Example sentences of "[prep] his [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fine attacking batsman , he had been in the England team for much of the time since making his debut in 1982 , but after his four centuries in the summer of 1984 he had disappointed too often and his average scarcely reflected his ability — in 57 Tests he had made just over 3,000 runs at 34 before the tour began . |
| 2 | He resented principally the returns to London after his long holidays in France and cherished periods at his house in Worcestershire . |
| 3 | He smelled strongly of woodsmoke after his long hours in the lodge , nursing his father . |
| 4 | WITH THE Test series looming , the debate regarding Graeme Hick 's selection is in full swing after his disappointing start in Test cricket . |
| 5 | Jeremy Batty , an 18-year-old off-spinner , has been given a two-year contract by Yorkshire after his first-class debut in the last game of the season against Lancashire at Scarborough when he had match figures of 8 for 193 . |
| 6 | After his unsuccessful campaign in 1988 to save Worthing 's charming Victorian lifeboat house and turn it into a lifeboat museum , Rob Blann wrote a book about the deed of 19th century local lifeboatmen , entitled ‘ A Town 's Pride ’ . |
| 7 | Tomorrow he takes in a further round of 125cc British championship at Donington Park and after his ninth spot in the Supercup at a wet Oulton last weekend he 'll be one of the leading contenders . |
| 8 | Well he , he , they were on their way to Norwich but they stopped off at Ipswich for a lunch , you see , and er I had , I looked after them , so , so that it should n't interrupt the other girls behind the counter or , or the waiter who was looking after his regular customers in the dining room , you see , er and so I used to erm and once I had I remember there was six black doctors came in and er and I was glad because it was nice to move about and instead of sticking in the office typing and then going out all alone , you see , while the Manager was on the district , you see , I liked it and er anyway that was a long time ago . |
| 9 | The Princess had become patron of the hospital , where her father made his miraculous recovery after his cerebral haemorrhage in 1978 , and in May 1988 she had agreed to attend a gala performance of The Magic Flute at the London Coliseum . |
| 10 | After his priestly ordination in 1965 he was given pastoral appointments in the Diocese of Westminster , including seven years with the Catholic Missionary Society which took him all over England and Wales conducting Parish Missions . |
| 11 | After his strong showing in the February New Hampshire primary , Patrick Buchanan , President Bush 's very conservative challenger , made it clear that he will use the NEA and its avant-garde grants as an issue as the primaries wend their way across the nation in the coming months . |
| 12 | Piggott fractured a collarbone , two ribs and suffered bruising around his right eye after his high-speed fall in a million dollar Breeders Cup race just three days ago . |
| 13 | At court , Rasputin 's influence grew after his beneficial intervention in the treatment of their haemophiliac son . |
| 14 | Sadly Mr McLean , who had always promised he would retire with a final Conservative win after his successful opening in 1951 , was to be proved wrong . |
| 15 | LESTER Piggott has declared himself fit to ride — less than a month after his horrific fall in the Breeders ' Cup . |
| 16 | He did n't like the sound of that much , so he changed his mind and said he might not have time , anyway , after his other reading in a church hall . |
| 17 | Bruce Grobbelaar is suspended tonight , along with Paul Stewart , after his late dismissal in the first leg . |
| 18 | Bruce Grobbelaar is suspended tonight , along with Paul Stewart , after his late dismissal in the first leg . |
| 19 | Wilkinson was accused of being a ‘ cheat ’ by Bristol goalkeeper Brian Parkin after his first goal in an exciting second-half comeback . |
| 20 | Dick Hansen poses alongside his Kittyhawk immediately after his first solo in her . |
| 21 | KHALID SKAH of Morocco was crowned Olympic champion to jeers last night after his off-on victory in the 10,000 metres . |
| 22 | There is an echo of their reaction in the moving tribute to Minkowski delivered after his premature death in 1909 by the greatest mathematician of the age . |
| 23 | PRIME Minister John Major today sent a message of congratulations to Bill Clinton after his overwhelming triumph in the American presidential elections . |
| 24 | Cantona , who flew to Paris for the top-rated chat show Sacree Soiree after his United debut in Lisbon on Tuesday , added : ‘ I am fit and I enjoyed myself in the opener against Benfica . |
| 25 | I reproduce here this surely heroic airman garlanded after his 2,000th flight in a Taube , the reverse of the picture is inscribed ‘ Mein 2,000 flug auf Hansa-Taube in Hamburg 1913 ’ ( A ) . |
| 26 | NEWCASTLE 'S Gavin Peacock is on course for his best goalscoring season after his 11th goal in 20 games killed off WATFORD in a 2–0 victory . |
| 27 | GAVIN PEACOCK is on course for his best goalscoring season after his 11th goal in 20 games killed off Watford . |
| 28 | The unguarded nature of the latter , which was never worked over by Thomas , provides occasional glimpses of the youth who left St. Paul 's after his seventeenth birthday in order to achieve a twofold purpose : ostensibly to please his father by attending a few practical evening classes and in the day by preparing himself for some form of Civil Service clerical post , while privately , he sought the freedom of a young nature-writer who was determined to collect his papers into a book . |
| 29 | Things have not gone right this year for the colt dubbed a new ‘ Champion the Wonder Horse ’ after his last-to-first victory in the Breeders ' Cup Juve-nile 10 months ago . |
| 30 | William Titford 's elder and younger brothers were each well-travelled in their own ways : Benjamin James had settled in Somerset soon after his brief spell in Cheltenham , and Charles Frederick was to see more of the world than almost any Titford before or since . |