Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The African in the townships can drown his frustration in beer . |
| 2 | Bankrupt Kevin Maxwell , who faces £140 million theft and fraud charges , claimed the new version of Happy Families featuring Maxwell lookalikes the Greeds could prejudice his case . |
| 3 | However , as Captain Robert Cunningham pointed out , as watchman Main was actually paid his £15 , while in his promoted post he had not been appointed to any port and held an appointment as tidesman at large , which meant that he was only paid when he was actually employed , and Haldane interest with the commissioners would make his tours of duty few and far between unless he experienced a timely political conversion . |
| 4 | If police operating with troops begin to engage in reprisals , the commander of the troops will withdraw his men , after giving the police due warning of his intention . |
| 5 | She went to the edge of the roof and shouted across the village at the unnamed thief that for this he 'd be struck with paralysis ; that he 'd be smitten with cholera and die : that unless he owned up and returned the cockerel , the gods would punish his family with poverty and starvation for ever . |
| 6 | His family is doing all the work , but he is the bishop of this church : the cattle must receive his blessing . |
| 7 | If the pupil has been excluded for an aggregate period of more than five days in any term or will miss an opportunity to take an examination as a result of his/her exclusion , the governors may order his reinstatement and the head has to comply . |
| 8 | But surely , she reasoned , once they catch Lawrence , the police will demolish his story … the story that he and Lou have cooked up together . |
| 9 | He must also be hoping the measures will save his political neck . |
| 10 | Thinking about the dilemma captured in simalakama legend , Mr Suharto has clearly decided that , if he has to make a choice between wooing the Muslims and placating the West over the Gulf , the Muslims will have his full attention . |