Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The silhouetted fibres crave his attention . |
| 2 | Lawrence dug out videos of the semi-final clashes to show his players this week . |
| 3 | She was rescued when the door behind her suddenly opened and one of the junior chemists put his head round the door . |
| 4 | The narrow dog-collar made his neck look even longer than it was . |
| 5 | The narrow trousers made his legs look longer , strong and muscular ; the shoes were polished to a high shine . |
| 6 | The rear window of one of the shops looked out over poor Mary 's deposited remains and Martin had to go in through the narrow entrance to flash his lamp on it . |
| 7 | It was an entire nation of pragmatists , each individual swaying with the prevailing wind to ensure his or her own future . |
| 8 | ‘ It should be the aim of the progressive retailer to present his wares in the most attractive dress and , if he sells food , in the most hygienic manner . ’ |
| 9 | In 1947 , Mr Alan [ now Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane ] reported in the JS Journal : ‘ It should be the aim of the progressive retailer to present his wares in the most attractive dress and , if he sells food , in the most hygienic manner . ’ |
| 10 | The Progressive Democrats said his comments amounted to a charge of perjury against their leader . |
| 11 | The evolution of Nizan 's cultural politics and cultural production after 1934 is consequently the progressive attempt to redirect his originally sectarian cultural views along more accommodating lines . |
| 12 | A swell swept him forward , and one of the uniformed terrorists caught his wrist . |
| 13 | The purist bookman wants his book complete with the half-titles , if they were there in the first place , and it is an appreciable demerit mark if the cataloguer has to confess ‘ lacking half-titles ’ or ‘ volume III without half-title ’ , even though they are present in the other two . |
| 14 | Olivier had in fact been making casual suggestions to Douglas as to how his role could be improved and Douglas , in awe of Olivier , allowed the knighted actor to write his own lines . |
| 15 | He sent them all over the Islamic world to kill his enemies . ’ |
| 16 | At Weatherfield , Jim McDonald must be suffering from Lady Chatterley-itis the bad-tempered Irishman called his wife a whore in front of the twins , extremely over-the-top , Jim . |
| 17 | This is difficult to define satisfactorily , but in the context of brief therapy it involves the therapist suggesting to the patient the possible motivation underlying his behaviour , with the objective of increasing understanding as a step towards behaviour change ( e.g. overeating may be explained in terms of a patient 's need for comfort at times of loneliness so that the patient may be more able to tackle the problem ) . |
| 18 | Outlining his " America First " platform , Buchanan stated his intention not merely to challenge Bush , but to transform the political debate surrounding his party 's choice of nominee . |
| 19 | One problem here is that it is cold comfort to an individual citizen that he can use the political process to air his grievances , for example by writing to his MP or councillor or to the press or voting for another party next time round . |
| 20 | The tall man swung his hat up again and latched it onto his head . |
| 21 | The tall man doffed his floppy hat and bowed low , waving his hand like a courtier . |
| 22 | The tall man elbowed his way past the curtain and peered at the patient . |
| 23 | The tall boy had his hands over his head . |
| 24 | The tall boy patted his small chum on the shoulder . |
| 25 | The tall boy covered his face . |
| 26 | The tall Friar grounded his stiff and looked at his deliverers . |
| 27 | The tall Friar shook his head . |
| 28 | The beer he had already consumed that evening fogged his brain , and the brightness of the torches and the tall candles daggered his eyes . |
| 29 | We can also point to grammatical parallelisms which , although not devoid of content , merely seem to have an elaborative function , providing further examples of a concept already expressed : " The sweetest rose hath his prickle " already conveys , by proverbial extension , the meaning " even the best things are alloyed with bad " , and to that extent , the repetition of the pattern in " the finest velvet his brack , the fairest flour his bran " , is redundant.Lyly might not , one imagines , have added his last piece of pattern , the similitude of sanctity , unless he had hit on the alliteration of " holiest head " and " wicked way " . |
| 30 | So , two years later , did the Prince de Cellamare , the Spanish ambassador in Paris : his arrest was followed by an effort by the Spanish government to seize his French counterpart in Madrid ( who was forewarned and escaped ) . |