Example sentences of "his [noun] [coord] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Triton roamed the shores raping anyone who took his fancy and earned himself the title Sea Satyr . |
| 2 | He looked at the Substitute who stuck the cigar between his teeth and handed him the sheet of paper saying : |
| 3 | ‘ She bit me last night , ’ he said , dragging up his trouser-leg and showing her the line of tiny red marks . |
| 4 | There was nothing short of taking the chap by the scruff of his neck and showing him the street that would have done the trick . |
| 5 | When they had gone , Cramer used the phone in the garage to put through a call to Sir Harry Marriott at his home and give him the news — the phone was more secure than a police radio band . |
| 6 | Having dismissed the Cabinet on Jan. 8 , the President on Jan. 21 , 1990 , reappointed the Prime Minister to his post and gave him the responsibility for bringing together a new ministerial team [ see p. 37174 ] , which was announced on Feb. 15 and sworn in on Feb. 17 [ see p. 37240 ] . |
| 7 | He never mentioned Nordhausen or the involvement of the Russians , but knew that if he could commit the British Secret Service , it would keep the CIA off his back and give him the time he needed . |
| 8 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 9 | It was the custom for the Mayor and Aldermen to receive this money on his behalf and to pay him the amount annually . |
| 10 | This stimulates the male to lead her to his nest and show her the entrance by pointing his snout into it . |
| 11 | By now , though , he was tired of Barbados , particularly its narrowness of spirit ; they expressed their appreciation of his runs by refusing to allow him , as a black man , to practise at Kensington Oval , and he believed there were still those who resented his success and thought him the same ‘ bighead ’ as at school . |
| 12 | By evading him earlier that morning she 'd played into his hands , at the same time both increasing his suspicions and giving him the best part of the day to allay them . |
| 13 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 14 | ‘ to furnish to them … any information in his possession or control which the Treasury … may require for the purpose of securing compliance with or detecting evasion of this Act : ’ |
| 15 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |
| 16 | Even Napoleon found it expedient to buttress force by prescription , having antique gems implanted in his crown and terming it the crown of Charlemagne . |
| 17 | As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists . |
| 18 | Then one day I discovered that he was borrowing them to show off at his dinners and returning them the next morning . |