Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A young student at Bangor University made his first TV appearance with us . |
| 2 | He acted the fool , losing at first to whet their appetites , but in an hour emptied his three victims ' purses . |
| 3 | This was , in fact , the key to Franco 's foreign policy throughout the Second World War : he viewed it primarily in terms of an opportunity to realize his own expansionist aims in Morocco . |
| 4 | Then a Professor of German Literature applied his literary mind to the Gospels and declared that they were a work of fiction and that Jesus had not actually existed ? |
| 5 | The office was , however , ideally suited for a gentleman of ancient lineage , who , for whatever reason , had determined to live upon his own estate , and was experiencing difficulty maintaining his social rank and providing for his family . |
| 6 | Clarkson 's narrative revealed his own perseverance and commitment until exhaustion and financial difficulty overtook him in 1794 and Hoare fastened upon Clarkson 's continuing ‘ zeal ’ . |
| 7 | Cuthbert Welch , the medical officer of health , took the opportunity to emphasise his own higher responsibilities . |
| 8 | Should the auditor design his own software packages ? |
| 9 | Melissa was horrified when the bounder made his own designs clear as she modelled a £700 Prince of Wales check trouser suit in a London park . |
| 10 | The 30-year-old Scouser plays his first game for Coventry since his £250,000 permanent move from Newcastle against Liverpool , the club he worshipped as a boy . |
| 11 | Manville brooded morosely on this topic as the driver manipulated his four-wheeled war chariot in between the busy traffic of the four-lane highway . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Very astutely , he uses most of his response to promote his latest tube amp launch : ie. ‘ our latest tube amp efforts far surpass anything done in the past ’ . |
| 14 | The veteran all-rounder produced his best innings for more than two years , being last out for 129 as India were dismissed for 215 in mid-afternoon . |
| 15 | William is at present completing his third year at St Augustine 's . |
| 16 | This is one student talking about how modern physics affirmed his Christian beliefs : |
| 17 | The Colonel was not normally one whose nerve or self-confidence could be shaken by a comrade 's torment — he had seen too much and , besides , a soldier in the field made his own luck — but sitting now in the darkness , hardly aware of the familiar sounds of a barracks coming to life , the hollow ring of that dead voice seemed to re-echo in his ears . |
| 18 | Surprise has been expressed in some quarters that Mr Zilligen has been allowed to stay on the Ferranti board given his key role at ISC during the £215m deception . |
| 19 | While Senna 's steady but swift progress made his 20th Grand Prix victory look easy , the reigning world champion says this race has been one of the toughest . |
| 20 | Once again it was the Club Secretary Eddie who came to the fore maintaining his good form and romping home a clear winner . |
| 21 | Many tears were shed , particularly by the younger ladies , while the Padre made his eloquent funeral oration after the midday service on Sunday the 12 July in the Residency cellars . |
| 22 | CONVICTED Wall Street speculator Ivan Boesky , who once commanded a $1 billion war chest , is suing his wife for $1m a year in alimony to bolster his sagging finances . |
| 23 | ( An influence on Leonard equal to that of A. M. Klein , also a lawyer , but more importantly a poet-novelist of considerable skill , whose familiarity with literature equalled his Jewish erudition and commitment unlike Leonard he was a ‘ ghetto ’ Jew of Montreal ) . |
| 24 | The male has his own repertoire of survival tricks to protect the brood . |
| 25 | Mandarin has his next book and is determined to build him . |
| 26 | A lorry driver used his mobile phone to alert police , affter spotting that Walker was drinking from a half bottle of spirits . |
| 27 | Instead he looked through the cages towards Woil and with one fierce look stopped his babbling short . |
| 28 | Once uncomfortably aboard the wizard moved his white-knuckle grip to a convenient piece of harness and prodded K ! sdra lightly with the sword . |
| 29 | Another contender may be the emerging empire of Thaksin Shinawatra , who began by distributing IBM computers in Thailand , set up the country 's first cable-television operation and has now received permission to establish his own cellular-telephone network . |
| 30 | Wilson 's decision to found his new union on his own north-east coast was not lacking in rationality . |