Example sentences of "his [noun] [to-vb] [pron] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dog 's defensive instinct is his need to protect himself and the other members of his pack , which in these days usually includes the family unit . |
| 2 | It was not his place to serve anyone but the Captain and if he ever found out it would mean punishment . |
| 3 | Peter Zahn 23 , urged his wife to do it because the boy had spread stories about him , Teesside Crown Court was told . |
| 4 | It would have been much more subtle just to have allowed his wife to demonstrate it when the time came and then to turn it into a talking point . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Sanitary towel ’ were dirty words , and I would steal two shillings from his pocket to buy them when the need arose . |
| 6 | It is often the way he extends his hand to take hers and the way she responds that lead to the successful conclusion of a balance , lift or pirouette . |