Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could allow the court , as in the Goodwin case , to order a reporter to reveal his notes so the company whose information was leaked would know who to sue . |
| 2 | There is an appearance of debate , but increasingly Eudoxus asks rhetorical questions which allow Irenius to answer at length , and ( hardly surprisingly ) win Eudoxus over to see the sense of his proposals once the true horror of the Irish are recognised . |
| 3 | Fiery itches tormented him — in his arse , below his armpits and inside his thighs where the fleas had bitten most . |
| 4 | The driver lost his legs when the vehicle hit a motorway bridge . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But the words had hardly passed his lips when the shot struck him . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | The imperialist attitude was accommodated in his books all the more easily because he put the emphasis on service and sacrifice rather than on nationalist domination or material gain : an approach that may seem hypocritical to present-day readers was sincere enough in a man who set out to be a philanthropist and reformer and became a best-seller . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In a solid South Bank Show ( LWT ) on Jimi Hendrix , Eric Clapton swore while describing his feelings when the guitarist died . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He was just lowering his glasses when the bell rang twice again . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This enabled him to adjust his controls immediately the information had been captured . |
| 19 | And how many people can comprehend a George Harrison not even out of his teens when The Beatles had their first Number One ? |
| 20 | He had bought his planes in dollars , so the falling value of the pound had made his repayments all the more expensive . |
| 21 | Reaction to Crone 's analysis here appears to treat his findings much the same . |
| 22 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ What was Brother Jerome doing , lurking around your workshop ? ’ asked Brother Winfrid , coming to put away his tools when the light began to fail . |