Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | John wrote these words : ‘ God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son , so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ In five days , ’ said Harvey when we were outside the cubicle , ‘ we can indoctrinate a man so that he really believes his cover story better than he believes his own memory . |
| 3 | When he turned to look at her , the firelight cast shadows across his body , so that she saw his arms not as arms , but as wings … and they will enfold me so strongly and so sweetly that I shall never want to be free … |
| 4 | He leaned down so that she saw his whole face was alight with a slightly satirical amusement . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you all right ? ’ he said , moving round so that he had his back to the others . |
| 6 | One of the somewhat older guy , he can orchestrate it so much so that he gets his gold out of it . |
| 7 | It is bad enough to fail one 's driving test once ; to do so for a second time reinforces the sense of hopelessness in the learner 's mind — he now has twice as many failures to build upon — so that he uses his ability to visualize in an even more negative fashion . |
| 8 | One depicts Mary 's first husband , Francis II , three times rushing to welcome her in heaven , and three times finding that he can only embrace a headless body , so that he curses his people ; whereupon the poet exhorts them to forget their own troubles , and unite to destroy England and send its queen to a dreadful death . |
| 9 | If you are liable to do this , then keep hold of the opponent 's ankle as you thrust forwards , lifting and pushing the trapped leg so that you turn his closed side towards you . |
| 10 | So much so that I bought his only copy of it , and earned his cordial loathing . |
| 11 | I think — I hope — that in a sense the relief of having a young assistant was not only that it helped his work , but that he also welcomed the presence of a younger doctor with more up-to-date medical knowledge . |
| 12 | She was n't even aware of having spoken the words aloud until she saw his face tauten with some undefinable emotion as he held her from him . |
| 13 | The silence was broken by the entrance of Edward Morris , he smiled at her warmly and she returned his smile for this was a generous customer , a rare being who had paid her in advance for her work . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman would do better if he chose his targets with more precision . |
| 15 | lock the door with the fastener and run back down and he had his head out the window running in and |
| 16 | Hunt , a £150,000 signing from Kettering 22 months ago , scored 14 goals until he was dumped into the reserves by Keegan who added : ‘ He has worked hard , he 's knuckled down and he deserves his place . ’ |
| 17 | As it was chappy I think he was trying to stand on it … but his board control let him down and he put his foot through it ; - ) ) ) |
| 18 | He 's been told he can do it legally only if he takes his uniform off first . |
| 19 | The mental element or mens rea by the offender for this point is as follows : Section 6(3) provides that a person is guilty of an offence under Section 4 only if he intends his words or behaviour , or the writing , sign or other visible representation , to be threatening , abusive or insulting , or is aware that it may be threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 20 | The mental element or mens rea for this offence is explained in Section 6(4) of the 1986 Act , viz : A person is guilty of an offence under section 5 only if he intends his words or behaviour , or the writing , sign or other visible representation , to be threatening , abusive or insulting , or is aware that it may be threatening , abusive or insulting or ( as the case may be ) he intends his behaviour to be or is aware that it may be disorderly . |
| 21 | Under section 6(3) a person is guilty of an offence under section 4 only if he intends his words , behaviour or writing , etc. , to be threatening , abusive or insulting or is aware that it may be threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 22 | ‘ A person is guilty of an offence under section 4 only if he intends his words or behaviour , or the writing , sign or other visible representation , to be threatening , abusive or insulting , or is aware that it may be threatening , abusive or insulting . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ A person is guilty of an offence under section 5 only if he intends his words or behaviour , or the writing , sign or other visible representation , to be threatening , abusive or insulting , or is aware that it may be threatening , abusive or insulting or ( as the case may be ) he intends his behaviour to be or is aware that it may be disorderly . ’ |
| 24 | They will do this only if he exercises his authority firmly and impartially . |
| 25 | Under standard RICS Conditions of Engagement , the surveyor has his client 's authority to make material changes in design which increase the cost , or delay the execution of the works , only if he has his client 's specific approval . |
| 26 | It was one thing for his guardian to tell Harry to forget the circumstances of his birth , but would he do so if it meant his beloved daughter had to share that stigma ? |
| 27 | If any of those letters were published , and especially if they printed his initials at the end , someone — Eleanor for instance — might recognize Gina and himself . |
| 28 | They are so full of meaning , that if we got no further than these two opening words , our hearts would be warm with the thought of his loving relationship with us , especially if we use his own loving familiar word , Abba . |
| 29 | That 'll be alright so cos he slid his my brief case and er I got all the way home , no problem at all , I 'd got newspaper under the back , so it did n't scratch the back when I come to come down Mill Road this lorry 's go , I mean I got the tail gate up and er I sort of looked in the mirror , I thought oh my goodness my tail gate , I could hear it so and I braked a bit sharp and that slid down and scratched along the dash board ! |
| 30 | He was so unsuccessful that he came close to packing it in until he allowed his gloomy demeanour to shine on stage . |