Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [vb past] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waved frantically , and his sister did the same . |
| 2 | Carter had advocated deregulation , but he approached reform via legislation whereas his successor sought the same end primarily through administrative action . |
| 3 | And why , if his enemy had the same thought in mind , should he toss it back to him so carelessly ? |
| 4 | John Calambokidis , who runs the non-profit marine-mammal organisation Cascadia Research , based in nearby Olympia , says that 1991 was the year that his team saw the most whales come in to Puget Sound , and stay the longest . |
| 5 | His grin held the same hint of mocking , almost insolent provocation as when he had taunted Alain Gebrec . |
| 6 | His father had the same seriously intent eyes and the delicate look that Stephen had . |
| 7 | His tone had the same finality as the sound of the door closing behind them . |
| 8 | ‘ His mother attended the same elementary school as Rose . ’ |
| 9 | It was time his mother felt the same kind of distress , the same feeling of being rootless ; after all , that woman had stolen her father away . |
| 10 | It was revealed on Aug. 5 that the special prosecutor in the Iran-contra affair , Lawrence E. Walsh , had informed Ronald Reagan that his office considered the former President " simply as a witness " in the investigation and not a candidate for indictment . |
| 11 | He 'd picked up the baby and held her while Ma gave her the medicine , and his face had the same look as when Billy had fallen in the river . |