Example sentences of "in his [adj] time [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was mainly self-taught as a geologist , and in his spare time he began an amateur interest in geological mapping . |
| 2 | In his spare time he became more and more interested in amateur dramatics , as well as teaching himself to play the violin . |
| 3 | Chance was a businessman rather than a biologist , but in his spare time he collected birds ' eggs , particularly those of the cuckoo and its hosts . |
| 4 | In his spare time he reads social science journals and contemporary Hungarian literature , or cooks for his family or friends . |
| 5 | Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday.The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames.Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead.David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s.He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce.Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : |
| 6 | In his spare time he painted with Cleveland Art Society and took his paints with him whenever his family went on holiday . |
| 7 | In his spare time he sold copies of The Clarion , a socialist newspaper , on street corners . |
| 8 | In his spare time he sang in one of the most famous of London 's amateur choirs . |
| 9 | In his spare time he sang in a male voice choir . |
| 10 | During the day John worked in the cotton trade , and in his spare time he devoted his energy to music and various activities , such as acting as the secretary for cricket clubs , always with the intention of promoting his business career . |
| 11 | In his spare time he sat with the Bookman in the spots of sun on the shelves or hunted for Mould to ask him if he could borrow some of his tools . |
| 12 | In his spare time he works as a reclamation engineer . |
| 13 | In his own time he had been a maverick , and for being a maverick his grateful sovereign had pinned on his chest the gallantry medal of the Military Cross . |