Example sentences of "his [noun] [noun sg] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday 's ballot was widely seen as a test of strength for Mr Meciar , whose hand-picked candidate last month outpolled his opposition rival but failed to garner the required three fifths majority in the 150-seat house in two rounds of voting last month . |
| 2 | Twenty eight year old Andrew Hayton approached at around sixty miles an hour on his Yamaha motorbike but did not slow down . |
| 3 | The Postmaster , third generation , is well aware and proud of the uniqueness of his Post Office but wonders at its future . |
| 4 | On another occasion he bravely went on to the roof to assess the wind damage to his television aerial but slipped and just managed to save himself by clinging to the guttering — not however , before dislodging a slate which bulleted downward and sliced its way effortlessly into the bonnet of his neighbour 's brand new car to form a kind of dorsal fin . |
| 5 | Coyle insists he has had no trouble this season with his suspect knee but said : ‘ I would be prepared to risk it anyway to remain in senior soccer . ’ |
| 6 | Slowly writhing , his hand limp but stretching out further and further , |
| 7 | He got his redundancy money but heard nothing about his pension . |