Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 Where the person bringing an action to recover land , or some person through whom he claims , has been in possession of the land , and has while entitled to the land been dispossessed or discontinued his possession , the right of action shall be treated as having accrued on the date of the dispossession or discontinuance . |
| 2 | It is possible to argue that he wrote in the proportion to which each location claimed or received his spans of time and attention — and as he spent more than twice the length of time out on the islands as he did getting there , the greater part of his book addresses the west . |
| 3 | So in 1973 Andy decided to try and qualify for the Open at Royal Troon — and it was here that an incident occurred that changed his career . |
| 4 | Dexter turned round one of the gold rings that adorned his fingers and made a stab at humour . |
| 5 | Blindly , Alan ran to his room , where he beat and punched his bed and cried aloud in a rage like a child . |
| 6 | He not only designed and tested his own planes but , for a time , held most of the air speed records as well as the land speed record . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd throw it in their teeth , ’ Moran clenched and unclenched his hands as he spoke . |
| 8 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 9 | The Campbell clenched and unclenched his fists . |
| 10 | He shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 11 | They all roared with laughter except for the sneering man who suddenly grew fish-coloured and shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 12 | The journalists asked a few questions and got no real answers and the old Monsieur le Président , who had presided so long in his own way at the top , shouted and banged his fist before leaving the room . |
| 13 | Recently we 've had Danny Apsey , the poet , come to talk to a group and next week we 're having Ted Hughes , who 's going to come and read his poems to us . |
| 14 | We wormed and wriggled his way through to touch down and the rot set in . |
| 15 | ‘ His pass was confiscated the next day and that meant he could n't get into the base to work and lost his job . |
| 16 | Again Wexford was becoming bemused by the colours , by the seductive spectrum that caught and held his eye wherever he looked . |
| 17 | He winced and clutched his chest . |
| 18 | The Gamecock ; a single seat fighter plane , best remembered as the aircraft in which the famous pilot , Douglas Bader crashed and lost his legs . |
| 19 | He rose and made his farewells , politely refusing Benedicta 's invitation to stay longer . |
| 20 | Sighing at the thought of having to leave the warmth and comfort of the fire , he rose and lifted his coat from the hook on the kitchen door , bracing himself against the cold stormy air , and strode off into the darkness . |
| 21 | Then , changing the mood so abruptly and deliberately that there was no way she could continue to probe him on the issue , even if she had wanted to , he rose and thrust his chair back impatiently . |
| 22 | When he had said these things they all replied that they prayed God to preserve him through long and happy years , and four of the most honourable among them rose and kissed his hands , and the Cid bade them take their seats again . |
| 23 | He rose and put his hand on Emily 's shoulder . |
| 24 | Amsterdam rose and put his hand on his aunt 's shoulder as if to soften the blow he was about to deliver . |
| 25 | The Bishop began to tidy up the parchment rolls in front of him so Corbett , tired of the farce , rose and refilled his goblet . |
| 26 | FitzAlan rose and moved his sword nearer to the bench , where he could lay his hand on it quickly . |
| 27 | Beneath the fabric of his borrowed shirt , her fingers trapped and twisted his skin in a burning pinch that told him she intended to deal with him later . |
| 28 | Lifted and dropped his shoulders a few times , he 'd seen people do it when they tried on clothes in stores . |
| 29 | AGeorge I divorced and imprisoned his cousin Sophia before succeeding Queen Anne in 1714 . |
| 30 | G. A. Smith was among the first to give up , going to work with Urban on developing his new colour process ; Haggar retired in 1909 to run his own cinema ; Williamson curtailed the production of dramatic comic films after his standing contract with the UA was cancelled and directed his energies into educational filmmaking to escape ‘ the horrible nightmare of having my business directed by outsiders . ’ |