Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun pl] and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leopold 's tragedy was that of a parent whose cherished child spurns his advice in adolescent rebellion ; but , unlike , for example , Alessandro Scarlatti , another musician father with a son more brilliant than himself , Leopold could never quite bring himself to untie the emotional leashes and allow his own ‘ young eagle whose wings are grown ’ to find his own way in the world . |
| 2 | Mr Strouthos can offer hope to the empty souls and draw his magic circle of exclusion where he wants and the rest of us are free to disbelieve in any or all of his wares . |
| 3 | Bonington set off alone for civilisation , reaching a village after descending the dangerous icefalls and cutting his way through the jungle for a day and a half . |
| 4 | I can see Eliot pacing under the mighty oaks and pushing his way through hazel thickets in a smart suit , a bowler hat , and grey spats . ’ |
| 5 | A similar series of Twelve Plates with Figures of Fruit was published in 1732 , again based on Casteels 's paintings , illustrating fruit in season month by month , and in 1733 Furber 's A Short Introduction to Gardening appeared , ‘ Being several Useful Catalogues of Fruits and Flowers ’ introduced to supplement the large plates and help his customers ‘ in furnishing their Gardens and their Tables ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Then he 's not far off , ’ said the thin man , keeping a sharp look-out on the surrounding trees and resting his hand on the pommel of his short sword . |
| 7 | He glanced down the codings listed on the last of the semi-opaque sheets and imprinted his authorisation . |
| 8 | It takes just five seconds for him to realize that there are only so many hours in the working day to establish the key priorities and apply his mind to them . |
| 9 | Lewis looked down at the uncarpeted floor-boards and put his note-book away . |
| 10 | Soon it would be time for the ceremony to begin : for him to walk into the darkened woods and connect his mind to that of the Whale . |
| 11 | If Sid put £100 ( $175 ) into each of the big privatisations and sold his shares on the first day of trading — as many such investors did — he would ( before expenses ) have got back an extra 41% . |
| 12 | Without taking his eyes from her , he reached out and removed a plate of lasagne laced with walnuts and apples from one of the young men and slid his fork into the food . |
| 13 | Then he turned to the other children and clapped his hands once more . |
| 14 | Jean-Paul lay back on the silken divans and closed his eyes . |
| 15 | MUCH AS he has been donning the hornrimmed glasses and adopting his Clark Kent persona of late , Curtly Ambrose has few equals when it comes to persuading a cricket ball to move faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall batsmen in a single bound . |