Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 he was merely pandering to his feelings did nothing for the children he left behind .
2 If he 's on his own , and not waiting for his friends to come in and help him , sooner or later he has to come and get you .
3 This enabled the president to attend a large number of these gatherings , thereby delivering on his promises to work closely with his cabinet in the formulation of policy .
4 The Board dismissed him for allegedly failing in his duties to teach junior doctors .
5 Mr Dane ( 50 ) from Mountsandel Road , Coleraine , had taken the board to court in March following his dismissal for allegedly failing in his duties to train junior doctors .
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