Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [vb pp] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , all right , spoilsports , ’ he said , feeling disgruntled , and he sat down , missed his cushion and landed with a painful thump on the floor . |
| 2 | He lost control of his car and collided with a van being driven by self-employed glazier Stephen Whitehead . |
| 3 | About that time the Tower of London fell to the rebel citizens and Bishop Stapledon of Exeter , whom Edward had left in charge of the city , was lynched : he was dragged from his horse to the great cross in Cheapside , stripped of his armour and beheaded with a bread-knife . |
| 4 | Ralph made a friend of every pupil and on their birthday they were called to his desk and presented with a sixpence — quite a lot of money in the twenties . |
| 5 | Mr Baughan was pushed out of his chair and battered with a piece of wood . |
| 6 | One day , however , Mirabeau was to prove a coward : Flaubert reports that he funked his task when faced with a woman who had been guillotined . |
| 7 | Shortly afterwards Bough popped across to his garage and returned with a bottle of champagne . |