Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suddenly realised that the French really did believe that he was here on a secret and delicate diplomatic mission on Edward I 's behalf , that his interest in Alexander III 's death was mere drapery , a trick to conceal his true task . |
| 2 | In the United States the President often has to work hard to create a majority to support his proposed legislation in its passage through Congress . |
| 3 | Ipswich team manager Mick McGiven has successfully created a side to match his own personality — dull . |
| 4 | as if that had anything to do with the ability of a poet to read his own poems ! |
| 5 | Napoleon then climbed a pyramid to tell his triumphant forces that " From these monuments forty centuries look down upon you " . |
| 6 | It measures the number of years taken for a shareholder to recover his initial investment ( assuming that all earnings are distributed ) ; alternatively , it measures the price an investor has to pay to buy 1 worth of income in the company . |
| 7 | Amid claims and counter-claims , friends of Michael Knighton , the aspiring Manchester United chairman , report he is close to arranging a deal to salvage his attempted take-over . |
| 8 | AXED Terry Wogan is on the hunt for guests with ‘ wacky , tacky ’ stories to tell in a bid to shed his bland image , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 9 | Premier John Major broke off his holiday in Spain last night and recalled Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd from Italy for a meeting in a bid to save his Yugoslavian peace initiative . |
| 10 | Meanwhile John Major broke off his holiday in Spain last night to fly home in a bid to save his Yugoslavian peace initiative . |
| 11 | DRAG racing star Ian Merryweather has launched a quest to raise funds in a bid to defend his European crown . |
| 12 | Charity fundraiser Robbie Robertson has been awarded a trophy to mark his record-breaking marathon wheelchair journey from John O'Groats to Land 's End . |
| 13 | But you have to titrate your desires with allowing a child to make his own friendships . ’ |
| 14 | Happily I had been at school with this fellow and was able to contact him on my next leave , and to persuade him that it would be a pity to spoil his good name by killing me . |
| 15 | She was really pleased when she came back and found him fighting fit , even though he was still using one wing as a crutch to support his crooked leg . |
| 16 | It is not the function of a judge to use his own expertise in a given area outside the law and the administration of justice . |
| 17 | FOLLOWING his triumphant rookie win in his Indycar debut at Surfers Paradise in Australia , Nigel Mansell will now be the spearhead of a campaign to help his new formula displace Formula One as the world 's most popular motorsport . |
| 18 | It is more difficult to allow a teacher to develop his own themes if the head of department is the tutor . |
| 19 | It was Robinson , an alderman of the city of York , who built the present Hall , as a home and , more importantly , as a place to entertain his fellow aldermen in style . |
| 20 | ‘ Every man ’ , he reminded them , ‘ has a right to hold his particular opinion , and if you do not convict you are enemies of your country ’ . |
| 21 | Cornelius paused a moment to extend his right hand . |
| 22 | Initially , this may create no problems because the accountant may have been motivated by interest and a desire to improve his own efficiency at work but problems could arise later if the accountant moves to another firm or discovers that his program is commercially viable . |
| 23 | But it is presumably these later criticisms , made long after his emancipation from Wagner , that inspired Elisabeth to explain away the Wagnerian connection as merely secondary ; while her claims about her brother 's real intention to produce a " large " book about Greece ( and nothing but Greece ) would seem to be prompted by a desire to enhance his scholarly image ; for no other kind of book ( she decided ) would have satisfied his " scholar 's conscience . " |
| 24 | Within the Cabinet , it was , paradoxically , Snowden — usually regarded as a sea-green incorruptible on the issue of free trade — who , overcome by hatred of Labour and a desire to smash his old party , appeared to relish the idea of an early election in which Labour would go down to defeat . |
| 25 | Under the genial exterior lay a considerable vanity , and a desire to have his own way . |
| 26 | She walked to the bathroom and returned with a towel to mop his sweating face . |
| 27 | All that is known for certain is that Sigmar eventually put aside his crown and journeyed eastwards , supposedly to Karaz a Karak to meet his old friend Kurgan Ironbeard . |
| 28 | Up until now there had n't been a peep out of the former Jam bassist which I 'd attributed to one of three things — shyness , boredom or a reluctance to interrupt his new boss who , it has to be said , makes Ian Paisley seem like a Trappist Monk when he gets into his stride . |
| 29 | However , it is all to easy for a person to establish his own business or become self-employed , however inadequately trained or qualified . |
| 30 | In exercising their discretion whether to permit such representation , tribunals should take the following facts into account : the seriousness of the charge or penalty ; whether any points of law are likely to arise ; the capacity of a person to present his own case ; procedural difficulties ; the need for speed in reaching a decision ; and the need for fairness as between the individual and the officers concerned . |