Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [to-vb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said ‘ I think I 'm fairly lovable ’ — with a face as cold and unlovable as if he were dissecting a fish rather than trying to reach his fellow human beings . |
| 2 | Less than a quarter of contests ever reach the final , antler pushing stage , and even then the deer stag only pushes its opponent 's antlers rather than trying to spike his softer flanks ; antlers could perhaps be used more dangerously than they are . |
| 3 | He was caught by the Germans and spent seven months in a prisoner of war camp before being freed and returning to continue his army career , retiring as a captain in 1955 . |
| 4 | For 16 months , like a prince in medieval England who succeeds to the throne before he comes of age , he was tied to a particular past and regime , hedged by his predecessor 's courtiers and advisers , living through his minority and aching to make his own mark . |
| 5 | ‘ He got better — went back to the Fire Service , ’ she said , but Eileen 's innocent remark seemed to have touched some nerve which made her say bitterly , ‘ He went back to scrimping and saving to keep his horrible wife in comfort in a nursing home . |
| 6 | Panting , dizzy with reaction , and seeking to ease his all but dislocated arm and shoulder , Ramsay surveyed the scene . |
| 7 | Most of all , by writing poetry and seeking to enhance his skills at it . |
| 8 | He bids farewell to sorrow , hoping henceforth to unpick with patience the lock of his disease , taking his punishment , and seeking to amend his life , giving thanks , and asking for mercy . |
| 9 | In later le li years leaving his wife behind him cos she was unable to go , and going to serve his God therein , where is the blessing in that if this is how we take God 's blessing ? |
| 10 | In Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair ( 1944 ) ( Fig. 6 ) , she paints herself wearing Rivera 's suit , challenging traditional expectations of femininity and attempting to appropriate his authority ( while simultaneously ) threatening castration ) . |
| 11 | Boyce admitted murdering Thomas Boedecker and attempting to murder his wife , daughter and son . |
| 12 | A ROBBER who made Nazi salutes after shooting dead a 15-year-old Asian schoolboy and attempting to murder his uncle was given two life sentences yesterday . |
| 13 | However , he persisted , following her home in the evenings and continuing to press his suit with increasing , insistent agitation . |
| 14 | Dmitri , trying and failing to reach his mother through the bedside phone , was also thinking about her a little more charitably . |
| 15 | Making life hell so he resigned , and threatening to expose his negligence to ensure he made the minimum of fuss , was much more acceptable to MacQuillan . ’ |
| 16 | He has told me he loves my daughter and bitterly regrets the affair which , he says , he could n't stop because the girl was blackmailing him and threatening to tell his wife . |
| 17 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |
| 18 | Obispal stamped his elephantine boots in furious pique before composing himself , locating his discarded bolt gun and preparing to welcome his rescuers . |
| 19 | He choked for air , water gurgling into his ears and fighting to enter his mouth . |
| 20 | CLASSY full-back Alan Tait was poised to sign for Leeds last night — and hoping to resurrect his Great Britain career . |
| 21 | She kept squarely in front of him , as if trying to block his view of what might be happening behind her . |
| 22 | He gazed down at her for a long moment , studying her features as if trying to re-gather his thoughts . |
| 23 | Blanche squinted at her sergeant , as if trying to read his mind . |
| 24 | The Ford driver was furious and trying to regain his place , a very dangerous manoeuvre . |
| 25 | So far we have been presupposing a single agent responding to a present situation and trying to guide his spontaneity by reason . |
| 26 | Dalziel asked himself , thinking of Marcus Felstead and trying to revise his mental picture of him . |
| 27 | Another Mill Hill Priest is working in Omdurman , living very simply in the shanty-town and trying to organize his flock into small Christian communities . |
| 28 | He seems to view life as more complicated and difficult than it really is , and he has the problem of unending frustration , and trying to control his life , and the Government ( look at that SDP broadcast ) , which he clearly never does . |
| 29 | ‘ It must have been the tremendous strain he had been under worrying about Laura and trying to keep his job up . |
| 30 | Broughton , the oldest boarder , was slapping Hilary on the back , then in desperation pushing him over and trying to massage his stomach . |