Example sentences of "[vb -s] his [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One who was there on the day and has watched the film many times now suddenly notices that Snow , at The Oval , 1968 , has his foot on the pitch as he fields at silly mid-on while Australia slide to oblivion against Underwood . |
| 2 | He always has his party on the last free night before production . ’ |
| 3 | The logical conclusion of all this is that there can no longer be a justification for the massive nuclear arsenals held by both sides , that only the absolute minimum of nuclear defence is required and that , because President Yeltsin , too , now has his finger on the nuclear button , we should now be doing business with him on this issue as on so many others . |
| 4 | He holds his hands passively forwards , and places his head on the carer 's shoulder , on the side away from the chair . |
| 5 | The Labour Party Conference : Livingstone loses his seat on the national executive |
| 6 | While I finish my mug of tea , Jamie loses his pound on the old fashioned pinball table . |
| 7 | The commission for a new tomb for the philosopher , to replace the simple stone that marks his grave on the Catalan coast , had been given to the Israeli artist Dani Karavan in 1989 by the Arbeitskreis Selbständiger Kulturinstitut and was to be financed to the tune of DM1 million by the German Foreign Ministry . |
| 8 | This theory does indeed get some support from the way in which Eadmer concentrates his attention on the Investiture dispute during these years . |
| 9 | 2 The striker concentrates his attention on the boards . |
| 10 | All through The Scale Hilton hangs his thinking on the pegs of Scriptural texts interpreted as revealing figuratively the nature of spiritual reality . |
| 11 | Organic meat needs experienced butchery and not a quick swipe with the band saw before being instantly packaged — so go to a butcher who buys his meat on the hoof from a farmer who is n't into organics just for the sake of profit . |
| 12 | He kebabs his victim on the end of a spike and then turns it round and round over the flames . |
| 13 | Mr Anthony Nelson ( Chichester ) , a former merchant banker , also ends his exile on the backbenches by becoming Economic Secretary at the Treasury . |
| 14 | He reckons his success on the field depends on learning the lingo . |
| 15 | That great Scottish pioneer Hugh Miller opens his book on the Old Red Sandstone with advice to young men not to attend Chartist meetings , but to read the Bible and study geology . |
| 16 | An eruption of hissing spluttery steam , carrying wood and metal splinters and crusty bubbles of burnt floor , violently emits from his thought-crater and covers him in gritty black rubbish , the cruel knowledge flashes through to his spine spring which , uncoiling viciously , bashes his head on the back of the seat . |
| 17 | He justifies his action on the grounds that as a surgeon severs limbs to save life , so he , Gandhi , severs the body from the soul in order to save the soul . |
| 18 | ‘ Pancho ’ will be every bit as tough when he takes his place on the bench beside player-manager Frank Stapleton — even if it means shouting ‘ come in number nine ’ to the boss . |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell takes his place on the grid in Adelaide for the last Grand Prix of the season ; the last race of his championship winning year . |
| 20 | Once again Britten keeps his grip on the music with the help of a formal scheme , this time a rondo with episodes the third of which alludes directly to Grimes by quoting the two distinct themes of his phrase , " What harbour shelters peace , away from tidal waves , away from storms " [ 10 ] , followed by a pointed combination of his next theme , " With her there 'll be no quarrels " , with one of the most agitated of the semitonal storm motifs ( almost the next time Peter and Ellen meet on stage they do quarrel ) . |
| 21 | ‘ He keeps his finger on the button . ’ |
| 22 | Charles breaks his arm on the polo field , incurring Diana 's wrath by ignoring medical advice and getting back on to his pony as soon as possible . |
| 23 | ( That 's where a real musher always rests his arm on the cab window-frame during traffic jams . ) |
| 24 | So what he does now he always comes in over the top , so every time you see John shake hands with anybody he 'll always do that and come in over the top actually I 'm in charge and he sort of er sort of stamps his authority on the individual . |
| 25 | He compliments his secretary on the perfect letter , reinforcing the positive . |
| 26 | Crilly congratulates his mother on the purchase of her new house . |
| 27 | He is a very fine actor , but only with his face — his body is quite inexpressive , when he turns his back on the audience he loses all meaning . ’ |
| 28 | And while the book is largely about success , Andy bravely comes to terms with his feelings of doubt as he turns his back on the 1989 Makalu expedition . |
| 29 | Martin Shaw , the Derby director who represents his club on the League management board , said : ‘ The existing rules allow for flexibility in dealing with a case where the player clearly has done nothing wrong himself . ’ |
| 30 | Locke builds his theory on the idea of people living in a state of nature , in families and loose groups , without any political authority over them . |