Example sentences of "in his [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been foiled in his first attempt to reach it by the arrival of Jos , and ever since it had been impossible to get away unnoticed . |
| 2 | If the wounded fugitive reached the sanctuary of his upstate lair , and if Grant failed in his audacious plan to close it down , then the crazy sonofabitch would be free to kill again … and again . |
| 3 | He recognized , with a familiar confusion of self-disgust and hopelessness , that he was telling more than he ought in his usual attempt to propitiate her , to get her on his side . |
| 4 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 5 | Hare will need a three-under in his final round to make it , but is aiming for a six-under 66 . |
| 6 | His collected resolve in front of his officers is assuring his troops ' confidence in his controlled capacity to lead them as they prepare for an impending battle . |
| 7 | Although our son had only one more year to spend at Liphook Junior School , we decided that it would be in his best interests to send him to another state school in Haslemere . |
| 8 | However , they felt it would be in his best interests to send him there , because of the number of times he has run away from council care . |
| 9 | However , they felt it would be in his best interests to send him there , because of the number of times he has run away from council care . |
| 10 | What had he done in his last incarnation to deserve it ? |
| 11 | In fact , he probably enjoyed the nationwide attention he received and there was nothing in his previous conduct to suggest he would be worried by the escalating costs . |
| 12 | He called in his full executive to meet us and I 'm sure at the end of the day that this meeting went a long way to the tour going ahead instead of being cancelled ’ . |