Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] his father [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was philosophical about her stepson blaming her for allowing his father 's foot to become so black , saying that Alex had to look after himself . |
| 2 | There was something cold-blooded about using his father 's death to make a poem ; she had changed the names so that she could attempt to get it published , and it was going to be . |
| 3 | Lij Yasu , after observing his father 's defeat at Sagale from a safe distance , had fled back into the Danakil desert . |
| 4 | Each individual renounced his ideal of acquiring his father 's position for himself and of possessing his mother and sisters . |
| 5 | She had sensed that he believed she had asked for the locket , that she was guilty of abusing his father 's generosity . |
| 6 | ‘ It seems my nephew is so besotted with your sister that he 's treated his parents with arrant discourtesy , walking away from the opportunity of meeting his father 's cousin who is flying in from the States — a man who could be influential in his future career . |
| 7 | He was educated at Dursley Agricultural and Commercial Grammar School and then at schools in Banbury , Düsseldorf , and Versailles , before joining his father 's business . |
| 8 | Although he became critical of the methods of the old bone-setters , and especially of their views on diseases of the joints , he had learned from watching his father 's manipulative practices , and in his workshop he followed their practice of making their own splints . |
| 9 | He acted in haste , without seeking his father 's permission . |
| 10 | He 's a bright young man who , until he fell into your sister 's clutches , was very keen on meeting his father 's cousin to discuss a possible scholarship in the States . |
| 11 | The 24-year-old sweeper will lose three days ’ wages for deserting his father 's electrical business to take on the infinitely more difficult job of shoring up the leakiest defence in international soccer . |
| 12 | He used to have a go at driving his father 's Austin Seven around the farm at an early age , and later he became seriously interested in motor racing — not least because Mike Hawthorn winning the Leinster Trophy in 1951 had made a deep impression . |