Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] his [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had , too , a lot of paper work to deal with while in Tollemarche , and only rarely shared his Sunday supper with his son . |
| 2 | ‘ The finest views are from the bottom , and at some places a little above it , but few dare venture to the bottom particularly those females whose pedestrian excursions have chiefly been upon level ground ; nay the male sex are often appalled with a view of the way , and many a Bond-street gentleman , in his stable costume , would rather hazard his neck four-in-hand , than risk it by having his arms precariously supported by the twigs and branches he may find in his way to the gulph below . ’ |
| 3 | A 23-YEAR-OLD customs man who drugged , bound and indecently assaulted his woman boss in a revenge attack after being passed over for promotion was jailed for seven years at the Old Bailey in London yesterday . |
| 4 | Fond as he was of aquatints and textured design , colour rarely entered his commentary vocabulary . |
| 5 | It is a stunning honour for the 25-year-old Manchester United midfielder who only made his England bow six caps and nine months ago . |
| 6 | He apparently made his way north to Gdańsk and organised a merchant vessel to carry him to Finland . |
| 7 | Luckily that aerial only pierced his dust coat . |
| 8 | The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do . |
| 9 | One sentry almost drowned on his feet , for the wind had pinned him against a rock , and he could not free himself or even turn his face into shelter , while it dashed into his mouth and nostrils unceasing volleys of rain so heavy that he could not get his breath ; and if two of his companions who had their backs turned upon the blast had not been cast against him , and so afforded his face shelter enough to breathe , he must have died spread-eagled there . |
| 10 | I 've only got his London number . ’ |
| 11 | The 1908 Rules point out that the return fare to Henley is available at the price of a ‘ single , plus a quarter , on the club member personally presenting his membership card , properly signed , to the booking clerk at a Great Western Railway Station ’ . |
| 12 | The defender does this by suddenly splitting his X block and converting it to a double open-palm grab . |
| 13 | Liberal Lothario Paddy Ashdown can only hope his poll share keeps growing . |
| 14 | Tactics play a secondary role to board speed ; many a race is won by the sailor who is fast off the line and avoids dirty wind enough to use his speed advantage . |
| 15 | If he is to continue , he should now be taking different movements and linking them together to form his fighting style — a format of defence and attack that becomes second nature to him . |
| 16 | ‘ Ye gods , at this time of the day , my friend ? ’ he said , his portly form draped by a dark grey suit comfortable enough to give his portliness room to live and breathe . |
| 17 | The end was curt and unpleasant : Mario not only lost his FI deal but also backed out of racing for Parnelli in America . |
| 18 | The Bonnyrigg battler constantly pressurised his Edinburgh challenger to secure a unanimous decision and book a place in the ABA semi-finals at Gateshead on 13 April . |
| 19 | At the far end from the door was a hatch at waist height , the level at which a man will naturally hold his steel tray . |
| 20 | Despite the fact that the war had ground to a halt while the commanders-in-chief of both armies languished in their respective prisons , the young sprig confronting him obviously took his guard duty seriously . |
| 21 | Always prone to bronchitis , he had a slight chestiness , but was well enough to have his birthday dinner out at a restaurant . |
| 22 | Bliss turned on his heel and , pausing only to toss his cigarette end into one of the fire buckets , sauntered out of the hotel lobby . |
| 23 | The 24 year old student had only started his university course this year . |
| 24 | Fat Vince looks like shit too , and so does his son Fat Paul … |
| 25 | Those were blows which against most of his previous opponents would have swiftly enhanced his knockout record . |
| 26 | I could cut and different things like that and be it fate or not his er suddenly lost his driving licence . |
| 27 | Expedition deputy leader Rod Stables only set his marriage date two days before he flew out . |
| 28 | A formidable indexer , he rightly considered his memory superior to card indexes , and drew together disparate source material , references , and recondite information , with effortless skill . |
| 29 | Gardiner was then driven away to continue his life sentence at Gartree Prison in Leicestershire . |
| 30 | He found that man more easily than he had anticipated , quite near at hand , indeed , having himself just completed his return charge and now wondering what to do next . |