Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emphasis on helping the visually handicapped pupil to develop skills to cope with his school environment , rather than adapting the environment significantly to accommodate the visually handicapped child , may , however , be usefully tempered by an understanding of the way in which the developmental and experiential levels of the child can be affected by his school life . |
| 2 | He was soon bringing his skills to bear for his country , too , especially in Australia in 1986–7 . |
| 3 | In addition to developing his own tricks and illusions , Maskelyne was important as an impresario , booking guest performers to appear in his show , and many successful magicians began their careers at the Egyptian Hall : one who never performed there was Houdini , who wrote asking for an engagement in 1898 , before he became famous , and was refused . |
| 4 | But then he gave up concert performances to retire to his home in Texas . |
| 5 | Then he got me and two more drivers to go into his room for a hand of pontoon . |
| 6 | BOXING / Swift fits in boxing around work while Richardson quits job in his bid for gold medal Boxing MIDDLESBROUGH light-welterweight Peter Richardson is quitting his job for four months to concentrate on his bid for an Olympic medal . |
| 7 | Unknown to the print unions , Murdoch had also embarked on recruiting electricians to work in his plant instead of the traditional printers . |
| 8 | I narrow my eyes to stare into his ; the light of the pub is dim as dust and I can not make out the pinpoints . |
| 9 | She raised her eyes to look into his . |
| 10 | She allowed her eyes to smile into his — perhaps he was a little fond of her after all ? |
| 11 | But if I sympathize and help , or gloat and take opportunities to add to his difficulties , in neither case with any prospect of advantage to myself , you can be sure that I am indeed aware of how he feels . |
| 12 | But when away , he burgled offices to pay for his hotel bills . |
| 13 | Crosby also has injury worries to add to his team selection problems , and he will not name his line-up until just before the start . |
| 14 | When his lips slid from her mouth to trail a fire-shower of kisses along the smooth line of her jaw she shuddered , her hands lifting to push him away before suddenly , helplessly sliding over the strong hard muscles of his shoulders to link behind his head . |
| 15 | In one area he did , reluctantly , take steps to improve upon his lack of natural gifts . |
| 16 | Jesus had these words to say about his followers ' mourning : |
| 17 | He tried several times to talk to his sister Laetitia on the telephone , but she continued to be elusive . |
| 18 | The people came out of their houses to listen to his music . |
| 19 | Genesis 1 is all-embracing : sun , moon and stars are his handiwork , with duties to perform in his ordered universe ; even the sea-monsters ( the tanninim of ancient mythology ) were created by him ( Genesis 1:21 ) . |
| 20 | They also had special duties to fulfil at his funeral . |
| 21 | And with that sarcastic tone she had always disliked he said he was giving her the answers : he ha.i acquired a duplicate set of keys to help in his research for Eliot . |
| 22 | The new world snooker champion was aware of the commercial potential of his title , but was unable to persuade companies to comply with his desire to endorse their products . |
| 23 | He could be relied upon in all circumstances to give of his best for us , even though , in all honesty , we were seldom more than a pretty poor bunch throughout the period he was with us . |
| 24 | Obtaining by false pretences is ordinarily thought of as different from theft , because in the former the owner in fact consents to part with his ownership ; a bogus beggar is regarded as a rogue but not as a thief , and so are his less petty counterparts . |
| 25 | With Bain in his cups , it was left to a handful of European inventors to build upon his non-success and refine the fax principle . |
| 26 | Has he signed up one of the most formidable Arabs to ride for his expanding pro team ? |
| 27 | ALISTAIR Arkley , the man defeated in his bid to buy Camerons has bought 56 pubs to add to his growing portfolio . |
| 28 | I 'm asking you , you sh you got loads to look at his hair . |
| 29 | Through the Kite Society of Great Britain and its Kite flier quarterly newsletter , Martin proposed standard rules to apply for his International Challenge . |
| 30 | Simmel implies specific stages of historical or philosophical forms to equate with his material rather less than Hegel , but his text is much richer than that of his predecessor in the wealth of sociological models based upon such a sequence . |