Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His vigorous and provocative Unionist polemic against the importance of ‘ the constitutional question ’ is bracing , but it renders comical his charge that the SNP ‘ is a party of no compromise ’ . |
| 2 | It has all his hallmarks , Fran . |
| 3 | It transpired that his mother only had one leg . ’ |
| 4 | Creggan came out of his concrete shelter into his cage , the branch thrust right over it and on to the path in front , and smaller branches from it filling half his cage with confusion . |
| 5 | As it happened all his discoveries went against the Peripatetic views , and as he advanced so the attacks on him grew , largely because the lesser ones among opponents saw their cosy lives of repetitions of dogma in danger . |
| 6 | Its tension caught the reader , there was an emotion in it , shared between him and them and it turned all his attention away from himself on to the subject matter he was speaking . |
| 7 | With regard to his consecration , the only controversial question which it raised concerned his relationship with the archbishop of York who consecrated him , and this will be discussed below in the context of the Primacy . |
| 8 | Only this time it covered half his back . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ No ! ’ she squeaked , thinking that , far from it taking all his charm , her willingness could be achieved with only a minimum of persuasion . |
| 10 | It took all his willpower to keep his teeth biting into the rubber . |
| 11 | It took all his willpower and concentration to banish the sound of it , and fix heart and soul on the celebration of the Mass . |
| 12 | Even so , it took all his self-control not to lose his temper with Madge Grimsilk , for Therese , in the dark sapphire Rosa Ponselle gown , studded all over with flashing blue stones and with the huge peacock train spreading out behind her , was outstanding , so outstanding that the rest of the cast , pleased with their own designs but quick to recognize a ‘ star ’ outfit , burst into a little patter of applause . |
| 13 | And he says it took all his strength to make the journey from church to job centre . |
| 14 | It took all his time to wash and shave . |