Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | That case involved a solicitor who was a salaried partner in the first of the firms involved in the case and an employee in sole charge of a branch office of the other firm giving undertakings to a bank to pay over certain funds which were shortly due to come under his firm 's control to the credit of individuals who were seeking loans from that bank , the undertakings being accepted as security for the loans . |
| 2 | Every time a Labour MP pairs with a Tory , leaving that Tory MP free to go about his other business commitments , most of them highly paid , that MP abstained from taking part in opposing this government 's policies . |
| 3 | Yes , but , if he was willing to drive in his spare ta time , he would have his name down surely ? |
| 4 | The right hon. Gentleman also knows that we have provided more additional resources in this Parliament than he was even prepared to promise in his last election manifesto . |
| 5 | Despite his shyness and natural modesty , Hobbs was willing to capitalize on his fame . |
| 6 | He will not be free to indulge in his hobbies of gardening , fishing , photography and some gentle camping but promised to go and see his friends from time to time . |
| 7 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 8 | Everyone associated with the game will know of the numerous titles won by Fred Daly , but possibly many will be interested to know of his achievements in The Open . |
| 9 | ‘ The man in the field must be prepared to work on his own and work conscientiously . |
| 10 | Heini and his fifth wife , Carmen — Tita to her friends — are thus free to concentrate on his art collection , the world 's most valuable in private hands , if you exclude those of the Queen and of Prince Hans Adam of Liechtenstein . |
| 11 | Having done so much good among them , the people were all the more prepared to listen to his teaching . |
| 12 | Last night he was too embarrassed to talk about his blunder . |
| 13 | Goalkeeper Stephen Pears is prepared to play after his cheekbone operation , and Lawrence has decided not to recruit a young player to deputise for suspended Jimmy Phillips . |
| 14 | In general terms , however , the present state of the law is that an individual who has reached the age of 18 is free to do with his life what he wishes , but it is the duty of the court to ensure so far as it can that children survive to attain that age . |
| 15 | Nicholas 's son had to decide whether and to what extent he was prepared to diverge from his father 's methods . |
| 16 | I became a railway enthusiast mainly because the civil engineer on the Gwili Railway at the time was willing to give of his time to answer my questions . |
| 17 | That included orders from on high to cheat on his wife by sleeping with a disciple , he has declared . |
| 18 | The house disappeared long ago but a monument erected near the site in 1825 bears witness to the life and death of a sincere Christian man who was prepared to die for his Faith . |
| 19 | The aggressor must be prepared to deliver on his threat , with more bombs and , if necessary , with all-out war . |
| 20 | His new-round reputation was also reflected in smart London society flocking to see the latest novelties from Australia — dead and alive — in the ornithologist 's house in Broad Street , as well as the number of subscribers willing to pay for his extravagant Australian publications , which would provide him with an income for the next 30 years . |
| 21 | ( Dustin was not prepared to stay with his parents and had rented an apartment . ) |
| 22 | Social services are standing by their decision to pay for the 14-year old to stay at his grandparents ' villa , but refused to talk about the inquiry . |
| 23 | The 64,000 dollar question is , of course , whether he would be prepared to return to his old stomping ground in the Brandywell ? |
| 24 | It will also depend upon which type of promotion the editor is prepared to tolerate in his or her pages , for the choice of medium is as important here as many other parts of the media programme . |
| 25 | That would be something funny to say to his best man when he came . |
| 26 | All his life he had been afraid to ask about his back , and his terrible fear had made him ill . |
| 27 | ‘ Alter all , he had three koban to gain by his success . |
| 28 | Last time she was the agent for the then-MP , Mr Ian Wrigglesworth , and she was more than willing to step into his shoes . |
| 29 | Most of Edward IV 's servants had accepted Gloucester 's appointment as protector and were prepared to acquiesce in his attack on the Woodvilles . |
| 30 | Most of Edward IV 's servants had accepted Gloucester 's appointment as protector and were prepared to acquiesce in his attack on the Woodvilles . |