Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall consider words , phrases and sentences which appear in the textual record of a discourse to be evidence of an attempt by a producer ( speaker / writer ) to communicate his message to a recipient ( hearer / reader ) . |
| 2 | The concept 's importance in theoretical terms is that the epic poet catches himself dreaming , and tries to communicate his dream to the rest of the group , through a mythic poem , or a ritual drama . |
| 3 | In Holt the Court of Appeal held that para. ( a ) required the debtor to communicate his decision to the creditor and required that the legal consequence was the extinguishment of the debt . |
| 4 | But there was to be no happy ending , as first Barwick and then Treleaven beat his mark by a stroke , the latter even bogeying his last hole , the 18th , after his drive found the trees . |
| 5 | A HUSBAND who beat his wife in a savage three-hour assault can wait until his holidays before going to jail . |
| 6 | Benedict beat his fist on the bed and glared at her . |
| 7 | They pulled him round and beat his head against a stool until his brain boiled . |
| 8 | On the final lap it was Robert who beat his brother to the Metropole corner , after the 180mph descent from Coleraine . |
| 9 | Soon after this incident Richard emerges from the obscurity which had surrounded his movements in the last two years since he knelt in homage at Montmirail . |
| 10 | He who loves his dream of a community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter , even though his personal intentions may be ever so honest and earnest and sacrificial . |
| 11 | Professionally ridden by Nicola Norman , the pony also loves his hunting with the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale . |
| 12 | He 's still very intense about the art , still loves his cricket with a passion . |
| 13 | He had trouble finding them and managed to catch his finger in a filing cabinet . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | Denying his guilt to the last , he said he did n't bear his wife any ill will . |
| 16 | Morton Smith had disclosed his findings about the early church in The Secret Gospel , following it with his controversial portrait in Jesus the Magician . |
| 17 | Articles 85 and 86 of Table A ( prescribed pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 ) provide that so long as a director has disclosed his interest to the company , he may be a party to or interested in any transaction , and shall not by reason of his office be accountable to the company for any benefit he receives from such a transaction . |
| 18 | From the clifftop he watched the small figure of Detective Furness in his red anorak on the saddle below , twisting from one side to another as he strained his eyes against the bright sunlight to search for his charge . |
| 19 | But , although Robert strained his eyes against the glass , he could see nothing but impenetrable blackness beyond the hectic yellows and reds cast by the candles . |
| 20 | Scholars ' president looks to famous ancestor The Rev. John Douglas will seek his inspiration from a famous ancestor when he returns to the Friends ' School at Great Ayton as president of the Old Scholars ' Association . |
| 21 | McAllister looked at him from under the long dark eyelashes which had won his heart from the very first moment when he had seen them , on his sofa , adorning the unconscious girl he had carried in from the street . |
| 22 | or , Thomas ( c. 1784–1818 ) , prizefighter , was born a Virginia slave , and is reputed to have won his freedom in the American prize-ring . |
| 23 | FORMER England captain Terry Butcher has won his fight for a football future at Sunderland . |
| 24 | BRITISH hospital manager David Brown , sentenced to 50 lashes in Saudi Arabia for swearing at staff , has won his appeal against the punishment . |
| 25 | BRITISH hospital manager David Brown , sentenced to 50 lashes with a bamboo cane in Saudi Arabia for swearing at staff , has won his appeal against the punishment . |
| 26 | When Gabriel turned in terror towards Garvey , the playmaster was already struggling to untangle his robe from the top of the ladder and to climb down . |
| 27 | All day long she had wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into a consultancy , but first the calm , unflappable way he had dealt with Steve and now here , with the devastated relatives , Kathleen had an opportunity to see at first hand the qualities that set him apart as a consultant . |
| 28 | But to show he was independent and a big boy he had lately taken to spelling his name with a small letter : martin . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It was decided to make the raid on Annan Castle the following night ; and the messenger was sent back to inform his fellow-supporters of the attempt , in strictest secrecy . |