Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stage directions ( " ANDERSON is caught like a rabbit in the headlights " ) suggest that his initial surprise is betrayed to the audience by his physical reaction . |
| 2 | His critics say that his main contact with his Chicago district is a fond wave from the aeroplane as he travels from Los Angeles to Washington . |
| 3 | At a time of unprecedented challenge in the political arena , many of Smith 's colleagues worry that his will-reading Morningside manner is hardly designed to energise the faithful , let alone excite the doubtful . |
| 4 | Mr Kravchuk has clearly been rankled by polls which show that his prime minister is twice as popular as he is . |
| 5 | According to Ibanez , five years of experimentation show that his artificial trees , when planted in adequate numbers , cool ground temperatures enough to generate rain . |
| 6 | His ears show that his full attention was focused on the photographer until the moment of exposure , when a noise on the left switched one ear in that direction . |
| 7 | If the process is to be continued , I hope that his Prime Minister will ensure that he is there to continue it . |
| 8 | Shandruk and his immediate entourage were permitted to proceed via Salzburg into Bavaria . |
| 9 | Vernage and his terrified sidekick Grenfell , 29 , went on the run . |
| 10 | Godwine and his second son , Harold , had kept the peace off the Sussex coast by using Bosham and Pevensey in the later 1040s to drive pirates from the seas . |
| 11 | But I suspect that his profound restlessness needs less metaphyical weight to achieve its fullest expression . |
| 12 | Richmann and his remaining man ran a few yards after the departing car , blazing away with a frustrated volley which only succeeded in blowing a few holes out of the bodywork and setting fire to the rear-mounted spare wheel . |
| 13 | Following the example of their maternal grandfather , Norman , dean of the chapter at Seés , and their maternal uncle , John , bishop of Lisieux ( 1107–41 ) , both Arnulf and his older brother John , bishop of Seés ( 1124–44 ) , were trained for careers in the church . |
| 14 | Foaled in 1975 and humbly bred , John Henry changed hands three times before reaching Dot and Sam Rubin 's Dotsam Stables ( Sam Rubin bought the horse unseen over the phone , and did not at the time know that his new purchase was a gelding ) . |
| 15 | I know that his many friends and family , as well as those who have only recently met him , think that this must be one of those marriages that are made in heaven , and will want to join me in wishing Steven and Annabelle a long and happy married life together . |
| 16 | Leaks indicate that his former master 's heart would be gladdened by many of the proposals on the table : shedding 10,000 jobs ; ending union recognition ; closing regional production centres ; increasing the contribution of independent production companies to 40 per cent ; privatising BBC Education ; leasing TV morning airtime ; and abolishing Radio 5 . |
| 17 | Jonadab and his two sons were just scraping their boots at the back door , prior to going in for a mug of tea . |
| 18 | Grisone and his Neopolitan School were extremely influential , and his style of ‘ horsemanship ’ and use of extremely cruel curb bits spread throughout Europe , and eventually to the Americas with the early settlers . |
| 19 | Yet when she looked upon him she could not but believe that his sincere eyes could tell no lie . |
| 20 | I understand that his preliminary conclusion is that independence does exist in fact , but that the perception of independence is an issue . |
| 21 | They were all fine , handsome men , but they did not have his power , his character , his strength , or indeed his deep laugh or his gentle smile . |
| 22 | Even former dissidents jailed under Mr Shevardnadze 's rule in the early 1980s recognise that his public stature makes him uniquely capable of uniting and stabilising Georgian society . |
| 23 | However , I think that his main reason for rejecting the possibility is that he could not imagine a process whereby it could happen . |
| 24 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that his earlier answer emphasised once again how essential and right it was for the Government to stand up against allowing homosexuality in the armed forces ? |
| 25 | But he could n't control it , for all his knowledge , and it would lift his hair into bristles so that he looked like Desperate Dan and she could n't help but laugh until his fragile ego wobbled and then he shouted and then she loved him more , more than when he was intact . |
| 26 | The doubts still persist that his statue-like stance — feet wide apart , legs straight and head looking down the pitch over the left shoulder — leaves him in no position to deal effectively with the fast , short delivery . |
| 27 | Sendak and his latest work |
| 28 | Montag and his new companions remain unharmed . |
| 29 | After making each man check that his own line was securely attached , he moved them to the far end of the cage and sat them down on the wooden bench . |