Example sentences of "his [noun pl] and [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankie would be set to work at the big sink , and before he washed each plate and roasting-pan he would scrape it clean with his fingers and eat every last scrap of chicken , sage and onion stuffing , corned beef , sliced Spam and cheese . |
| 2 | The millionaire property developer looked poised to cut his losses and quit the Second Division club after the failure of his proposed £13m rescue package last week . |
| 3 | He looked up , removed his reading glasses , then got to his feet and indicated the second sofa . |
| 4 | Given that for every person who attends live opera , at least 1,000 more buy and enjoy reading poetry , will the Minister change his priorities and become the first legislator to acknowledge the unacknowledged legislators of the world ? |
| 5 | OK , on paper it all sounds like nausea-inducing stuff , the kind of thing that would cause any self-respecting Popkid to pack up his T-shirts and join the next peace convoy out of town . |
| 6 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 7 | But when Mr Cheng looked at his papers and asked the first question , Hassan closed his eyes . |