Example sentences of "[vb base] his [noun] in [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three editions of Stringer 's tract , Variety of Surprising Experiments ( 1703 , 1705 , and 1707 ) , supplemented by three published open letters to Woodroffe ( in 1704 and 1707 ) evince his skill in devising these and other chemico-mineral medicines along Paracelsian lines . |
| 2 | We all welcome his precision in noting the fact that the Opposition do not have a proper policy . |
| 3 | Individuals decide how to vote , and the objectives of the individual bureaucrat guide his behaviour in carrying out decisions . |
| 4 | Minton 's sober and workmanlike drawings instance his delight in registering rhythmic activity and industrial shapes . |
| 5 | By ejecting the sperm from previous matings , the female may convince the male that her offspring will also be his , and so enlist his aid in rearing them . |
| 6 | I think his success in getting them was part of the reason I did not get them . ’ |
| 7 | The writer , on the contrary , may look over what he has already written , pause between each word with no fear of his interlocutor interrupting him , take his time in choosing a particular word , even looking it up in the dictionary if necessary , check his progress with his notes , reorder what he has written , and even change his mind about what he wants to say . |