Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The student who finds difficulty in writing out his results may equally use audio-recording as a tool , perhaps later transcribing his account into written form after he has formulated it . |
| 2 | ‘ a person who signs a document , and parts with it so that it may come into other hands , has a responsibility , that of the normal man of prudence , to take care what he signs , which , if neglected , prevents him from denying his liability under the document according to its tenor . |
| 3 | Denying his guilt to the last , he said he did n't bear his wife any ill will . |
| 4 | She should be firmly denying his claim to any rights where she was concerned , not arguing about his habit of using unsuitable endearments . |
| 5 | Chivvying his players into their coats and scarves , the Empire stage-manager herded them back to the coach . |
| 6 | But to show he was independent and a big boy he had lately taken to spelling his name with a small letter : martin . |
| 7 | Widnes blow RUGBY LEAGUE : Widnes and former Great Britain half back David Hulme , 27 , is out for the rest of the season after dislocating his shoulder in Sunday 's defeat at Featherstone . |
| 8 | Elbowed out FOOTBALL : Ajax Amsterdam 's Swedish striker Stefan Pettersson looks set to miss the European Championships after dislocating his elbow in the UEFA Cup final victory over Torino . |
| 9 | Launching his bid for B.A.T Industries last year , Sir James Goldsmith argued that the tobacco-to-insurance group 's headquarters team subtracted , rather than added , value . |
| 10 | LAUNCHING his bid for the deputy leadership , Mr John Prescott was on his best behaviour yesterday . |
| 11 | After months of injury frustration , he took a definite up-swing on Tuesday by launching his season with the two-goal blast that wrecked Blackburn 's unbeaten run . |
| 12 | The man behind ’ Sylvia 's Mother ’ and ’ A Little Bit More ’ is launching his comeback with a video shot in the region . |
| 13 | World No3 White won 5-4 , launching his comeback with a break of 114 after he lost the first three frames . |
| 14 | It means unplugging his wires from his body . |
| 15 | ‘ I will do whatever is necessary to preserve the value of the pound , ’ Mr Smith said , reaffirming his commitment to the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 16 | For his son , Rock , who had spent most of his life adoring his father like a god , ‘ it was somewhat like the feeling … it 's late at night and you 're alone on the Tube riding with a bunch of thugs and they get off your car . ’ |
| 17 | If no great tactician , the Duke was already justifying his popularity with his men by showing concern for their health , insisting that they should be housed in billets . |
| 18 | President Alberto Keinya Fujimori presented Guzmán 's capture as justifying his assumption of dictatorial powers in April [ see pp. 38846-47 ] . |
| 19 | This was a lengthy business , and from December 1103 to April 1105 he contented himself with justifying his exile in the face of criticisms from his English friends . |
| 20 | Désiré Feurle , who studied Decorative Arts at Sotheby 's London and worked at Sotheby 's New York has , since opening his gallery in November 1990 , exhibited works by contemporary artists such as Gilbert and George , Julian Schnabel , Alexander von Schlieffen and Anish Kapoor in conjunction with historical works of decorative art . |
| 21 | Mr Larkin was opening his heart after making a trip to the woodlands in Coppull , near Chorley , where the couple met their deaths . |
| 22 | Ray Gonzalez — whose Gorilla featured in Woodworker and the BWA ‘ Wildlife in Danger ’ exhibition last year — is now opening his workshops to students . |
| 23 | Having risen from Ukrainian coal mines through the party ranks as a tough and brutal Stalinist , once he achieved personal power he wasted no time in opening his mind to the ways of the rest of the world . |
| 24 | An enterprising sheep farmer is opening his gates to the public during the lambing season . |
| 25 | After opening his account at Goodwood in July , he followed up by beating Sonus and Assessor at York last month . |
| 26 | Their goals came in the first half , Scot Sammy Johnston opening his account for the club and |
| 27 | She would explain the nature of her interest , so awakening in him a wish to know more about what goes on outside Masailand and also opening his eyes to the fact that the white folk see the Masai as childlike . |
| 28 | Harry shouted , banging his fist on the arm of the settee — and the wager provoked such interest among her customers that Mother Russell ( who was grizzle-haired and rather mournful ) began taking side bets , with the odds against Harry . |
| 29 | He seemed to be fighting with himself as he lay there , banging his fist to his head , clenching up his legs then shooting them out straight . |
| 30 | I could hear him bawling and banging his way through the Nissen hut across the way . |