Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drawn just past the dolomite length , the Cleveland Angling Centre-sponsored star decided to try his luck on the waggler and with little wind to hinder presentation , the gamble paid off . |
| 2 | First of all I should point out that the Nor the County Council er figure of none thousand seven hundred is actually a figure for local needs plus one hundred percent migration , and if you follow Mr Thomas 's figures that leaves a residual requirement of nine hundred and forty seven dwellings without any windfalls over the next thirteen years , which is quite inconceivable , so in order to establish his point on the need for the new settlement on tha on on his figures , the Bar Mr Grigson of Barton Willmore has to up the figure for Greater York to twelve thousand seven hundred , as set out in his erm paper . |
| 3 | An army of Slaanesh worshippers would be available to impose his will on the leaderless Elves . |
| 4 | Kewenig has chosen to use his role in Berlin to impose his vision on the higher education — for example , he is refusing to allow the polytechnics to duplicate the work of the universities and lengthen their three year courses to compare with the universities . |
| 5 | The first part of the poem deals with Sir Walter 's attempts to impose his mastery on the natural environment . |
| 6 | Hardly had Muawad been elected than they detected signs that the Syrians were less than eager to give him the support he needed to impose his authority on the whole country . |
| 7 | Hardly had Muawad been elected than they detected signs that the Syrians were less than eager to give him the support he needed to impose his authority on the whole country . |
| 8 | Jubert also recalls the man in his regiment who , returning from the front , was overjoyed to find his house on the outskirts of Verdun still intact ; but , on discovering that all its contents had been methodically plundered , he simply burst into laughter . |
| 9 | The telephone was ringing as McLeish walked into his own flat , and he picked it up to find his Commander on the other end of the line . |
| 10 | I badly wanted to know his opinion on the Anwar business , but obviously he was n't in the mood for it now . |
| 11 | The necessity to provide enough material to fill 20 or so pages of Tinsley 's Magazine each month exerted its own pressure , forcing him to fall back on recent autobiographical and architectural experiences , but appropriately when the novel appeared in book-form in May 1873 to favourable reviews it was the first to bear his name on the title-page . |
| 12 | I happen to pass his house on the way to my own . |
| 13 | One day , quite soon in fact , Brian Everthorpe is going to have to concentrate his mind on the difference between a wife and an employer . |
| 14 | If he is asked to only trot round in large circles , he will have plenty of time to think about life being fun , whereas if he is ‘ worked ’ he will have to concentrate his mind on the job in hand . |
| 15 | ‘ He is a very great artist , ’ he told Lunia Czechowska , ‘ it is disgraceful that he has to sell his work on the café terraces . ’ |
| 16 | His top priority this season will be to regain his place on the Ulster senior squad , and banish last year 's unhappy memories . |
| 17 | No , this guy 's fault is he had one too many bourbons before getting up to strut his stuff on the dance-floor . |
| 18 | Perhaps it was because I found it hard to define his place on the island . |
| 19 | During grape picking Signor Lombardo , the owner , invites guests to visit his vineyard on the slopes of Etna where he produces a wonderful red wine . |
| 20 | He is allowed to pick his successor on the board so long as the person is ‘ reasonably acceptable ’ to the other directors . |
| 21 | He 's allows to pick his successor on the board so long as the person is ‘ reasonably acceptable ’ to the other directors . |
| 22 | On 4 May Parliament endorsed the declaration of war on France and Spain , thereby becoming involved in the War of the Spanish Succession , which had followed the attempts of Louis XIV to install his grandson on the throne of Spain , and his invasion of Holland . |
| 23 | The man succeeded in unlocking and opening the door , then leaned in to release the catch to deposit his bag on the passenger seat . |
| 24 | He will be able to return on compassionate leave — particularly if it helps to focus his mind on the Test series . |
| 25 | He seemed , indeed , to have become much more decisive altogether , for at exactly the same time as he signed the rescript , he created a new governmental body under his own chairmanship , the Council of Ministers , whose purpose was apparently to strengthen his grip on the central administration . |
| 26 | I find it not a little peculiar , however , that the Secretary of State chose to combine his statement on the deaths of the two young men whose duties involved the care of the sick in this hospital with a statement on the death of a car thief . |
| 27 | We consider that if judges are approached by the broadcasting authorities with a request to take part in a broadcast on some special occasion , the judge concerned ought to consult the Lord Chancellor , who would always be ready to express his opinion on the particular request . |
| 28 | Asked to leave his address on the answerphone ? |
| 29 | When staying one Long Vacation at a friend 's place , ‘ at Hom Lacey in Herefordshire ’ , he happened to leave his watch on the window-sill of his chamber . |
| 30 | One evening , he was probably either tired or feeling very daring for he decided to ride and entered the yard in style , unfortunately being spotted by the farmer who started to use his horsewhip on the small boy . |