Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concept 's importance in theoretical terms is that the epic poet catches himself dreaming , and tries to communicate his dream to the rest of the group , through a mythic poem , or a ritual drama . |
| 2 | In Holt the Court of Appeal held that para. ( a ) required the debtor to communicate his decision to the creditor and required that the legal consequence was the extinguishment of the debt . |
| 3 | When Gabriel turned in terror towards Garvey , the playmaster was already struggling to untangle his robe from the top of the ladder and to climb down . |
| 4 | The patient may also require advice on how to inform his employer about the admission . |
| 5 | Meanwhile Gundovald , a supposed son of Chlothar , who had been excluded from the succession in 561 , took advantage of the situation to revive his claim to the crown , which he had already asserted with Byzantine support in 582 . |
| 6 | It enabled John Major to revive his version of the constitutional agenda . |
| 7 | Last year 's winner Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block not only had to accept his slide from the peak of female adulation , but also had to present Mark Owen ( of Take That ) with this year 's trophy . |
| 8 | In light of this , St Augustine 's was prepared to accept his re-enrolment in the school , although the assessment panel expressed a strong wish to keep his case under constant review . |
| 9 | AYRTON SENNA was last night accused by his cut-throat rival Nigel Mansell of trying to pinch his drive with the all-conquering Williams Renault team . |
| 10 | Uncertainly , he turned his back on the prowling form of Jeopardy and attempted to curl his body into the movement Amber had disrupted . |
| 11 | Drawn just past the dolomite length , the Cleveland Angling Centre-sponsored star decided to try his luck on the waggler and with little wind to hinder presentation , the gamble paid off . |
| 12 | Despite pleas from his mother , Jackie was next to try his hand at the sport . |
| 13 | In 1984 he married a French woman , and the following year travelled to France to try his hand at the colour photography which seemed so popular in European magazines . |
| 14 | To establish his credibility against the Scots , in the years from 1313 to 1316 especially , the king needed money on a considerable scale . |
| 15 | He was determined to become President in his own right , and he had a year in which to establish his fitness for the office . |
| 16 | LIVERPUDLIAN professional golfer Karl ‘ Hitman ’ Woodward ( 42 ) , was today aiming to establish his claim as the longest driver in the world . |
| 17 | Seth had been defeated by Horus but took legal action to establish his claim to the throne of Osiris by bringing his case before the nine gods of Heliopolis . |
| 18 | Book Seven enhances the impression of a century of civil war , but again allowance must be made for the fact that this one book covers scarcely more than twelve months of 584/5 , and that it is concerned largely with the attempt by the " pretender " Gundovald to establish his claim to the Frankish throne . |
| 19 | First of all I should point out that the Nor the County Council er figure of none thousand seven hundred is actually a figure for local needs plus one hundred percent migration , and if you follow Mr Thomas 's figures that leaves a residual requirement of nine hundred and forty seven dwellings without any windfalls over the next thirteen years , which is quite inconceivable , so in order to establish his point on the need for the new settlement on tha on on his figures , the Bar Mr Grigson of Barton Willmore has to up the figure for Greater York to twelve thousand seven hundred , as set out in his erm paper . |
| 20 | In 1299 Boniface VIII ordered Edward to abandon war in Scotland since that kingdom was a papal fief , and he invited Edward to send proctors to Rome to establish his right to the Scottish crown . |
| 21 | But the commune also served a major coercive function since the majority in each village stood to lose should an individual either fail to meet his share of the payments due or take to flight . |
| 22 | Her confidence was coming back now , so that she felt able to meet his gaze across the width of the small table . |
| 23 | he played once more before the Lord 's show-piece and was called six times for throwing in the Hampshire match , but the selectors decided to risk him again in the second Test , where he was to meet his fate at the most famous ground in cricket . |
| 24 | Stan was eager to increase his knowledge of the preparation of specimens . |
| 25 | * Usage Rate — the supplier may attempt to increase the purchase rate of the customer , so that the customer becomes a heavier user , or may instead try to increase his proportion of the customer 's total order for the product . |
| 26 | Wait for the opponent to move , or force him to pull his weight off the front foot before sweeping or hooking it . |
| 27 | Weclome back : Nigel Mansell will attempt to write his name into the motor racing record books this weekend . |
| 28 | Every member of the club , from its formation back in 1721 right up until the present day , is forced to write his name in the book . |
| 29 | Isabelle and Eric 's idea of a good night is to listen to music together or for Eric to write his poetry at the coffee table . |
| 30 | With an eye to attracting ‘ bigger name ’ stars onto the show , Verity Lambert saw an opening for Francis as Nero and asked Spooner to write his personality into the scripts . |