Example sentences of "to his [noun sg] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to his work promoting the Contagious Diseases Acts , in the 1860s he also served on the Parliamentary Bills Committee of the British Medical Association , helping to draft legislation on habitual drunkenness , infant mortality and the examination and registration of midwives . |
| 2 | The sheep often use gravity to increase the force of their attack : a male that stands above another on a hillside is at a distinct advantage ; he can drop on to his opponent using the full weight of his body . |
| 3 | On 29 March he wrote to his father describing the programme at one of these concerts , given in the presence of the emperor . |
| 4 | His proudest moment during this period was not related to the theatre but to football , specifically to his team winning the Malaga Cup . |
| 5 | All the left needed to do was to ensure that the next Labour government was a real alternative , and not led by another tedious old right-winger like Callaghan , who had gone back to his farm blaming the lefties . |
| 6 | Suddenly John stood up , kicked me on the shins and walked off to his bedroom bemoaning the fact that he could n't get ‘ peace ’ to watch the television . |