Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between now and the early spring he will continue to consult people and build up his plans for the crucial meeting with ministers . |
| 2 | The Old and New Courts described , SB 31 ; ‘ hold up his hand at the Old Bailey ’ , i.e. to plead guilty . |
| 3 | Oliver turned out his pockets and spread out his loot on the ground . |
| 4 | After the meal , Stirling had a private conversation with the Prime Minister , and put forward his views about the future of his unit in strong terms . |
| 5 | Discussing the matter with me , Dave ( my nephew ) put forward his convictions regarding the bolt and sought my feelings . |
| 6 | ‘ Were a benighted inhabitant of Otaheite to feel the wretchedness of his present life , and lift up his soul to the god he worshipped as a supreme being … no doubt God would hear such a prayer . ’ |
| 7 | One woman , Miss Pennycott — once a nun , long years in a convent — had swung a boy clean off his feet by the hair of his head . |
| 8 | On 10 May 1794 , Huntingford wrote to the Speaker of the House of Commons ( who had himself been elected a vice-president of the College ) as follows : ‘ Honble Sir , I should not have taken the liberty of troubling you on the subject of the Veterinary College did not the recent business of Wm Stone who stands charged with High Treason prove the cause of his exerting himself to my prejudice in favor of M Vial the late Professor , to be that he might establish a French Connection in that Institution in order that he might through the channel carry on his correspondence with the enemy . |
| 9 | They also carry away his body to the white ship at the time of his passing . |