Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He considered : surely things were n't so utterly disorganised in the kitchens that the scullions no longer knew who was in charge of them , or where his office was ? |
| 2 | I do n't know if chemically he 'd change from day to day or if his stars were n't right , or maybe that was the game that he played . |
| 3 | As soon as you had a break in your ploughing you 'd walk along the headlings to have a look at your neighbour 's work , to see where he had gone wrong , or if his ploughing was better than yours . |
| 4 | The prosecution will fail if the local authority 's travelling expert fails to turn up , or if his evidence is different . |
| 5 | If no organic being excepting man had possessed any mental power , or if his powers had been of a wholly different nature from those of the lower animals then we should never have been able to convince ourselves that our high faculties had been gradually developed . |
| 6 | I asked , wondering if it really was or if his memory had become glamorized . |
| 7 | If the expert is seen to be incompetent ( eg. if an accountant does not seem to provide sensible information ) or if his area of expertise is not widely acknowledged ( which is often the case with personnel department staff ) he will have little or no expert power . |
| 8 | In the circumstances of the current re–organisation however , employees will be allowed to retain the new level of protected hours , in a higher grade post if the result is a saving due to the reduction in staff numbers , either in the post they are vacating or in a lower graded post further down the structure or if his replacement is being appointed on the grade and hours required in the final structure . |
| 9 | She wondered how he 'd be if his father had not driven off or if his mother had shown him more affection . |
| 10 | If a judge has slept badly , has had an indigestible breakfast , tripped over the cat , has been roundly abused by his wife and scolded by his children , or if his mind has been distracted by the children 's school reports , a narrow defeat at a curling match or whatever , he may be temporarily off form . |
| 11 | Moreover , the pupil or student equally has questions , especially if his assignment is of an open-ended kind , or if his teacher has included ( as one hopes he increasingly will ) the objectives of developing autonomy and self-confidence in research in his instructional design . |
| 12 | A horse will pull all the more against a bit which causes him pain or if his mouth is split in the corner even though pulling makes it worse . |
| 13 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |
| 14 | He says he can die simply of the cold or because his lung fill up with fluid becayse of the change in air pressure . |
| 15 | Or because his conscience was clear ? |
| 16 | Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up . |
| 17 | She looked across the desk at Wycliffe as though for encouragement , but none came ; his expression remained bland ; she could not even be sure that he was looking at her or whether his gaze was focused on the window behind her . |
| 18 | Education standards had deteriorated to such an extent by 1997 that Billy Johnson could n't work out whether he had been born a day too early or too late to vote , or whether his birth had been induced or retarded . |
| 19 | I wondered if Charlie really knew this , felt this , or whether his life as he lived it from day to day was as fucked-up and perplexed as everyone else 's . |
| 20 | He wonders whether anyone now has sympathy for the Shah or whether his vanity , his vainglory , his hectoring , his insensitivity his military obsessions , have not lost him all goodwill , at home and abroad . |
| 21 | In the dark it was impossible to see whether the curtains were drawn , but certainly no chink of light showed and she could not tell whether he was there , asleep , or whether his flat was empty . |
| 22 | When he has had quiet periods one simply got the feeling that he was having a rest , a feeling reinforced by his ability to produce a big innings apparently at will , especially on the grand occasion or when his team is struggling . |
| 23 | Or when his Children round the Table throng , |
| 24 | Not as his manager , nor as his father-figure , but as a friend . |
| 25 | He knew nearly every one , and where his memory faltered , his sennachie behind him knew them and could prompt him . |
| 26 | what is the point of asking a middle ranking executive about his greatest achievement at work in the past 10 years when he has probably been locked into office procedures laid down by senior management and where his scope for initiative has been restricted . |
| 27 | The pet shop where his grandad had bought him his hamster called Hammer and his goldfish called Sickle and where his nan used to take them for resurrection when they died . |
| 28 | Mr Wallace 's shadow lies heavily across the state where he was governor for four terms and where his wife Lurleen ( who has a museum to herself , complete with wax mannequins wearing her clothes ) was governor for one . |
| 29 | After Dan Salmon 's funeral , Charlie tried to read the Daily Chronicle every morning in the hope of discovering what the second battalion , Royal Fusiliers , were up to and where his father might be . |
| 30 | Hills 's lease at Manton also terminates at the end of next year , and he could return to his original yard in Lambourn which he still owns and where his son John trains . |