Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb mod] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The depths of a recession is hardly the best time to make such a move , but a substantial redundancy package has helped to cushion the risk and Mr Wise could not be certain the opportunity would come his way again . |
| 2 | Former Middlesbrough defender Owen McGee was the pick of the new boys and McHale must be hoping the trialist can repeat his debut display . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , such a post had its drawbacks : the prince could detain his musicians at will , and , on one occasion , Haydn was obliged to drop his patron a heavy hint — in the form of the ‘ Farewell ’ Symphony — that the court orchestra members had been kept away from their families in Vienna for too long . |
| 4 | The GP should have his defibrillator with him . |
| 5 | And Mr Barry Pearson , principal environmental health officer for Darlington council , said the measure would help his department become more effective . |
| 6 | When he sold them around the pubs and to neighbours that evening , the money would subsidise his meagre pension . |
| 7 | A ‘ flabbergasted ’ Mr Reid admitted that the money would change his life . |
| 8 | 1.3 The Programmer will use his best endeavours to produce the Program in robust and bug-free form , and will assist the Publisher in the alpha and beta testing of the Program to be conducted before publication in accordance with Part 2 of the Schedule . |
| 9 | 1.3 The Programmer will use his best endeavours to produce the Program in robust and bug-free form , and will assist the Publisher in the alpha and beta testing of the Program to be conducted before publication in accordance with Part 2 of the Schedule . |
| 10 | ‘ The vet might put his hand into the dog 's mouth or pull its ears and there must be no aggressive or nervous response from the animal , ’ Joan explained . |
| 11 | Every man owed allegiance to a Lord — the tenants who worked the field would hold his land from the owner , who would be either a Baron ; a Bishop , or the Abbott of a monastery , to whom the tenant had to render service . |
| 12 | Sometimes the photographer will sell his negatives to the commissioner , but the fee will be a matter for negotiation . |
| 13 | The President asserted that the referendum would fulfil his pledge made to whites at the 1989 general election to seek their approval for major constitutional change . |
| 14 | The teamleader would seize his collar yelling : " You speak to that client again and I 'll beat your fucking head in , now give me the lead ! " |
| 15 | The contract would promote his new song Coming Up and attract new TV viewers . |
| 16 | Clearly also the Christian must use his own mind to receive the word of God . |
| 17 | P The seller shall use his or her best endeavours to procure the lessor 's licence to assign and the buyer shall use his or her best endeavours to supply all references and information reasonably required by the lessor . |
| 18 | The buyer may lose his right to reject by waiver of that right , section 11(2) . |
| 19 | Then if there is a stipulation as to the time by which the buyer must make his nomination , that stipulation as to time relates to delivery and will be ‘ of the essence , ’ Bunge Corporation v. Tradax ( 1981 H.L. ) . |
| 20 | The longer he stays around , the greater the chance the buyer will change his mind , and cancel the order . |
| 21 | The position under this Act is that the buyer can recover his money but the court can deduct from that a sum towards expenses incurred by the seller in performing the contract . |
| 22 | What is relevant is that the subordinate 's perception of the experience will affect his or her behaviour . |
| 23 | The recession will limit his capacity to spend more on health and education and fatally undermine his claim to be concerned about these issues . |
| 24 | In such a situation the male can take his frustrations out on his mate , as digging is part of the natural behaviour of the fish , and it makes them feel more secure . |
| 25 | In terms of function , it supports an end-user forms creation function , under which the user can create his or her own forms using cut and paste and sample forms . |
| 26 | Another important development will be compact disks that can not only be read but also written to , so the user can make his own amendments to the data . |
| 27 | There is no means of negotiation or experimentation whereby the user can define his query , drawing from a wider knowledge base of the system , before following specific paths . |
| 28 | According to the deal , the Vicar would retain his position , but the Curate could be replaced by a preacher to be chosen by the town 's fourteen trustees . |
| 29 | At St Cuthbert 's this belt tightening means the vicar must ask his parish for an extra £5,000 and the church steering committee is co-ordinating the appeal for funds , beginning with a planned giving campaign in Lent . |
| 30 | The stop sign at Low Level Station was inscribed ‘ Last Stop before the Crystal Palace ’ and on passing here , the driver would set his controls to climb the hill and sit on the stairs to consume his repast . |