Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 A LOYALIST politician has admitted talking to Sinn Fein about his plans to travel into the heart of republican areas of Belfast .
2 Did 1973 respond to his plans to leapfrog into the elite who would be actually paid to drive ?
3 To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what are his plans to assist with the repair and protection of the electricity supply in the event of severe weather conditions .
4 His colleagues at the NSC , John Lang continued , had given him the nickname ‘ Knight Rider ’ , after the television hero ( ’ one man and his machine , dedicated to the righting of wrongs ’ ) , for his disappearances to confer with the contras .
5 Chuck was the first to recover , and when he pulled himself to his knees to peer across the plain , the closeness of the leading herd bull surprised him .
6 ‘ He 'll never get that , ’ said Gazzer flatly , heaving himself to his knees to look over the edge .
7 Initial returns indicated the re-election of President Joaquín Balaguer , 83 , of the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , but on May 18 his long-time rival , Juan Bosch , 81 , of the Dominican Liberation Party ( PLD ) , accused the government of " colossal fraud " and urged his supporters to take to the streets in protest .
8 So saying he set off with Rob and Tess at his heels to head for the high moor .
9 The Friar frowned , checked his ho-hoings and allowed his eyes to flicker from the enemies in front .
10 It took seconds for his eyes to adjust to the gloom .
11 It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him .
12 He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together ; and waited , allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance .
13 He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together ; and walked , allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance .
14 On 24 September , in the Daily Mirror , ‘ Cassandra ’ urged his readers to listen to the comic capers of the Nazi propagandist .
15 From time to time he broke off his labours to return to the great court to look out for Tutilo returning .
16 He invited his clients to pay for the privilege of cutting his locks and raised £1,000 for the Chest Heart and Stroke Association .
17 Erich Duchinsky , a Youth Allyah worker at Pakefield and Dovercourt , encouraged his youngsters to keep on the move .
18 One Cabinet Minister wanted his bodyguards to help with the haymaking at his farm .
19 Warner was in action again four minutes later ; Terry Stevenson 's big drop kick was picked up by Kevin Thaws , he shook off the attentions of Mark Walton , but Warner spread himself superbly at his feet to block on the edge of the box .
20 Michael Heseltine , the Board of Trade President , joyfully grasped Mr Major 's arm and a beaming Chancellor Norman Lamont leaped to his feet to join in the celebration .
21 He trained his dogs to return to the kennels after they were sold .
22 Tim White casts doubts on Kalb 's ability to discharge his undertakings to care for the material he had collected .
23 Marlene had stolen his jacket when he went to the loo , he had just enough money in his trousers to pay for the meal .
24 Both could do worse than go back to Tony Crosland and update his ideas to allow for the issues of gender , race , environment , low growth and others of which he was ignorant .
25 Another who may find himself in the same situation will call upon all his inner resources in his efforts to deal with the problem .
26 As the Doctor continued his efforts to communicate with the slaves , Blake noticed the Galks talking to the Cun .
27 The Secretary of State exercised his powers to apply to the NIRC under the Industrial Relations Act 1971 for an order requiring a ballot of trade union members to be held .
28 And with close season signing from Limerick , Barry Ryan , also sidelined with a hamstring injury , Derry boss Roy Coyle has n't his sorrows to seek at the moment .
29 The sane constable rapidly learnt to withstand the pressure from his seniors to work by the book .
30 He threw with such power that Mungo half expected his darts to go through the board and stick in the wall .
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