Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [noun prp] [verb] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an eye to attracting ‘ bigger name ’ stars onto the show , Verity Lambert saw an opening for Francis as Nero and asked Spooner to write his personality into the scripts . |
| 2 | He clipped his white tail and made Rabscuttle nibble his fur short and stain it with mud and blackberries . |
| 3 | A nasty place , the Future , ’ he said , with a shudder which rocked the table and made Fribble spill his wine . |
| 4 | The release of dissident Fang Lizhi in June 1990 [ see above ] was an important symbolic gesture and helped Bush win his battle with congressional critics who had been attempting to block the renewal of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 5 | Not only did he do so , one-handed , but he scored a four , and allowed Gomes to reach his century . |
| 6 | Weary of the struggle and increasingly harassed by both right-wing and left-wing elements , the Assembly gave way , repealed the Law of Exile and allowed Louis-Napoleon to take his seat . |
| 7 | This group used amplified instruments ( including electric piano and organ ) because of their portability and allowed Glass to fulfil his dream of being a composer-performer after the model of Shankar . |
| 8 | The crowd chanted ‘ Kenya ’ when disqualified and re-instated Skah received his gold medal . |
| 9 | Peacock turned away and saw Finlayson picking his nose . |
| 10 | Riven barked a mirthless laugh , and remembered Guillamon shaking his hand . |
| 11 | The West Ham Trades Council resolved that conscription was a serious threat to the labour movement , and summoned Thorne to explain his support for it at the 1916 Labour Party conference ( East Ham Echo 12 February 16 ) . |