Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb -s] [adv] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he lets down his defences half the social workers in Norfolk , amateur and professional , will move in on him . ’ |
| 2 | And the latest rejection was the final straw for Dave , who claims he could now be homeless once he gives up his farm next May . |
| 3 | The RoboCop is basically a ‘ man in a suit ’ ; but in the story he has been so reconstituted that even his skin , seen only at his face and not much there until he takes off his helmet , is supposed to be toughened like plastic . |
| 4 | Four years after the murder of ‘ little Gregory ’ his successor is still pondering the whole business , and until he makes up his mind Mrs Villemin can not finally be cleared of all suspicion , and her husband can not be tried for shooting Mr Laroche . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps he wo n't come back to Trelorne , ’ Aunt Emily said , ‘ if he gets back his taste for painting duchesses and celebrated actresses . |
| 6 | What if he brings on his mother 's death by talking about it ? |
| 7 | ‘ Where a man , having the animus furandi ( see ante , para. 1469 ) , obtains possession of goods by frightening the owner , as by threatening him with temporary imprisonment unless he delivers up his goods , and the owner does deliver them under the influence of the fear inspired by his threat , this is considered such a taking ( although there is a delivery in fact ) as to constitute larceny : Reg. v. Lovell ( 1881 ) 8 Q.B.D. 185 . |
| 8 | But the talented Keane , who plays for the Republic of Ireland against Spain in Seville tomorrow , will put the negotiations on ice while he weighs up his options . |
| 9 | As long as he believes you 're on his side while he acts out his fantasy , he wo n't harm you . |
| 10 | I look at the false leg for a bit while he pulls up his trouser leg . |
| 11 | Before he gets out his scissors , repeat what you have agreed on , to check that you 're both talking the same language . |
| 12 | The Profitboss screws down his inventory before he screws up his profits . |
| 13 | Shilton , who makes the 965th Football League appearance of his career , aims to reach 1,000 before he hangs up his boots . |
| 14 | In the matter of its lawsuit against Berkeley Software Design Inc for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets , Unix System Laboratories Inc has decided to file a petition for reconsideration with Judge Dickinson Debevoise before it goes over his head to the Circuit Court of Appeals . |
| 15 | In the matter of its lawsuit against Berkeley Software Design Inc for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets , Unix System Labs has decided to file a petition for reconsideration with Judge Dickinson Debevoise before it goes over his head to the Circuit Court of Appeals ( UX No 427 ) . |
| 16 | You should hear Brian when something gets up his nose . ’ |
| 17 | For when he spells out his conclusion , it appears to amount to the claim that , since people are not in general stupid , most cutlery executives would have seen the advantages of changing to stainless steel . |
| 18 | The same thing happens when he picks up his tenor sax , licks the end of the mouthpiece and proceeds to honk and howl like a man possessed … |
| 19 | A good Orc warlord takes such things into account when he draws up his battlelines , but even the best commander will be lucky to avoid the effects of Animosity altogether . |
| 20 | When he hangs up his gloves he says he 'll just be doing alot more gardening instead . |
| 21 | The independent Law Commission has recommended that a commercial tenant should in general be freed from any future liability under a lease when he assigns away his interest under it . |
| 22 | Robinson believes Mallender is at his best when he cuts down his pace , and cites what happened on the slow Bath pitch . |
| 23 | When he hands in his keys , he no longer owns the house ; but he is still liable for interest on the loan , until the house is sold and the loan repaid — so he wants the sale to be quick . |
| 24 | When he switches on his TV set , the show is going out live . |
| 25 | At the beginning of his translation , Mannyng appeals to the reader : His vivid description of the Crucifixion both stresses Christ 's willingness — he climbs the ladder to mount the cross , then turns at the top , laying himself vulnerable and open as he stretches out his arms and back against it — and rams home the shock of pain as the nails are driven in . |
| 26 | Then comes the crowning glory of Frank 's act , as he peels off his raincoat to reveal a smart suit underneath . |
| 27 | It contrasts the blood-thirsty dynasty of Michael Corleone as he builds up his gambling empire from a base in Nevada in the '50s with the story of how his father Vito ( Robert De Niro , playing Brando 's original role ) left Sicily to become the protector of poor Italians in a New York neighbourhood at the start of the century . |
| 28 | It means Lamb 's worst fears will be confirmed as he discovers how his disclosure of the Pakistan ball tampering scandal has totally embarrassed cricket 's governing body , the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 29 | One senses that a few bowling attacks are likely to feel the frustration of Smith as he works out his disappointment at missing the latter stages of the World Cup . |
| 30 | Although his lecture is curtailed by the fake fire alarm devised by the Czechoslovakian authorities ( itself an indication that the ironic force of his lecture has not been lost on the audience ) , Anderson 's calmness ( significantly indicated by Stoppard in his stage directions , p. 91 ) as he gathers up his papers , not only contrasts sharply with his panic in scene six , but indicates that he feels he has made an effective protest . |