Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun] and [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are concerned about his mental state and warned he should not be approached . |
| 2 | Kenny Logan won his first cap and demonstrated he is a player for the future . |
| 3 | Following his own desires and urges he lay on straw in his freezing barn , after giving away his bed , his decent clothes , and his sound shoes . |
| 4 | He might have made a significant contribution to the public life of this country had he not been totally overshadowed by his illustrious father and had he not had such a burning desire to shine as bright or even brighter . |
| 5 | The boys queued in sets of five outside the headmaster 's room , each clutching his signed slip and praying he would not be singled out for special treatment . |
| 6 | It 'll now run at the same time as his main sentence and means he 'll spend less time in jail . |
| 7 | She thought of him , of how he must feel now , mourning his dead sister and wishing he had had some last word from her ; and then , how she would give him Mrs Gotobed 's message , to comfort him . |