Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be a liaison judge in the Crown Court who will see it as part of his function to liaise with the lay magistrate and to meet them and to discuss erm such matters as erm sentencing principles with them . |
| 2 | My attention had been so far away and the dog had timed his jump to a split second so that his bark came at the highest point , his teeth only inches from my face . |
| 3 | The Prince acknowledged their greetings as he and his favourite sat in the two great throne-like chairs at the high table . |
| 4 | He flicked his own eyes towards the rear seat , and his heart leapt as the black man 's eyes narrowed slightly then glanced at the figure in the back . |
| 5 | Colonel Bumford took his opportunity to win on the last throw . |
| 6 | Some of Cade 's allies in the city were men of position , although the bulk of his support came from the poorer classes ( 128 , pp.111 , 115 ) . |
| 7 | His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell . |
| 8 | He was about four feet away when his foot caught in the electric flex he was dragging and he stumbled forward off balance . |
| 9 | His statue stands in the delightful Place Royale , above the possessive caption of ‘ Lou Nouste Henric ’ , or ‘ Our Henry ’ in the local Gas con patois . |
| 10 | Even Alexander , in October 1825 , had gone back on his decision to deal with the Greek question unilaterally and had instigated talks on Greece with Britain . |
| 11 | Down was one of the outstanding medical students of his generation , and his decision to work in the neglected and perhaps despised field of mental deficiency was courageous . |
| 12 | Jews and the ‘ Jewish Question , were mentioned as such neither in Hitler 's New Year exhortation to his Party at the beginning of 1932 , nor in his notorious speech to the Düsseldorfer Industrieklub in January , nor in his ‘ Appeal to the Nation ’ , sold as a record in July and typical of his election addresses in the first half of the year . |
| 13 | His story tells of the brave men of the New Zealand Shipping Co Tekoa . |
| 14 | A canoeist died when his canoe overturned in the swollen River Ogwen in north Wales . |
| 15 | When William Joyce ( ‘ Lord Haw-Haw ’ ) began his revulsion felt by the British public , if the reaction was not mirthful , was due to the fact that he was , in a sense , a stranger to them by reason of his apostasy and unnatural situation and therefore he carried far less conviction than a less articulate but sincere German would have done . |
| 16 | But his trial continues on the sole charge alleging manslaughter . |
| 17 | But his trial continues on the sole charge alleging manslaughter . |
| 18 | But at the same time , if there is a God , it is perfectly plausible to argue that He would desire the discussion of His existence to proceed in the argumentative , confused and doubting way in which it currently does . |
| 19 | What part , for example , did his teaching play in the increasing secularization of modern society ? |
| 20 | He also declared his willingness to participate in the second round of the presidential poll and said that UNITA would attend forthcoming multiparty talks convened by the MPLA-PT . |
| 21 | His willingness to talk to the French people on their level was received as a touching gesture rather than a condescending one . |
| 22 | Obtain as much information as you can about his argument , his willingness to shift from the present position . |
| 23 | A sub-contractor who fails to supply the 715 voucher may have his certificate withdrawn by the Inland Revenue . |
| 24 | Isabelle nudges him and his head falls forward over the coffee table , tips of his hair brushing against the largest lump of heroin . |
| 25 | Like he always has his hair cut by the same man . |
| 26 | Nutty guessed that some instinct told Sam to keep his mouth shut about the knacker-yard history . |
| 27 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 28 | With great discretion , Dyson yawned , straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time . |
| 29 | Now , his mouth clamped into the grim line she was familiar with . |
| 30 | When he moved lower , she tangled her fingers in the thick blackness of his hair , shivering as his mouth moved to the intimate core of her sexuality , parting the curled Titian triangle with his tongue . |