Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not long before Frank is causing havoc in his new neighbourhood . |
| 2 | The brothers are very childlike and I think that Lewis Carroll is reliving part of his childhood through this chapter . |
| 3 | In April 1982 the SPD Congress voted for higher taxes and greater state control in industry but such demands alienated FDP moderates , and suggested that Schmidt was losing control of his party . |
| 4 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 5 | When he opened his eyes , Mr Enoch Gebler was standing blinking over his half-glasses and smiling . |
| 6 | Lambert , limping badly , wore a French police helmet , and Dangerfield was wiping mud from his eyes : he had just fallen down . |
| 7 | Jacob 's taking advantage of his father 's blindness and frailty , and his deceiving him at one of the most solemn moments of his life , are reminiscent of the shame and humiliation brought to Noah by his son Ham . |
| 8 | What parties they 'd been to when they were young , and Tom Reynard was holding court for his friends and their children . |
| 9 | Meanwhile Hunt was studying music in his spare time . |
| 10 | Dog agility appeals to all ages … although seven year old Daniel Treagus was having trouble with his Cavalier King Charles spaniel which refused to climb the A frame : |
| 11 | Rogers was having trouble with his gun . |
| 12 | Lord Apsley was granted bail until his next appearance . |
| 13 | I 'm a bit worried : John 's having trouble with his girlfriend at the moment , and he might go the other way . |
| 14 | Then Charlie was smearing blood over his face and wiping it over the bass guitarist . |
| 15 | Dave was shovelling pasta into his face . |