Example sentences of "has [verb] his [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 69-year-old president is well aware of the potential of Islam as a political tool , and during his 25 years in power has done his best to regulate the influence of Muslim politicians . |
| 2 | Cdr Massoud has done his best to keep Mr Najibullah in power for as long as possible , largely to thwart his main rival , the Hizb-e-Islami ( Islamic Party ) of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar . |
| 3 | In fact they succeeded and there followed a sequence of events that has never been thoroughly recorded in full detail , though Stillman Drake has done his best . |
| 4 | Kenneth Wilkie , asked in the early 1970s to write a feature article on van Gogh for the Holland Herald , has done his best to show that Vincent was the father of Sien 's unborn child . |
| 5 | It is hoped that Customs will keep to their original pledge of applying the rules sympathetically at least within the first year , and waive any penalties where it is clear that the taxpayer has done his best to comply . |
| 6 | He has done his best , as have other surgeons and doctors at the hospital , to persuade the mother that the only means of saving her life , and also I emphasise the life of her unborn child , is to carry out a Caesarean section operation . |
| 7 | There has been much misunderstanding , and the hon. Gentleman has done his best to manipulate that misunderstanding . |
| 8 | Saddam certainly has done his best to milk the whole occasion . |
| 9 | The chef has done his worst . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Yeltsin has instructed his closest aides to present their own plan , guaranteeing strong presidential rule . |
| 11 | With Thunderheart Apted has made his best movie to date . |
| 12 | The WBC decision to split ranks from the unified world heavyweight scene has made his latest hope , Tony Tucker , certain of an early shot at new champion Lennox Lewis 's title . |
| 13 | Many punters will convince themselves that College Chapel will reverse the form over Haydock 's extra furlong , but Vincent O'Brien 's Royal Ascot winner has shown his best form on a soft surface and , barring an unexpected downpour , will not encounter those conditions here . |
| 14 | He has brought his largest paintings to Monde de l'Art , along with some works specially painted for this particular gallery . |
| 15 | Finally , Bernard Prize has brought his latest paintings from the Carnegie Museum , Pittsburg , to the Crousel-Robelin-Bama gallery . |
| 16 | K : ‘ He has tried his best to get us a decent place but sometimes it feels as though we 're beating our heads against a brick wall . ’ |
| 17 | Once Duncan has created his eldest son Prince of Cumberland , and named him his successor , we see the real language , the accents of desire : The paradox of these invocations of darkness and deception is that they are being made to the audience : the lies hide from men but face us , and in that respect we enjoy the privilege of God . |
| 18 | Because Kenamun has lost his best man , and I have no faith in his ability to solve this on his own . |
| 19 | He has reserved his best efforts for West Indies , against whom his average is an impressive 24.90 , while he needs just one wicket for a century against old rivals Pakistan : |