Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drew the attention of the soldier-in-charge and explained about his position in the club . |
| 2 | He must have been out with his bike probably come in got off his bike went straight inside at least I brought my drink with me Well you wo n't offer me a drink . |
| 3 | The smart-money crowd is saying that the revised scoring — with every race counting for title points — is tailor-made for this French Ferrari driver , who now has a more-than-willing helper in Jean Alesi to look after the business of returning the Ferrari compliment to Senna and allowing Prost to go about his business unencumbered by Brazilians wishing to use his piece of road . |
| 4 | Everybody , regardless of ethnic background , religious or personal belief , has the right to go about his or her life free from the threat of intimidation and assault . |
| 5 | If anything he was able to go about his duties as if he had been given carte blanche . |
| 6 | And as if that were not enough , the church bell is also , by ancient repute , therapeutic : place inside it if you can whatever part of your body is troubling you , get the bell ringer to go about his business and you will , with luck , be cured . |
| 7 | Every time a Labour MP pairs with a Tory , leaving that Tory MP free to go about his other business commitments , most of them highly paid , that MP abstained from taking part in opposing this government 's policies . |
| 8 | His father Thomas Hope , who settled in England about 1796 , became through his writings and patronage the central figure in the neo-classical movement in England , and made his Duchess Street house , and Deepdene near Dorking , centres for his extensive collections . |
| 9 | He fastened the beads round his neck , arranging the knife so that it rested hidden between his shoulder blades . |
| 10 | When , after that , we used to hear controversy about Dr Paisley and later heard about his imprisonment in 1966 , because of that afternoon when we heard the gospel preached with power and conviction , we found ourselves tending to take his side in the controversy . |
| 11 | No one had realized the seriousness of the illness , and the players only heard about his death from newspaper billboards on their way to the ground . |
| 12 | Before long many people from far and wide had heard about his successes , and doctors and specialists began to send him some of their patients . |
| 13 | The Everton and Wales star , caught doing 80 in a 50mph area , escaped a ban after magistrates heard about his extensive charity work . |
| 14 | Both The Cloud of Unknowing and Walter Hilton suggest that some people who had read Rolle 's work or who had heard about his experiences were almost breaking all bounds in order to encounter something similar themselves and were , consequently , damaging themselves as well as wasting their time . |
| 15 | However , in accordance with the conventions of the time , and because of his anticipated death , much would remain for his executors to arrange . |
| 16 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 17 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 18 | Deng Xiaoping managed to stay alive and did not wish to wait for his own death before being given any credit . |
| 19 | Never one to let a lack of cash stand in his way , Desmond persuaded the liquidator to agree to a long closing — i.e. to wait for his money until UPH had re-sold the site . |
| 20 | Magwitch was taken to prison to wait for his trial . |
| 21 | He did not have long to wait for his answer . |
| 22 | As the black chauffeur-driven Jaguar pulled up outside , Coy came into the reception area to wait for his guest . |
| 23 | Would the Minister like to clarify that now , or would he prefer to wait for his PPS ? |
| 24 | He seemed to wait for his words to sink in , then added , slowly and with emphasis , ‘ Pizarro was a thug . |
| 25 | I just have to wait for his letter , but I think the sensible thing to do would be to talk to you about what he 's putting you on because a lot of these drugs are not without potential side effects . |
| 26 | It seems that it is not clarification of definition , tell that to the woman who looked for two , thirteen years after a stroke husband and they had to wait for his death , that you did n't sell him a dread disease policy because there is not clarification of definition . |
| 27 | He can indulge himself with whichever other women attract him , but you 're to remain for his exclusive use , keeping yourself unencumbered , ready and available for whenever he has a whim to renew the relationship ? ’ |
| 28 | As one train starts to move , a passenger gazing through his carriage window , observes movement but is unsure whether it is his own train that is moving or the train on the opposite line . |
| 29 | Accordingly he dedicated the fight to ‘ black people of the world ’ , and was criticized for his sentiments . |
| 30 | Marius Steen was often criticized for his healthy disrespect for ‘ Art ’ and there are many stories of this supposed philistinism which he loved to tell against himself ( On first hearing of Michelangelo , he is reputed to have asked ‘ Michael who ? ’ |