Example sentences of "[vb infin] his [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a callous brute , and if she did n't need his protection on the journey to Winchester she would n't care if he bled to … |
| 2 | We can track his spoor through the Letters . |
| 3 | So , too , was runner-up Chris Platts , who shot a fine final round 68 to finish two shots clear of David Jones , Roger Winchester — who did win his card at the Qualifying School — and local player S. Okpe . |
| 4 | If the adventurers can trick him into believing that , for example , his Master is in danger and they are here to help , then Gerd will be very eager to assist them , and he does know his way around the dungeons rather well . |
| 5 | By the time that man gets to Riga he will know his way around the town and every detail of his life from the day his father gave him a light-brown teddy-bear , to the movie show he watched last night . |
| 6 | Mr Lewis seemed angry that he could n't enjoy his freedom in the country due to the army — but he would n't be able to enjoy his freedom at all , if it were n't for the army . |
| 7 | The scent of human food was very strong in the Gruncher 's nostrils , and he must have been thinking that so long as he kept going flat out , he would catch his meal in the end . |
| 8 | As he and Du Camp tramped along , he would introduce his friend to the trees and the bushes with mock gravity : ‘ May I present the young phenomenon ? ’ |
| 9 | A dissenting shareholder should lodge his opposition at the meeting of shareholders and should also appear at the hearing of the petition . |
| 10 | The accused was guilty of manslaughter even though he did not direct his attack at the victim . |
| 11 | He declared that 90 per cent of Indonesians belonged to this class of small farmers , labourers , urban workers : and he did not direct his attack upon the other 10 per cent but upon the Dutch who had exploited them and the Chinese entrepreneurs who lived off their labour . |
| 12 | Frank Field , Labour MP for Birkenhead and also an Anglican , said Dr Runcie was right to attack government polices but he should also direct his attention to the Church , which was ‘ self-righteousness on stilts ’ . |
| 13 | Upon the use of ‘ Esq ’ or ‘ Mr ’ in addressing communications — a choice which Mr McBain is content to leave to instinct — perhaps one might direct his attention to the response of an old Ayrshire lady who received the suggestion that she should address a local worthy as ‘ Esq ’ with some bewilderment . |
| 14 | It can not be supposed that this regulation meant that , in each case , the minister in person should direct his mind to the matter . |
| 15 | I will direct his point to the chairman of British Rail , so that the matters are taken into account . |
| 16 | How , then , might he describe his view of the game ? |
| 17 | Adorno did not write a history of music , nor did he describe his picture of the music-historical field in any great detail . |
| 18 | Weber did qualify his emphasis on the coercive methods through which the state maintains order and compliance , ‘ force is certainly not the normal or only means of the state ’ ( Weber 1972 p.78 ) . |
| 19 | Worse , the president promised on new year 's eve to implement Islamic sharia law , which will probably aggravate his war against the non-Muslim rebels of Sudan 's south . |
| 20 | At one level , he finally found a spiritual home , a sanctuary from which he could vent his spleen on the oppressive bourgeois institutions which had duped him . |
| 21 | I understand Wednesday manager Trevor Francis , who rebuffed Ferguson on the phone , has made it clear to his board that should they be seduced by a new United bid , he would consider his future at the club . |
| 22 | If he so mortally hated the father , living and dead , how can we trust his indulgence with the boy ? |
| 23 | ‘ Let him hould his hoult till the day is over , anyway , ’ Joe said . |
| 24 | Nansen , an excellent scientist , had realised that the polar ice drifted from east to west and reasoned that if he chose his entry point correctly the ice would tow his ship over the pole and release it near Canada . |
| 25 | An encounter without real warmth , without loving feelings , but exciting in its strangeness , may help achieve his climax within the woman but will only reinforce the message of prison that life is simpler without feelings . |
| 26 | The occupier could exclude his duty to the visitor but not to the trespasser . |
| 27 | On top of that , Wright has his England future to worry about because much as he may look forward to an avalanche of goals against San Marino in February , first he must ensure his presence in the team , then be in control of himself when the chances come . |
| 28 | Hodgkinson 's World Cup role may have been depressingly brief and , if it was far from what he wanted , the way the tournament worked out did ensure his arrival at the top of the world kicker 's table . |
| 29 | Kendall , who is still hopeful that Tony Cottee will pledge his future with the Blues , said today : ‘ We have offered Stuart Barlow increased terms . |
| 30 | Capron had lent me the gun , and suggested the ploy of telling Graham that I had found new evidence that would clear his name of the allegations that he was a Soviet agent . |