Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Tottenham teenager beat his stepfather to death with a cricket bat after an argument about mess caused by his puppies . |
| 2 | In contrast , turbulent confusion has always surrounded his theory of labour supply . |
| 3 | do n't be silly he loves his dinner at night , do n't you darling ? |
| 4 | He has seen music legends come and go but , until the end of this month , Fluff has fought and won his battle with time . |
| 5 | A social worker who was sacked for smoking cannabis while in charge of a group of youngsters , has won his appeal against dismissal . |
| 6 | But the wide expanses of Aintree should suit his type of jumping and if he produces the form he showed at Leopardstown then he 'll take all the beating . |
| 7 | Then , as could happen with him , he felt a deep despondency replace his feeling of elation . |
| 8 | In an attempt to defuse the protests Roh dismissed his Minister for Home Affairs , Ahn Eung Mo , on April 27 and replaced him with Lee Sang Yeon . |
| 9 | The defendant was convicted of murder , and the Court of Appeal of Jamaica dismissed his appeal against conviction . |
| 10 | Mauve proposed his name for membership of the Pulchri Art Club , where Vincent could draw the models available without extra expense . |
| 11 | It helped his team to edge 3 matches to 2 ahead in the series hosted by John Laing plc . |
| 12 | He left the village school at the age of eleven , and helped his father in farming and sawing timber . |
| 13 | On his return , he will discuss his future with manager Lennie Lawrence . |
| 14 | Lin Foh jerked his head in acknowledgement of the courtesy , his princely bearing enabling him to do nothing else . |
| 15 | A Yorkshireman ( so who could doubt his knowledge of cricket ? ) |
| 16 | When the seller exercises his right of resale — whether under subsection ( 3 ) or under subsection ( 4 ) , the contract with the first buyer is thereby rescinded . |
| 17 | Though Lancashire are far below full strength , Grayson has earned his place on merit having captained the powerful North Under-21s to the ADT divisional age-group title and would have been in the side even had the Orrell contingent been available , Martin Strett being ineligible having represented the Northern Division in October . |
| 18 | Although the first issue for 1858 welcomed the Nazimov Rescript with a banner headline , and although Herzen freely acknowledged that Alexander II had earned his place in history by setting the process of emancipation in train , by May 1858 The Bell had restarted its pressure for emancipation with land and soon it was insisting that much remained to be done before the process of reform bore fruit . |
| 19 | Whereas Carl demonstrated his affection for Mum , Sam was more partial to Dad . |
| 20 | He was asked questions , and every time demonstrated his lack of knowledge . |
| 21 | This was an obvious attempt to secure his silence in return for a plea-bargain and suspended sentence on the passport charge . |
| 22 | David Chandler is now accusing the British Foreign office of not doing enough to secure his brother in law 's release . |
| 23 | Joseph Chamberlain retained his preference for independence but allowed himself to be overruled by Austen and by the overwhelming wishes of the Liberal Unionist Council to merge . |
| 24 | He retained his position of Director of the Africa Literature Centre in Kitwe until 31 March , and the Centre is now looking for a successor . |
| 25 | Responsibility for Housing and Works was taken on by Adriaan Vlok , who retained his position as Minister of Correctional Services but relinquished the Ministry for the Budget to Org Marais . |
| 26 | In 1164 , Rainald was deprived of the chancellery , but retained his position as Arch-chancellor for Italy . |
| 27 | Pius XII was trained as a diplomat , and retained his faith in diplomacy despite its obvious failure in the case of Germany . |
| 28 | Nicholson retained his air of calm . |
| 29 | If the meticulous Davis was the last player one would expect to lose in such a manner , the six-times Masters champion retained his reputation for sportsmanship by the grace with which he accepted the verdict . |
| 30 | Paul Robertson was appointed Public Service Minister , replacing Kenneth McNeil ; Robertson retained his post as Minister of Information . |