Example sentences of "[be] [verb] his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Hunsley , defending , said he was now off hard drugs , had been to see his doctor about the problem and was hoping to undergo treatment at an addiction centre . |
| 2 | Just as I am drawing his attention to the point and beginning what I know will be a long and wearying discussion , Mirsal , who has been fighting the cabman about his fare outside , appears and lets loose such a torrent of thumbnail word portraits of the clerk 's family that , used as I am to his powers in this respect , I am struck dumb with admiration . |
| 3 | Theo had been confiding his disappointment with the way his life was turning out , and Vincent quickly swept in with an indictment : ‘ It seems to me that the whole art business is rotten . ’ |
| 4 | A coalman , Mr Martin Phipps , had been driving his lorry along the downs at Chartham at 7.25am on Tuesday when he noticed a Jaguar XJS parked in a chalkpit , said PC Burden . |
| 5 | He could have been warning his receptionist off the line or switching off — or on — a recording device . |
| 6 | He had in fact been told his days in the sport were over . |
| 7 | Given that , in 1837 , Buxton initially opposed an immediate move against apprenticeship it is doubtful how much deference would have been shown his leadership by the convention , but he had anyway lost his seat at the recent election . |
| 8 | Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity . |
| 9 | Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity . |
| 10 | Nothing of her true nature , not even — and here Pavel had been holding his breath at the back of the Border Control 's interrogation room — where she 'd been living for the past two years . |
| 11 | Your son-in-law has been sleeping with this girl at work for the best part of 11 years and presumably he 's been having his conjugals in the matrimonial bed , too . |
| 12 | POLICE hunting a youth are linking his disappearance with the discovery of an empty grave . |
| 13 | He 's been running his shop for the past 30 years , selling everything from garters to saddles ! |
| 14 | For now he seems to be biding his time on the sidelines , ready to step in , should the UN 's effort start to crumble . |
| 15 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 16 | Most of the plates bear one or two scratched numbers of the reverse : their meaning has not yet been identified but a research student from the Rijksmuseum has made a detailed survey of them and will be publishing his findings in the journal Print Quarterly at a future date . |
| 17 | Welsh will be publishing his results in the 1 June issue of The Astrophysical Journal . |
| 18 | If he expected any other price level he would not be acting rationally since he would not be forming his expectation of the price level in line with the process determining it ; that is , the aggregate supply and demand process depicted in figure 4.4 . |
| 19 | His top priority this season will be to regain his place on the Ulster senior squad , and banish last year 's unhappy memories . |
| 20 | As a captain with literary leanings , he 'll no doubt be saving his version for the eventual book of memoirs . |
| 21 | And tomorrow in the final part of State of Grace , Ronnie will be turning his attention to the battle over women priests currently dividing the Scottish Episcopal Church . |
| 22 | The special rapporteur visited Rangoon last month and will be presenting his report to the Commission in Geneva in February next year . |
| 23 | You will be getting his report in the morning , I expect . ’ |
| 24 | The rock-hard defender had expected to be kicking his heels at the start of next season after picking up a lengthy suspension a month ago . |
| 25 | I also asked whether he would be giving his information to the police so that they could catch the criminals . |
| 26 | He seemed to be focusing his attention on the group that Mr Malik was teaching . |
| 27 | He said that Dr Banda , who is no longer an elder , appeared to be losing his hold on the leadership . |
| 28 | Paul follows John , who seems to be dragging his legs along the floor . |
| 29 | Roman seemed to be taking his time over the comparatively short trip , lowering the throttle so that they chugged sedately . |
| 30 | Teessider Anthony Brannen , the only British decathlete selected for the world championships in Tokyo last year , will be making his debut in the early season competition as an adopted Staffordshire athlete . |