Example sentences of "his [noun] [Wh adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fiery itches tormented him — in his arse , below his armpits and inside his thighs where the fleas had bitten most . |
| 2 | The driver lost his legs when the vehicle hit a motorway bridge . |
| 3 | Theseus would still be blundering around in the labyrinth where he went to slay the Minotaur , if Ariadne had not given him a ball of thread so that he could retrace his steps when the deed was done . |
| 4 | This self-confessedly wilful boy always contrived to have a great deal of his own way and seemed able to follow his bent whenever the weather permitted . |
| 5 | But the words had hardly passed his lips when the shot struck him . |
| 6 | Under the heading ‘ Money-Lenders ’ Baits ' he showed his readers how the cormorants attempted to lure them into their net — advertisements from loan merchants hiding behind grand names like The Clerical and Medical Bank , in all parts of Britain , none of whom saw fit to mention the rates of interest they would charge , and some specifying Without Sureties . |
| 7 | In I Thessalonians 1:5 Paul reminds his readers how the gospel was first preached to them : ‘ it came not in word only , but in power and in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance . ’ |
| 8 | This saved Hoc from the beating that would inevitably have followed discovery of his shortcomings when the scowling overseers dipped their yardsticks into the cans at the collecting station . |
| 9 | The Mason climbed the spokes of the cart wheel , grunted with the exertion of climbing over the rim of the stage , and rose to his feet where the golden pavilion hid him from Gabriel 's view . |
| 10 | The official receiver or trustee can require the sheriff to tax his costs where the sheriff is entitled to costs as a result of insolvency overtaking an execution ( r 7.36 ) . |
| 11 | Having assessed the nature and extent of the patient 's problems , she explains to the patient and his carers how the patient 's physical recovery will happen . |
| 12 | One of the main objects of the occasion being to enable the many supporters of the Link to learn first hand from Mr Jim Coffey and his team how the results of their fund raising efforts have provided much needed aid in Romania . |
| 13 | In a solid South Bank Show ( LWT ) on Jimi Hendrix , Eric Clapton swore while describing his feelings when the guitarist died . |
| 14 | However , it may be possible for a tenant to preserve his rights where the break-clause is exercised by means of a section 26 request . |
| 15 | He was just lowering his glasses when the bell rang twice again . |
| 16 | He stood smiling , licking his own with relish , and wiping the ends of his moustaches where the ice dung to them , and you and Lucia , befuddled from your interrupted sleep echoed his gurgles and grunts of pleasure at the taste ; he 'd brought back a tub , filled with a variety of ice creams : ‘ A macedonia ! ’ he 'd call out , a fruit salad of ices . |
| 17 | And how many people can comprehend a George Harrison not even out of his teens when The Beatles had their first Number One ? |
| 18 | A lieutenant of Dragoons was so dismissive of any danger that he was eagerly telling his Sergeant how the new science of phrenology measured human aptitudes from the shape of a man 's skull . |
| 19 | The appointment of Louis Gerstner as IBM Corp 's new chairman and chief executive is a very courageous decision , Mr Burke , as that archetypal civil servant Sir Humphrey would tell his minister whenever the hapless Hacker suggested he might follow a particular course of action . |
| 20 | It also explains erm his view why the Jews then murdered Moses rebelled against them , he was n't one of them anyway . |
| 21 | 2 Korean Christian Lee Jang Lim had to admit he 'd misled his followers when the world failed to end on October 28 , and it was discovered that he 'd banked over £2½ million of their money in long-term savings plans . |
| 22 | ‘ What was Brother Jerome doing , lurking around your workshop ? ’ asked Brother Winfrid , coming to put away his tools when the light began to fail . |