Example sentences of "[to-vb] his [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man struggled to marshal his thoughts and translate them into English . |
| 2 | This meeting is called by a manager to inform his subordinates or to instruct or to control them . |
| 3 | If a Prime Minister indicated that he wished to resign because he was ill , the Queen would indeed be acting in accordance with constitutional law if she were then and there to accept his resignation and appoint a successor after taking whatever soundings seemed appropriate . |
| 4 | ‘ And if he 's lost any of his sharpness , he has the ability and intelligence to adjust his game and become more of a supplier of goals than scorer . |
| 5 | Last week he asked us to bring our experts along from Leicestershire to meet his experts and have a discussion . |
| 6 | Bobo was watching Donaldson , not attempting to meet his eyes but reading his body and his posture instead . |
| 7 | During a period of pitiful loneliness and depression , Marinello made the ill-advised decision to compromise his skills and try to win his way back into the Arsenal first team as an auxiliary midfield player rather than an avaricious dribbler . |
| 8 | There are lots of fluids out there , they are there for the embalmer to increase his expertise and to help him make his cases better , the chemical companies give technical support and do a lot of research into their products . |
| 9 | When a person is reluctant to trust his board and sail as designed , then awkward movements are bound to follow . |
| 10 | Since then the country has been plunged into uncertainty as Compaor struggles to consolidate his power and turn back the clock . |
| 11 | Ignoring the advice of General de Bono , the Commander-in-Chief , who wanted a pause in the advance in order to consolidate his gains and improve communications , he replaced him with General Badoglio . |
| 12 | It will also give him a chance to recharge his batteries and have a look at where he is going next . ’ |
| 13 | The little girl , however , appeared to be roaring her approval as Punch proceeded to batter his wife and lay her by the baby 's side . |
| 14 | When he was satisfied , Morton helped him to dismantle his equipment and sent him on his way home . |
| 15 | Rolling over was a painful if not too difficult manoeuvre , but , even with Travis helping all he could , it was an exhausting process trying to find his pocket and reach into it when she could only go by touch . |
| 16 | The man he displaced , Humfrey Malins , used to shake his head and say , ‘ I do wish Malcolm would go away . |
| 17 | Then , King fought his way through a mob of well-wishers eager to shake his hand or receive a nod of acknowledgement . |
| 18 | He engineered it so that he was standing head and shoulders above his rivals when they filed past to shake his hand and offer their condolences . |
| 19 | Cranston blinked to hide his tears and grinned over at Athelstan . |
| 20 | Ever-resourceful , he 'd stolen a copy of the Evening Standard to hide his blushes and gone home by Underground . |
| 21 | Asik reached to hide his face and fell onto the ground . |
| 22 | No other of the Impressionists , with the possible exception of Degas , was so popular , and the pathway to his studio was worn out with transatlantic visitors , trying to circumvent his dealer and secure a bargain by buying directly from the artist himself . |
| 23 | Therefore we have to discover his plans and act accordingly . |
| 24 | He took a deep breath to contain his anger and touched the Labrador . |
| 25 | Caledor called for brave young horsemen to bear his messages and ride the troubled land . |
| 26 | It was the first time she had been able to grant his wish and take him to visit Santa Claus in a large department store , and that made it for her the happiest Christmas she could remember . |
| 27 | The new hope that Zborowski would be able to sell his paintings and manage his affairs might have affected his decision to stay in Paris . |
| 28 | Well , of course , it did not take very long for people to realize that if someone wanted to sell his company and retire to the country with the proceeds , these provisions could be used to postpone payment of capital gains tax almost indefinitely so long as he was prepared to continue to hold the shares issued to him and to treat them as an investment . |
| 29 | Then , just as d'Alembord was about to sell his commission and retire to one of his prospective father-in-law 's farms , Napoleon had returned to France . |
| 30 | One guy had already arranged to sell his house and go and live in the Caribbean in 1998 because , as he said , ‘ You might as well have a decent last couple of years . ’ |