Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Francis records his pique that , having made these efforts , he was not even given a free ticket for the Coronation and had to buy his own . |
| 2 | It seemed certain that the dead man in the park had attacked the killer and had left his mark — many people mentioned a cut and a badly bloodstained face . |
| 3 | By 1963 de Gaulle was securely in power as French President and had settled his most pressing original problem , the colonial war in Algeria . |
| 4 | Siegfried bustled in , muttered a greeting and began to pour his coffee . |
| 5 | With that , Charlie picked up his deodorant and shampoo and went to have his bath , leaving Terry sitting on the bed , his mind in a turmoil . |
| 6 | Mafouz shuffled up to the bowling crease and started to wind his right arm backwards at high speed . |
| 7 | Malik , who rescued Rugby from extinction in 1986 by buying the clubhouse from the liquidators , has alleged breach of contract in commercial dealings with the club and has used his ownership of the drive and car park to sue for trespass . |
| 8 | A gangling youth with personal stereo and the thickest-soled baseball boots Harry had ever seen fell into the adjacent seat and began slapping his knee in time to the music only he could hear . |
| 9 | Busacher slumped into the passenger seat and sat catching his breath . |
| 10 | David had this little compartment and used to spend his whole time in a Japanese kimono with his guitar and a bottle of this horrible Reisling wine that was full of alkaline and gave you splitting headaches , but it was all there was . |
| 11 | In his keynote speech to the conference on June 26 Hawke savagely attacked the Liberal-National Party opposition and promised to lead his party to a fifth election victory . |
| 12 | Nizan generally spoke his mind and refused to pull his punches . |
| 13 | He held a loaded air pistol to her stepfather 's neck and threatened to blow his head off . |
| 14 | This second great spurt of legislation consolidated Roosevelt 's reputation as a reformer and helped to ensure his re-election in 1936 . |
| 15 | One day I was walking down Bedford Street in Belfast city centre and this bloke pulled over in his car and started tooting his horn . |
| 16 | Burke was not in the best of condition and had lost his fighting spirit because of his troubles with Byrne and O'Rourke . |
| 17 | The trick does not work , but at least it leads to the hiding of Colas in Lise 's bedroom and the awful discovery of the two of them together just as Alain has received the key and goes to claim his bride . |
| 18 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 19 | Dalziel pulled up his trouser-leg and began scratching his ankle . |
| 20 | Attlee , therefore , once Mountbatten had concluded that there was no alternative and had produced his Partition Plan , acted with the utmost despatch to get it approved by the Cabinet . |
| 21 | She do n't put him down for a minute , oh he feels insecure and he 's left his mummy and goes love his granny and come on your granny , I think oh carry on ! |
| 22 | Maybe the young man was unhappy in his marriage and had made his feelings known to her . |
| 23 | Uncertainly , he turned his back on the prowling form of Jeopardy and attempted to curl his body into the movement Amber had disrupted . |
| 24 | But by then it was too late to withdraw , as David had gulped several mouthfuls of his lager and had set his glass back on the table . |
| 25 | To his surprise Moscato found out that Gimbert had broken an earlier pact and chose to place his country and the World Cup ahead of their friendship . |
| 26 | ‘ He 'll be fine in a few days , my dear , with an infusion of clover and foxglove to steady his heart . |
| 27 | The other seats were for a couple who did n't know their way to this hall and decided to follow his car . |
| 28 | Over the years Gambo became quite famous , and found himself dragged from battle to battle and expected to launch his now famous Halfling hot pot into the enemy ranks . |
| 29 | He had lost the second war in the Great Battle of the universe and had forfeited his power over humankind for ever . |
| 30 | Lipsey admires Popper and has embodied his message in the diagram . |