Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb base] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While following his route I have added two other cities , Sunderland and Coventry . |
| 2 | As a verb it means simply ‘ to copulate ’ and the Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary traces its literary use as a verb as far back as 1503 , when the poet ( and sometime Franciscan friar ) William Dunbar included this line in one of his verses : ‘ Be his feiris he wald have fukkit ’ . |
| 3 | Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced . |
| 4 | But he was made of stern stuff Seizing his hammer he begin to bang away with undiminished enthusiasm and by the time the beasts returned the crush was rebuilt and a stout iron bar pushed across the front to prevent further break-outs |
| 5 | It was omitted from the only catalogue raisonné of his work I have seen . |
| 6 | Under his influence they have enjoyed an unprecedented era of glory winning 25 cups in seven years , including five successive Wembley victories and a hat-trick of Cup and League doubles |
| 7 | But I 'm the one who has to stand up out there and do it , and so while I take his point I have to find the right levels for myself . |
| 8 | he had er new place there er er what 's his name they 've got a , they opened a new nursing home did n't they ? |
| 9 | oh , I mean er , I know we can have different opinions on why we think St John is so adamant that she must be his wife I do think it 's a power struggle . |
| 10 | Three times world champion Thorpe would have been a major attraction at the Lisburn meeting , but in his absence they have signed up world championship rivals Mervyn Anstie and Gared Smith for the Toyota trophy meeting which takes place at Larchfield Estate close to Legacurry , Lisburn . |
| 11 | In his absence I have attached an extract from his recent book , Against Goliath , in which he reflects on leadership and success in politics . ’ |
| 12 | Professor Laurence Learner is an English scholar at the university , but he 's also well known for his verse , and it 's about his verse I want to talk to him today . |
| 13 | What is more , he has a social conscience , and as a result of his persuasion I intend to see that our labourers ' cottages have better sanitation . ’ |
| 14 | I did that one day when things got hairier than usual , went down to where some bandit was trying to rip us off and practically rubbed beards with him and shouted into his face I Want To Work For Christ 's Sake Let Me Work , but Vic said that was n't being helpful . |
| 15 | Now since his death you 've lost the wish for sleep , |