Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [vb base] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked back at him , but this time he did not lower his eyes or tap his spoon against his empty cup . |
| 2 | There has been much comment by Cleese , as well as others , about how being 6ft at the age of 12 ( he 's now 6ft 5in ) , and not being made a prefect at his public school , and being the only child of older , lower middle-class parents , set for a career as a solicitor , began the problems and embarrassments that inspire his comedy . |
| 3 | FERRUCCIO Lamborghini , founder of the company making the sports cars that bear his name , has died of heart failure in hospital . |
| 4 | General Booth of the Salvation Army , had recognition by the City of London conferring on him the Freedom of the City , in 1905 , which was also the year when Dr. T.J. Barnard ( the founder of the Children 's Homes that bear his name ) , died on 19th , September . |
| 5 | The quick and the dead ( 12 ) The shapes , the voices that throng his mind , for there are days when the living have no substance and the dead are active ( 13 ) . |
| 6 | The shapes , The voices that throng his mind , for there are days When the living have no substance and the dead Are active . |
| 7 | In fact , Broderick seems to have shown a nicely calculated amount of daring in trying to pick roles that give his bland fresh-faced prettiness a spin . |
| 8 | He stretched out his legs and let his gaze mesh with hers . |
| 9 | Protect your body with your feet and forearms ; roll into his legs and smother his kicks , then pull him down and start unleashing all those close-in weapons mentioned earlier . |
| 10 | The fallen angel Lucifer , having failed to defeat God in the great battle of heaven , saw his chance to enlist new recruits and continue his rebellion in the material universe . |
| 11 | He halted only for a second , enough to narrow his eyes and purse his lips into a look of utter disgust , as though a dog 's turd had grown legs and scurried on to his carpet . |
| 12 | ‘ Show his eyes and grieve his heart ’ , CS 14 . |
| 13 | show his eyes and grieve his heart , |
| 14 | Train driver Graham Lumsden , of Duke Street , Hartlepool , said he was driving the train from Port Clarence to Thornaby and was approaching the North Shore signal box , about a quarter-of-a-mile north of Stockton station , when he saw a dark-haired male dash out from some bushes and place his head on the line . |
| 15 | ‘ Then try , dear , ’ Mrs Browning urged , ‘ not to get in a temper to match his , rise above the poor old gentleman 's tantrums and meet his ravings with dignity . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps he will now write again to his supporters and correct his error . |
| 17 | An army consisted , then , primarily of knights , with archers and other infantry as auxiliaries of growing importance ; and a king also needed to garrison a number of castles and towns if he were to control his subjects and keep his enemies at bay . |
| 18 | Mozart 's reputation preceded him on the return trip , and the family were frequently detained so that he could give performances and display his talents . |
| 19 | He was out to make Ray Floyd eat his words and get his own back . |
| 20 | Had the tax been implemented at the time it would have noticeably increased the number of tax exiles who were leaving the country , for never mind pop-stars and sportsmen , it would have been even worth the while of middle management to seek a place in the ex-colonial countries , or to learn a new tongue for residence in a foreign land , simply in order to achieve some savings and improve his family life and provide for dependants . |
| 21 | Only when they reached Temple Stairs and disembarked did he put one podgy arm round Athelstan 's shoulders and press his face closer to that of the friar . |
| 22 | He could meet the woman in the shop , pass through the curtain in the back make sure her husband was out , and fuck her , that 's what was being asked of him ; then help her , drop a word in the police chief 's ear , shrug his shoulders and wave his hands at the severity of the charges , promise on his professional honour that such a boy was hardly a threat . |
| 23 | He had provided a father-confessor figure to absolve the youngster 's sins and absorb his phobias . |
| 24 | He would take the Newfoundland for walks across the Trouville sands , and in the soft secrecy of a dune he would drop down on his knees and wrap his arms around the dog . |
| 25 | Mr used to open up his dragons and start his steam engine and driving the organ , and he used to give an organ recital every wakes ' Sunday night for the cot fund . |
| 26 | Ceauşescu knew that he could not both meet the miners ' demands and achieve his economic targets . |
| 27 | Here , nothing grew except needle-like blades of sparse grass , which made Dauntless 's horse curl back his lips and roll his eyes when he 'd tried to eat it . |
| 28 | Former senior vice-president of marketing Dennis Peck is now consulting for the firm , mostly on large-scale Unix issues , as a result of both the merciless California property market and a highly successful wife who sells computers for another company , two reasons that make his moving to Oregon impossible . |
| 29 | Former senior vice president of marketing Dennis Peck is now consulting for the firm , mostly on large-scale Unix issues , as a result of both the merciless California real-estate market and a highly successful wife who sells computers for another company , two reasons that make his moving to Oregon impossible . |
| 30 | First , the hon. Gentleman is terrified of saying anything that would upset his trade union paymasters ; secondly , he is afraid to do anything that would remind the electorate of the chains that bind his party to those paymasters — the bosses of the trade unions . |