his behind . |
| 9 | From a brief and rather difficult passage in his judgment [ 1991 ] 2 H.K.L.R. 400 , 413 , it seems that Barnett J. was disposed to consider that the submission was correct , but it evidently served only to underline his reasons for concurring with the district judge . |
| 10 | Commenting on his reasons for selling off the chain he founded in 1978 , Mr Weatherburn said that last year had been ‘ very difficult ’ , not just because of the stampede into remaindering by other companies ( see also Christmas in the Bookshops , page 27 ) . |
| 11 | Hence , his excuse for coming to the cottage was also a fake . |
| 12 | He was shivering , and fumbled in his bedroll for a cloak , which he pulled about his shoulders before crouching beside the fire once more . |
| 13 | His action in riding on the tow bar had sufficient causal potency to be regarded as a cause of his injuries . |
| 14 | Improve his blood by marrying into the old line ! ’ |
| 15 | He had looked up ‘ family ’ in his dictionary before coming to the debate , and he reminded the Committee that it came from familia . |
| 16 | He was cutting his journey fine and it was only by actually jogging from Friedrichstrasse , and feeling a fool for doing so , apart from almost breaking his neck by slipping on the icy pavement , that he arrived at his office before the ominous red line was drawn . |
| 17 | ‘ We think he broke his neck by falling over the edge of these rocks , ’ I said . |
| 18 | police said the attacker probably planned to rape [ the 14-year-old schoolgirl ] in his car after reading about the ordeal of the motorway monster 's victims . |
| 19 | The nine-year-old tearaway was arrested when a driver caught him trying to get into his car by sliding through the sunroof . |
| 20 | As Mr Leslie had explained earlier he was completely sober and was not given to imagination , he screwed his eyes up looking for the reason for the footsteps ; he could n't see the feet but heard them quite distinctly passing him in the ballast below . |
| 21 | Also back on the scene is veteran spinner Keith Madeley , who has changed his mind after retiring from the county set-up |
| 22 | The Moderator intimated his intention of conducting during the winter a singing class in connection with the congregation for the practice of the Psalter and Hymnary . |
| 23 | The president of the RICS at the time filed evidence about his practice for dealing with the very large number of applications for appointments of rent review experts and arbitrators ( 7,664 in 1985 : but see 10.5.3 above14,550 in 1990 ) . |
| 24 | Gandhi 's most brilliant demonstrations of this fact were achieved through his practice of fasting for the attainment of some political object . |
| 25 | No doubt his motives for going on the pilgrimage were varied . |
| 26 | Is the Home Secretary aware that , by purporting to describe his motives in persisting with the deportation order despite the instructions of the court , he is contributing to a debate which he described as sub judice ? |
| 27 | He liked Curtis and he fully sympathised with his motives in going after the crazed killer on his own . |
| 28 | The classic illustration of Churchill 's reverence for Cabinet government is his insistence on taking to the full Cabinet in 1954 the decision to build a hydrogen bomb ( see chapter 4 ) . |
| 29 | Peter Ainsworth , Conservative member for Surrey East , was " Best Campaigning MP " for his willingness to promote the controversial — and ultimately unsuccessful — Hedgerows Bill [ see page 3 , this issue ] and his skill in negotiating with the conflicting interest groups . |
| 30 | Flashman 's wife Helen , the company secretary , helped winch him to his feet before going into the meeting , flanked by club secretary Brian Ayres and a team of legal experts . |