Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] of [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frana is ranked 87 in the world and Wilkinson , who also won two matches at the Stella Artois championships at Queen 's Club last week , will continue to move nearer his goal of reaching the top 100 . |
| 2 | What did I think of his idea of linking the poems with short passages elaborating and co-ordinating the motifs of the poem before and the one to follow ? |
| 3 | We are readily persuaded to postpone any criticisms we may have of his mode of telling the story , and the next two lines make it clear that the tale is only there to bring out a moral . |
| 4 | As Stephen talked of his intention of having the bog fenced off immediately , Tamar sat by her dressing table while Tempy brushed her hair . |
| 5 | live in ghettos , but as part of his policy of diminishing the power of the traditional landowning classes , he decreed in 1927 that they could own land , vote and live outside the ghettos . |
| 6 | On the merits of sending a US peace envoy to Northern Ireland , Mr Paisley said in the letter : ‘ The vicious plan of blackmail which Albert Reynolds is now employing with his threat of getting the USA to appoint an envoy will be resisted by the majority unionist community . |
| 7 | Schorne 's real fame in picture and text lay invariably in his exploit of trapping the Devil in his boot , but what , if any , incident or allegory underlay this celebration remains completely obscure . |
| 8 | He seemed totally absorbed in his task of steering the boat , and for a while there was a silence broken only by the sound of Water Gypsy 's diesel engine . |
| 9 | At the end of March , the Crown Prince and his Chief-of-Staff , von Knobelsdorf , were still dedicated to the capture of Verdun , come what may ; equally , Falkenhayn was still true ( in his indecisive fashion ) to his aim of bleeding the French Army to death at Verdun , regardless of whether or not the city fell in the process . |
| 10 | In November the communists objected to his practice of reserving the right to nominate particular people for particular ministries . |
| 11 | The restoration of the once-derelict mill was carried out by Wilf Medlam who steadfastly stuck to his policy of using the correct parts and materials wherever possible . |
| 12 | ‘ All through the day of the funeral , ’ said Sherrin , ‘ the solemnity , the pomp and the processing poured out of the television and Michael , who was sitting at home watching it all , was inspired to address the nation through the character of Byron and to explain the impact on his generation of discovering the greatness of the dead ex-Prime Minister . |
| 13 | One morning I saw Mrs Goreng 's chauffeur grinning as he went about his chore of servicing the jeep . |