Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 31 | Not only does this represent a great deal of voluntary work , but it also shows how the writer has taken elements from Roald Dahl 's The enormous crocodile , remodelling the book to meet his own needs . |
| 32 | The negotiating process normally involves MAS closing the gap between the vendor 's expectation and the preferred purchaser 's indicative offer , hopefully by persuading the purchaser to increase his offer . |
| 33 | How terrible it must be for her to attend this service for Mrs Wright whose baby had survived and while the Padre was speaking the Collector accompanied his words with a silent , sympathetic prayer for Mrs Bennett : " O God , whose ways are hidden and thy works most wonderful , who makest nothing in vain , and lovest all that thou hast made , Comfort this thy servant whose heart is sore smitten and oppressed … " but the rest of the prayer was no longer in his mind , stolen no doubt by the foxes of despair that continued to raid his beliefs … in any case , it faded into a mournful reverie in which he sought an explanation for the death of Mrs Bennett 's child . |
| 34 | Uncertain which route to take , and lacking the confidence to follow his instincts , the Prince turned in on himself . |
| 35 | If permission to develop land is refused or granted subject to conditions , whether by the local planning authority or by the Secretary of State for the Environment , and the owner of the land claims that the land has become incapable of reasonably beneficial use in its existing state and can not be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted he may serve on the Council , a purchase notice requiring the Council to purchase his interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Part IX of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 . |
| 36 | The representational theory of mind treats the explanation of mental life as a kind of engineering problem ; it starts from the inside , from the representational state , and asks how mental states interact with one another to produce something that we would call ‘ knowledge ’ ; the representational theorist proceeds like a sceptical philosopher who thinks that what figures in our mental life is not reality but our mental representations of it ( recall my saying the Fodor described his position as ‘ methodological solipsism ’ ) . |
| 37 | Even in the city they are saying the Prince killed his mistress to please his lover . |
| 38 | In closing the Chairman introduced His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent , President of the RNLI , who was to present the awards . |
| 39 | In order that the transferor be relieved from liability in respect of lack of repair prior to the transfer ( see p32 ) express mention to that effect should be made in the transfer , a copy of which might prudently be retained to avoid asking the registrar to exercise his discretion under r290 above . |
| 40 | Unix Labs is asking the judge to reconsider his recent denial of a Unix Labs bid for a preliminary injunction halting distribution of any Berkeley Software code . |
| 41 | Letting the questions fill his mind . |
| 42 | weightless , letting the steam invade his thought , |
| 43 | He said : ‘ Azar has been a meek captain , rarely letting the team know his idea . ’ |
| 44 | But Tajan is contesting the obligation to pay his sellers on the grounds that the objects have not actually changed hands and that the auction took place in Japan and is thus not subject to French legislation . |
| 45 | Terry nodded and looked away to one of the machines , twiddling the knobs to hide his nervousness . |
| 46 | At advanced stages of learning the student mounts his attacks in twisting , spiralling movements . |
| 47 | Having milked his seventy-five Friesian cows , he set about the main business of the day , loading Norton 's Coin , one of only three horses he trained under permit on his farm , into the horsebox , then taking the wheel to drive his stable star to Cheltenham . |
| 48 | LEEDS manager Howard Wilkinson has renewed his optimism about winning the championship following his team 's 3–0 win over Chelsea , which planted them back at the top , a point ahead of Manchester United who have two games in hand . |
| 49 | A further delaying factor was Noriega 's difficulty in finding the funds to pay his defence team . |
| 50 | Noel , making the trip to promote his Daily Post-backed Garden Party , promised North West families a feast of fun . |
| 51 | Resisting the temptation to call his bluff by pretending someone was with her , she asked how he had got on in Glasgow . |
| 52 | JAMES WILBY who plays Lady Chatterley 's cuckolded husband in the current BBC serial admits that playing the part put his own marriage in jeopardy . |
| 53 | Restraining the wish to thank His Royal Highness for his co-operation , Rose asked the detective whether there had been any incidents at the dining table involving exchange of plates . |
| 54 | Joel Hammond stood there in the doorway , watching the boy unpack his things . |
| 55 | Paul stood watching the carriage bearing his love away , oblivious of the wet snow trickling down his neck beneath his coat collar . |
| 56 | On the edge of the stage , the snake-like Devil , Lucifer , stood watching the father carry his son away like a stook of yellow corn in his arms , up the village street . |
| 57 | He was seated again in Doctor Staples 's office , watching the doctor examined his x-ray on an illuminated screen . |
| 58 | A PRIZE contract to televise the select and standing committees of the House of Commons , which handle much of the nitty-gritty of government , has been won by George Carey , founder editor of Newsnight , a year after leaving the BBC to start his own company . |
| 59 | EVIL conman Mark Lee was behind bars last night — leaving the taxpayer to foot his £3,000-a-month mortgage . |
| 60 | But Smart Move was fast and clear , leaving the others to chase his time in vain . |