Example sentences of "his [noun sg] do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sister did n't need anger at the moment , and it was only his concern that had allowed it to escape . |
| 2 | Luckily for the bachelors his enthusiasm did n't catch on . |
| 3 | Most of those who saw the General in the weeks after his resignation did not come away with the impression that he was on the edge of his seat waiting to be asked back . |
| 4 | The fine polish of his technique does not disguise the music 's refinements : this is playing of the utmost subtlety , strength and thoughtful insight . |
| 5 | He had deliberately laid them aside this time , though he had not been aware of any direct instruction from his heart to do so . |
| 6 | If his heart does n't give out , thought Frances , for Miss Greedy Eyes dropped her hands and boogied away and what could he do but follow , flinging his arms and legs up and down like a puppet . |
| 7 | It was n't Creed in the window , after all , it was just some advert for brilliantine , but his heart did n't know the difference and he sat there until it slowed . |
| 8 | His heart did n't seem to be in much of anything , right now . |
| 9 | His brief judgments were conscientiously prepared , but his heart did not seem to be in the job . |
| 10 | trendy to have his beard done now . |
| 11 | A re-assessment noting the effective use to which the child has put the low vision aid or the reasons for his inability to do so should be made at regular intervals , so that adjustments can be made or more intensive training given . |
| 12 | Charles 's following ( populus ) then swore " in its own language , the lingua romana " : " If Louis keeps the oath which he swears to his brother Charles , and my lord Charles for his part does not keep his , if I can not make him refrain [ from that action ] , then neither I nor any other whom I can make refrain will give him any aid against Louis " . |
| 13 | Bush for his part did not refer to them as " hostages " until Aug. 20 , when he told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that the Iraqi attack on Kuwait was " a ruthless assault on the very essence of international order and civilized ideals " , and condemned the detention of hostages for having violated " all norms of international behaviour " as well as the tenets of Islam and traditions of Arab hospitality . |
| 14 | His decision to do so , however , appears to have been motivated more by his belief that he had been personally insulted by the Spanish during the earlier marriage negotiations and by a romantic desire to restore his sister and brother-in-law to their inheritance than by any wish to display solidarity with the Protestant cause , which was crumbling away before the seemingly irresistible progress of the Hapsburg armies . |
| 15 | His decision did not mean that he had abandoned his commitment to persuasion and conversion ; it was the principle of non-violence and not coercion which informed the spirit of his actions . |
| 16 | His decision did n't please the home crowd , but as Hankin said : ‘ It was one of those 50–50 challenges . |
| 17 | Drummond also , presumably , was not averse to the larger salary which was attached to the superior rank , and his tenderness did not stop him from making the journey to Perth to vote for Argyll 's candidate , when John Murray carried the crucial vote for preses of the Michaelmas head court by a single vote . |
| 18 | He is right , though his play does not leave his audiences with much of a zest for battle . |
| 19 | Wickham had let it become obvious that important parts of his story did not coincide with the version supplied by the only other person on the spot but Tavett maintained that what he said was correct . |
| 20 | His paintbrush does not lie — this countryside is idyllic . |
| 21 | They took it well , although Greg Downs will want to know why his defence did n't stop Nick Richardson from scoring . |
| 22 | His contract does n't finish until next July |
| 23 | There was no kind of animosity at all because we are still friends with him but it was just that his presence did n't do anything dramatic for the group creatively so we asked him to go . ’ |
| 24 | He 's back home where his mum does all his cooking , washing and ironing for him . |
| 25 | Well perhaps his mum do n't want you borrowing his brother 's . |
| 26 | But his Mum did n't answer . |
| 27 | His Mum did n't phone right away . |
| 28 | His Mum did n't finish till half-five . |
| 29 | But his Mum did n't like it . |
| 30 | He tried , but his luck did n't run . |