Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That role made possible his nomination ; he was elected as an outsider and , by his own admission , he never ceased being one whilst in office . |
| 2 | Becker 's expertise as a jazz pianist made possible his study of dance musicians ( Becker 1963 ) . |
| 3 | I find it impossible to believe that the Director would contemplate sending an official to interview a defendant during his trial , even if there were anything to be gained from such a course , which is hard to see , given that his answers would not be admissible . |
| 4 | Given that his secret was safe , what else could there be ? |
| 5 | He 's a ball winner , and given that his average minutes/appearance during his time with Leeds must be about 10 , he 's knocked in his share of goals . |
| 6 | Farr-Jones dismisses the idea that his championing of IMG 's cause has compromised him , given that his brother , Peter , has joined the sporting company after working in the banking sector for many years . |
| 7 | While Thatcher made clear in a speech at a dinner in Havel 's honour that she saw a continued need for NATO and the presence of US troops in Europe , Havel stated in a press conference during his visit that it was " unfortunate to keep on insisting on NATO " , as the European situation was changing rapidly , and he made clear his preference for a common security system subsuming both NATO and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 8 | NIGEL LAWSON yesterday made clear his determination to keep interest rates as high as necessary to defeat inflation and provide a sound basis for continued economic prosperity . |
| 9 | In this speech , Reagan again made clear his determination not to compromise with the House Budget Committee and threw his support behind a bipartisan resolution fostered by Stockman and dubbed Gramm-Latta after its co sponsors . |
| 10 | The second accusation of pressure was that the judge made clear his views concerning the appropriate verdict by his final remarks . |
| 11 | But he made clear his support for more autonomy for the Scottish party , in particular over the appointment of the Scottish Labour leader . |
| 12 | He also made clear his misgivings at the attempts to rush the decision . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend demonstrated his close knowledge of the service in Croydon and made clear his commitment , and that of his hon. and right hon. Friends who represent Croydon constituencies , to the provision of a diverse and consistently high-quality service . |
| 14 | In early January 1992 Gen. Nawaz made clear his intention to promote a peaceful settlement of the conflict , attending a meeting in Rome with representatives of ex-King Zahir Shah ( an initiative which was condemned by Hekmatyar ) . |
| 15 | A wether was the word for a castrated sheep , and thus he made clear his difference . |
| 16 | His name was Joseph Havelock Wilson , the year was 1887 and he made clear his ambition by grandiosely entitling his new organisation the National Amalgamated Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union of Great Britain and Ireland . |
| 17 | Mitterrand made clear his desire to see new treaties on political and monetary union concluded before the end of the year . |
| 18 | During the course of his visit Yeltsin made clear his desire to improve relations with South Korea and indicated that Russian forces in the Far East would be reduced sharply , and that military aid to North Korea would be suspended . |
| 19 | Hincmar in his very first sentence , made clear his assumption that " great men " could also be " wise " . |
| 20 | Mr Young , though thinnish , had a habit of eating half his wife 's food as well as his own . |
| 21 | A cheery old Berber made half his house ours at Tagmout . |
| 22 | WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT ! he 's liable to lose half his teeth by the time he 's 40 because of Mouth Acid |
| 23 | Where does the writer make clear his view of i ) Mosley ? |
| 24 | It transpired that his mother only had one leg . ’ |
| 25 | He has sub-titled his talk ‘ A Layman 's View ’ , but you can expect some thought-provoking views . |
| 26 | He has sub-titled his talk ‘ A Layman 's View ’ , but John has regular conversations with railwaymen . |
| 27 | Having resolved this dispute he became involved in long battles over his rights and tithes from the manors , for in 1256 , he is complaining that his rents and profits were so small , scarcely amounting to forty marks a year , being only enough to meet half his expenses . |
| 28 | Burun uncased his bow . |
| 29 | That took care of Strathtummel ; Atholl would get Up in the morning to find half his country crumbling under his feet . |
| 30 | Consider , in this light , the contrasts in ( 17 ) and ( 18 ) , each presenting two sets of data ; the first set includes an adverbal adjective ; the second contains a predicate qualifying adjective , as indicated by the identity of the appropriate questions : ( 17 ) Ellen shook loose the keys what did Ellen do to the keys ? how did Ellen shake the keys ? the thief produced unharmed the goat what did the thief do to the goat ? how did the thief produce the goat ? ( 18 ) the raiders shot dead two vigilantes what did the raiders do to the vigilantes ? how did the raiders shoot the vigilantes *Andrew wants milky his coffee what does Andrew do to his coffee ? how does Andrew want his coffee ? |