Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , a doctor is under a duty to refrain from any act which may aid his patient in committing suicide . |
| 2 | ‘ It was a serious injury which may affect his career . |
| 3 | In addition to personal financial interests , there may be times when a councillor has a personal interest in a matter other than a financial one , which may influence his consideration of that matter . |
| 4 | In this , tenants of certain lands were responsible for making as much of the Horngarth as belonged to that land — as today , for instance , a tenant may be responsible for maintaining particular footpaths or fences which may cross his land . |
| 5 | Both discussed Kohlberg 's moral dilemma of a man who can not afford the expensive medicine which may save his fatally ill wife , and who must decide whether to burgle a pharmacy to get it . |
| 6 | Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election . |
| 7 | The NSF claimed that during his planned 10-day visit over the Easter period the former King could be the unintentional subject of " obscure manipulations " which might threaten his dignity and safety , and that the publicity surrounding his presence could be seen " as a political gesture of a nature to bring unwanted elements into the election campaign " . |
| 8 | He could not see where Terry Place and his killing of William Egan , nor the idea that he might have been a poisoner , fitted into all this , perhaps nowhere , but his violence seemed to have a kind of a parallel in the Essex cases , which might illuminate his own problem . |
| 9 | Arran had got what he wanted : international recognition of his importance , in the form of a French duchy , which might enhance his failing prestige at home . |
| 10 | Gradually her muscles filled with the aches of motionlessness but she was loth to make the slightest sound which might break his concentration . |
| 11 | Secondly , he needed to get back the coins and the letters without publicity which might reach his wife or the police . |
| 12 | The illustrations and quotations from religious texts which line the walls are a kind of map , enabling the soul to navigate these treacherous currents and overcome the pitfalls and creatures which might impede his passage . |
| 13 | The young man was claimed to be ‘ abundantly capable of the office ’ , but if he had any experience which might justify his placement in a supervisory post , it was not mentioned . |
| 14 | Firstly , it provides a formal channel which all students must use for the purposes of planning and progressing their studies ; secondly , it provides each student with access to someone ready and willing to give help and advice about any matter which might affect his or her academic performance . |
| 15 | It was held : ( a ) When the police took the deceased into custody they assumed certain responsibilities , including that of passing on information which might affect his well being when he was transferred to the prison authorities . |
| 16 | As he talked , Serevi constantly flexed wrist levers , which might explain his upper-body strength , a pre-requisite for one of his stature ( around 5ft 7ins ) hereabouts . |
| 17 | It was merely that he never wanted in a tournament round to risk anything which might upset his endlessly repetitive ritual and rhythm . |
| 18 | On the other hand , he 's still alive , which might salve his ego . ’ |
| 19 | Since no one could imagine that in these circumstances or in any other circumstances anyone could successfully impersonate Ramsey , the ritual was a piece of legal nothing which allowed a Protestant agitator the chance of publicity which might help his own cause but must also help Ramsey . |
| 20 | Constantly on the look-out for ideas which might boost his trade , he had barely allowed Ashley time to launch her own one-girl operation before he had knocked at her door . |
| 21 | Indeed , the year before , he had spoken at the Moot of his hope , according to the minutes , " for occupation in some form of national service without that official status which might shut his mouth , and that he would be free to take part in any work for the future that was possible . |
| 22 | If an assessor were to respond to the girl mentioned above in the terms of Frances Stevens 's assessment , he might well find her anxious to draw his attention to other qualities of her work which had been overlooked and which might revise his overall assessment . |
| 23 | Rather , it was a way of rejecting unctuous , masochistic denial — which might narrow his perspectives . |
| 24 | Tools with extra long handles save him from having to bend over too far , which might undermine his balance . |
| 25 | THE BBC yesterday clinched a deal to poach top comedian Vic Reeves from Channel 4 in a move which could seal his stardom . |
| 26 | When MacDonald told him on 29 September that he was having difficulty finding a formula which could unite his colleagues , George V |
| 27 | The case , heard in February 1929 , revealed that , since his association with Arsenal began in 1910 , Sir Henry had placed some £15,000 of his own money at the club 's disposal ( a bounty which could explain his campaign against rising transfer fees ) . |
| 28 | In recognition of this he promised to alter the style of his campaign in order to avoid attacks on Bush which could prejudice his chances of victory in the November election . |
| 29 | This is noticeably similar to scene one where he repeatedly violates the maxim of quantity to avoid admitting that he knows nothing about Chetwyn : In both scenes , Anderson attempts to avoid divulging information which could compromise his academic credibility . |
| 30 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor is faces up to the most important year of his career , already bracing himself for a row which could undermine his World Cup plans . |