Example sentences of "[verb] his [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter choice would have required two ‘ A ’ levels and his involvement with the Birchfield club prevented his joining the armed forces . |
| 2 | And his third year First Class results ( known at McGill as ‘ Great Distinction ’ ) in English demonstrate where his heart truly lay , as did his obtaining the coveted Chester Macnaughton Prize for ‘ Creative Writing ’ in 1955 ; as well as the Peterson Memorial Prize in literature . |
| 3 | On Exercise that morning he had tossed his offering the few inches from his pocket to a waiting bucket . |
| 4 | He is earning his living the same way in Karachi . |
| 5 | Ever since the result of the General Election , I have taken for granted that , on Baldwin 's defeat in the House of Commons , the King would send for Ramsay MacDonald ; and I have deprecated any attempt to prevent his having the same facilities which would be accorded to any Minister entrusted by the Sovereign with the formation of a Government . |