Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [verb] he the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing short of taking the chap by the scruff of his neck and showing him the street that would have done the trick . |
| 2 | When they had gone , Cramer used the phone in the garage to put through a call to Sir Harry Marriott at his home and give him the news — the phone was more secure than a police radio band . |
| 3 | Having dismissed the Cabinet on Jan. 8 , the President on Jan. 21 , 1990 , reappointed the Prime Minister to his post and gave him the responsibility for bringing together a new ministerial team [ see p. 37174 ] , which was announced on Feb. 15 and sworn in on Feb. 17 [ see p. 37240 ] . |
| 4 | He never mentioned Nordhausen or the involvement of the Russians , but knew that if he could commit the British Secret Service , it would keep the CIA off his back and give him the time he needed . |
| 5 | It was the custom for the Mayor and Aldermen to receive this money on his behalf and to pay him the amount annually . |
| 6 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
| 7 | By now , though , he was tired of Barbados , particularly its narrowness of spirit ; they expressed their appreciation of his runs by refusing to allow him , as a black man , to practise at Kensington Oval , and he believed there were still those who resented his success and thought him the same ‘ bighead ’ as at school . |
| 8 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 9 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |