Example sentences of "[vb pp] in his [noun pl] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He died in Battlesden 4 March 1687 and was succeeded in his estates by his son William ( c .1647–1704 ) whose undistinguished career in Parliament and administration was a paler shadow of his own . |
| 2 | He moved to the small table , put down his glass and searched in his pockets for his cigarettes . |
| 3 | Furthermore , in a discussion filled with oblique references to the O'Keeffe that Stieglitz had revealed in his photographs of her , he made it clear that he agreed with Stieglitz that O'Keeffe 's paintings were revelations of the female sexual nature : |
| 4 | Ronni also understood now that hurt look she 'd sometimes seen in his eyes during his angry exchanges with Silvia . |
| 5 | Darwin himself often reflected in his notebooks on his new programme 's presuppositions concerning God , nature , man and science . |
| 6 | According to this thesis , the wealthy peasant has no reason to rebel and the poor landless peasant is limited in his actions by his dependence on a landowner . |
| 7 | Now he knew that it had been a diversion , designed to hold his gaze so that he would be disadvantaged in his dealings with her . |
| 8 | He should have the grace to admit that he was wrong and the grace to clear up the muddle that has existed in his ranks since his colleague the hon. Member for Strathkelvin and Bearsden ( Mr. Galbraith ) recently announced that he was going to abolish fund holding . |