Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve succeeded John Sewell as Palace 's captain , but in September 1971 he moved over to Chelsea for a fee quoted as £170,000 , as Bert Head sought funds to reshape his squad for 1st Division survival . |
| 2 | The spell was broken one day by a particularly stubborn fisherman who used clubs to beat his way through the grey mist . |
| 3 | But it is almost certain Middlesbrough manager Lennie Lawrence , who has plans to strengthen his squad for the Premier League next season , will want to hold onto Ripley . |
| 4 | During these same months , Henry was also pursuing an alternative strategy to obtain the annulment by sending his agents to rifle through archives in England and on the continent in the hope of uncovering precedents to support his claim that the pope had no right of judgment over his marriage . |
| 5 | He was a river pilot in the sailing ship days and look at him now , having to catch elvers to supplement his income . |
| 6 | Please send appeals requesting his immediate and unconditional release to : |
| 7 | Please send appeals requesting his immediate and unconditional release to : . |
| 8 | Carl Lewis , the American 100 metres and long jump Olympic champion , has filed a £120 million libel suit against the West German magazine Stern and a former team-mate , Darrell Robinson , a 400 metres runner , for a story which alleged Lewis used steroids to improve his performances . |
| 9 | If the patient has problems holding his cutlery , he may need a thickened handle , usually made of rubber , which slides onto a knife , fork or spoon . |
| 10 | It is in the two books of The Scale of Perfection that Hilton develops structures to convey his understanding of the nature of contemplative life ; these two books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject in the writings of the five authors here studied . |
| 11 | There was an almost equally dramatic sequel to the race when Carroll House , who is known to be a highly strung individual , lashed out several times as he was returning and almost caught well-wishers patting his quarters . |
| 12 | When he suspected a specific person , it was his responsibility to find witnesses to support his case . |
| 13 | I get the impression that Mr Ataie has decided what he wants to say and then created characters to fit his theme . |
| 14 | A document will be ‘ contractual ’ if a reasonable person in the position of the prospective buyer would expect it to contain terms affecting his rights and liabilities . |
| 15 | Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose-grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell . |
| 16 | He is also compiling a list a founder members and has appealed for photographs and Press cuttings to help his research . |
| 17 | He is also compiling a list a founder members and has appealed for photographs and Press cuttings to help his research . |
| 18 | On other occasions , high-pitched tones or crackling noises accompany his healing . |
| 19 | Crackling noises accompany his healing ; fragrant oil is produced from his hands |
| 20 | Then he says ‘ But he who tells of wars and heaven , under the sway of grown up Jupiter , of pious heroes and semi-divine leaders , who at one moment things of the holy assemblies of the gods on high and then of those deep kingdoms where a fierce dog barks , let him live in the frugal manner of Pythagoras and let herbs provide his harmless diet ’ . |
| 21 | He also refuses requests to remove his baseball cap . |
| 22 | Charles has already made plans to take his sons skiing alone in February . |
| 23 | He had seen Caballeros make his 3 and knew that unless the Spaniard cracked he would need to finish with two birdies himself . |
| 24 | Planning to sue … the man who says bailiffs broke his arm in three places . |
| 25 | Inspector Redpath belonged to the City of London Division of the ordinary police , although he knew and loved the river and a good many waterfront cases came his way . |
| 26 | There is no certainty either as to where he wrote his main English works : the treatise known as Mixed Life , giving advice to the upmarket man of affairs who also wished to create opportunities to cultivate his inner spiritual life ( one manuscript describes it as " a luitel Boc was writen to a worldli lord to teche him hou he schulde haue him in his state in ordeynd loue to god and to his euencristene " ) , and the two books of The Scale of Perfection . |
| 27 | After all , pollution is mobile ; the field man who hesitates risks losing his evidence . |
| 28 | Not only does the boy ‘ wear ’ the appropriate external features , he uses words to enhance his simulations : ‘ I am so happy ’ is his way of making sure the observers get the message ! |
| 29 | A half-holiday was granted in celebration : a reminder of the days when Pemberton granted half-holidays to celebrate his birthday . |
| 30 | He could feel tears pricking his eyes . |