Example sentences of "to the [adj] [noun] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winner receives two return BA tickets to the European city of his or her choice and up to £1,000 of accommodations costs paid for by Grant Thornton , which will also provide local contacts where necessary . |
| 2 | He looked over to the childlike form on his bed and felt a protective instinct so strong he almost wept . |
| 3 | Lennon fans might well object to the implicit glamorisation of his nemesis , but it is clear that Dallmeyer has serious points to make about the noble ideals of the Sixties , loneliness , and the emotional abuse of children . |
| 4 | I listened to the gentle manner of his discourse and disarming admissions , but did not entirely believe him . |
| 5 | As she clung to the powerful width of his shoulders , trembling from head to foot with the force of her emotions , he grasped the softness of her buttocks and drove deeply , irrevocably into the silken white-hot sheath of her with a harsh , abrupt shout of victory , his lidded gaze brilliant with triumph … |
| 6 | His joking spatialization of this chapter punningly ( ‘ premises ’ ) draws attention to the subversive implications of his assertions and ironically contrasts the availability of his text with the proprietary attitudes to property within his narrative . |
| 7 | And the smile he gave to the frozen victim of his indecent amusement was pure poison . |
| 8 | In recent years he has set himself up as a crusader for higher press and broadcasting standards , regularly harking back to the golden days of his journalistic apprenticeship in Yorkshire , where every fact was triple-checked and every speculation ruthlessly suppressed in the Hebden Bridge Times . |
| 9 | Civil war was the spectre which haunted much of sixth-century Gaul , or so it seemed to Gregory of Tours as he wrote the preface to the fifth book of his Histories . |
| 10 | I am grateful to the Economic Secretary for his diligent research in producing those figures . |
| 11 | Even so , he accepted that the maintenance of large landholdings , run predominantly by whites who had supported Ian Smith , was crucial to the economic well-being of his nation . |
| 12 | He is Graeme Murray , whose gallery and publishing business is known to the international community from his attendance of European art fairs including Madrid 's ARCO and Art Cologne . |
| 13 | Lord Rawdon told the Committee of the whole House of Lords , which read his bill clause by clause in May , that he thought a debtor should be able to swear to the real cause of his debt and , if there was no question of fraud or any intention to abscond , he should not be held in custody for more than eight days and be discharged on filing common bail . |
| 14 | A few months later , a kiosk on the Bosphorus is added to the real estate in his head . |
| 15 | With some wariness I lowered myself on to the front edge of his couch , while form one side more flunkeys appeared , guiding a hover-table laden with delicacies and fancy drinks . |
| 16 | Slipping them into a plain buff envelope , he transferred it to the inside pocket of his jacket and prepared to go out . |
| 17 | Crewe boss Gradi is the only manager of a club in either the Premier or Football League not a member of the organisation — and it 's partly down to the incorrect spelling of his surname . |
| 18 | His small but powerful 5' 8 ’ frame was ideally suited to the cramped conditions of a space capsule , his body weight pared down to the absolute minimum for his build . |
| 19 | Her gaze was drawn to the firm lines of his sensuous mouth , the lean-muscled body forcing her to a recognition of his powerful masculinity . |
| 20 | Since then Mr McNeill , who is about to retire , has apologised to the regional council for his remarks . |
| 21 | Since then Mr McNeill , who is about to retire , has apologised to the regional council for his remarks . |
| 22 | His birds are drawn in a style very similar to the engraved figures of his previous books , with the same intricate detail and self-conscious avoidance of any steeply curving strokes . |
| 23 | His black curly hair looked crisp and shiningly clean , clinging close to the classic shape of his head , longer over a high , intelligent-looking forehead , and at the nape of his neck , where it just brushed the collar of his shirt . |
| 24 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 25 | Fergus , used to the occasional cigar with his brandy now that he 'd given up his pipe , pronounced the smoke quite cool , and objected more to the sweet taste of the Old Holborn than to the scent of resin . |
| 26 | Sunil walked over to the far side of his bed , searched among the books that stood in piles in the corner and selected half a dozen paperbacks . |
| 27 | I hope this will put an end to the endless speculation about his future . ’ |
| 28 | All of this has a distinctly Diceyesque ring , for in the introduction to the 1913 edition of his Law and Public Opinion Dicey portrayed any extension of state activity as ‘ socialist ’ , and denounced the welfare collectivism of the ‘ new liberalism ’ as an attempt to ‘ bribe ’ the electorate with state benefits . |
| 29 | And they still came to the famous dinners at his house , where the food , and the music , and the conversation were the best in London . |
| 30 | I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert . |