Example sentences of "and [prep] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | John speaks of his knowledge of Aristotle and of his willingness to share his learning with him . |
| 2 | Fred Grummidge — the lovable old groundsman who grew dahlias along the touchline , and upon his death had his still red-hot ashes scattered across ‘ The Tip ’ and in so doing burnt down the dressing room . |
| 3 | He faced a prison sentence , and in his eagerness to keep his client out of prison , defending QC Mr Christmas Humphreys claimed that Trevor had been overworking and was drinking ‘ to give him the energy to carry on a task that was almost more than he could bear ’ . |
| 4 | We can detect how much further the second boy has gone in overall grasp and in sticking to his convictions about what he has read — and in his desire to bring his own generalisations about sport into the dialogue . |
| 5 | ‘ And unless you 're one of Charity LeVille 's nubile masseuses over from Gros Islet … ’ he 'd reached the bed , and to her horror slung his jacket over a nearby chair and sat down on the edge of the bed , far too close for comfort , continuing in the same bland tone , ‘ … which from the pious clutching of bedclothes I somehow doubt , maybe you 'd like to explain exactly who you are ? ’ |