Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Avoiding further confrontation , the East Germans release the British soldier without further incident , other than contacting his insurance company the next day . |
| 2 | Tony did no more than repeat his run of the morning . |
| 3 | Certainly if farmers wish to have a suitably skilled and motivated labour force by the late 1980s they will have to do more to recognize the farm worker 's quite legitimate aspirations and to help rather than hinder his search for ‘ a place in the sun ’ . |
| 4 | He loves driving , rather than seeing his car as a way of getting him from A to B , and sees his car as a status symbol , and means to power and freedom . |
| 5 | ‘ I accused him of that , ’ I said , proud of having anticipated Ellen 's diagnosis , ‘ and he told me he 'd rather lose the election than lose his children . ’ |
| 6 | Dr Scott , from long experience , did no more than wrinkle his nose at the odour of decay , and spent twenty minutes there , mostly occupied with a careful consideration of the head . |
| 7 | Dublin , with a load of chromium-polluted effluent , decided that going home for his tea was a more attractive proposition than completing his run . |
| 8 | For him it was a question of identity rather than creed and , particularly in a period of rising anti-semitism , he could no more deny his ancestry than change his name . |
| 9 | That 48½inch long weapon , described by some as a monstrosity and others as an affront to decency and the Royal and Ancient game , has , according to Sam , done no less than salvage his entire career . |
| 10 | Green was certainly unlucky , losing to Wales 's Mark Newton in a bout in which he admitted he was drawn into a slugging match rather than using his skills . |
| 11 | He threw his energy into doing what he knew he did well — keeping the customer satisfied ( sabotage attempt number three ) rather than widening his market , putting up his prices and concentrating on how to make more money . |
| 12 | Frank did not answer , other than to shake his head and sigh . |
| 13 | Hunt more than earned his championship : he earned it against the envy of some and the bloody-mindedness of others . |
| 14 | ‘ You 've done nothing for him except wreck his life . |
| 15 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 16 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 17 | ‘ The answer is to stand off and let him play in front of you , rather than wrestling his way round the back . ’ |
| 18 | My father was still forced from time to time to act as an interpreter , but from now on he spent much more time at home , rather than meeting his friends in the cafés for a game of cards . |
| 19 | In the past he has used Brazilian mahogany , but he now believes the Amazonian rainforest is more important than replacing his small stock . |
| 20 | Surprisingly , it helped rather than threatened his self-control . |
| 21 | The lights flickered on before Graham could do more than put his arms round her . |
| 22 | He looked from one to the other of their faces but knew better than to open his mouth . |
| 23 | Better than enduring his fumbling during the night in the vain hope of satisfaction when the need was strong in her . |
| 24 | THE DIY BORE : He likes nothing more than to celebrate his talent , big or small . |
| 25 | go sit in , go in a corner here , rather than wet his pants . |
| 26 | In fact , however , he adapts the few terms he does borrow to fit his case , rather than forcing his view of narrative to comply strictly with linguistic principles . |
| 27 | He lengthened rather than quickened his pace — difficult to detect from behind — stepped into the alley and sprinted as hard as he could . |
| 28 | Rather than see his unit rotted away by the disillusionment of constant betrayal , he had approached MI6 with an offer they did n't want to refuse . |
| 29 | Maxwell still thinks he can run this himself , pay up and leave with his daughter rather than keep his money and have the case come to court so that his affairs might have to be examined — that could cost him more than the ransom . |
| 30 | The tape controlled the entire show , including all lighting cues , and the stage manager would have little more to do than read his newspaper and greenlight the girls as they waited in the wings . |