Example sentences of "[adv] his [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again at Easter he is arguing over his fee for attending the Archbishop at Canterbury and threatens that unless he is payed the sum of twenty shillings a day for three days he would never again obey the Archbishop 's mandate . |
| 2 | Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson were to resume their rivalry ; Chidi Imo was running off his frustration at missing the Commonwealth Games ; Calvin Smith , the world-record holder , could always spring a surprise . |
| 3 | George kicked off his war by joining the small group of fighting men who courageously volunteered to stay behind and fight a rearguard action in Dieppe in September 1940 . |
| 4 | After this comes the composer 's 1914 arrangement of an organ piece , the Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor which illustrates another side of Reger 's creative outlook , namely his interest in extending the neo-Baroque traditions of Romantic style . |
| 5 | If that seems to be the Russian price for full German unity , and if Mr Kohl 's instincts tell him it is also his price for winning the next German election , he may be tempted to go for it . |
| 6 | McCarthy , appointed chairman of a powerful Senate sub-committee , stepped up his campaign by attacking the State Department 's radio service , Voice of America , as Communist-influenced . |
| 7 | Brett glared furiously at Whitlock then slipped on his shoulder holster and scooped up his jacket before leaving the room . |
| 8 | Charles wondered if Alex Household had carried out his threat of feeding the wrong lines . |
| 9 | Hincmar fills out his palace-picture by listing the rest of the household personnel : the apocrisiar , responsible for ecclesiastical business , and the archchancellor , in charge of the notaries ( who alone issued valid royal documents ) . |
| 10 | It was in the power of the Spirit that Jesus carried out his work of proclaiming the good news of God 's kingly rule ( Luke 4:18 ) : and it was in the power of the same Spirit that the disciples got to work after the resurrection . |
| 11 | One senses that a few bowling attacks are likely to feel the frustration of Smith as he works out his disappointment at missing the latter stages of the World Cup . |
| 12 | He was asked whether he thought he would get back his record for taking the most Test wickets . |
| 13 | Here his skill in playing the bill market was often of crucial importance , as it was in providing funds abroad for such purposes as the payment of English ambassadors , the purchases of art treasures for the royal collection , and , above all , the transmission of subsidies for Charles I 's foreign allies . |
| 14 | They would achieve great things together , Rosa swore to herself , she would help him bring about his vision of converting the army to the cause of justice and equality . |
| 15 | Sometimes his concern with changing the way she looked amused Victoria , but at other times she found it upsetting . |