Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 31 | These operate within a crude Marxism which became the object of considerable internal criticism within Marxism ( see , for example , Gabriel and Ben-Tovim , 1978 ; Hall , 1980 ) but which appears to have failed to shift the class reductionism and instrumentalism associated with his project . |
| 32 | and darkness settled on his shoulders |
| 33 | In his later years , he was also to suffer from persistent bronchial trouble and emphysema exacerbated by his smoking . |
| 34 | Neither gave him any children , and the baronetcy and estate passed to his brother Robert , a Church of England clergyman . |
| 35 | The day was growing warm and Fen peeled off his sweater . |
| 36 | He is seen here after rescue and medical treatment , with a broken nose and bullet wound in his right hand . |
| 37 | Psalm 48.12–13 bears witness to a similar procession round the walls of Jerusalem , though in the case of Jericho it would have had the particular significance of a celebration of God 's gift of the Land and conquest achieved with his might . |
| 38 | In terms of miles covered and energy expended during his missionary travels , Paul 's achievement is stupendous . |
| 39 | He tried to yell instructions , but water smashed into his face , filling his mouth and nose , suffocating and blinding him . |
| 40 | They were also inclined to distinguish reason from imagination and to regard the latter as a sensual quality corresponding to the animal nature of man whereas intellect corresponded to his divine nature . |
| 41 | As Glass prepared for his forthcoming European tour , Simon Jones talked to him at his home in Greenwich Village about rhythm , transcendence and his dad 's record store . |