Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] that [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he shies away from them , he should reflect that this Autumn Statement will be the tonic that saves his Government or the poison which finally destroys it . |
| 2 | Only 14 days for the seven years to be increased to the sentence that fits his crimes and his evil — life . |
| 3 | ‘ Probyn had something to prove and he proved it — the guy is a world-class scrummager , ran around like a 21-year-old and scored the try that brought his side back into the match at 20–23 . ’ |
| 4 | He was asked to mike the case that supports his belief |
| 5 | The wind tugged at the banner-pole that carried his standard , outside at the turret , and made a dolorous creaking sound that accompanied his steps along the chilly corridor , and whined faintly in his ears even after he had closed the door and shut out the sound of the rain . |
| 6 | The big fat greengrocer sat under the canopy that covered his produce . |
| 7 | Blagg tried for a head shot and missed , felt a punch in the chest that made his knees fold , but he fired again and saw the pistol fall loose . |
| 8 | His grave is unmarked and it may be that the absence of a memorial stone is connected with the erection of the monument that bears his name . |
| 9 | Wilcox set off in a straight line , indifferent to the snow that covered his thin black shoes and clung to his trouser bottoms . |
| 10 | The following user describes the dilemma that faced his parents : |
| 11 | On the same day the New York Times carried the review that launched his career , the Times-Picayune of New Orleans had Seth calling himself an ‘ addict alcoholic ’ and ‘ a con man … |
| 12 | Rory went over to the seat that held his jacket . |
| 13 | He probably thought it was the gale that blasted his door open , but for the next hour he was busy dispensing more whisky than he would normally expect to sell in a week . |
| 14 | STEVE REDMOND today goes back to the club that broke his heart aiming to prove Manchester City were wrong to let him go . |
| 15 | Mr Jarrett said she saw the four defendants go for Mr Johnson , holding knives and stabbing at him uttering threat of drawing blood.It was a fatal single stab wound to the neck that caused his death . |
| 16 | She reached out and touched Dauntless 's arm , apparently unaware of the shudder that convulsed his flesh . |
| 17 | The issue that dominated his chairmanship was always simple : ‘ Do you want your tax dollars spent on pornography ? ’ |
| 18 | " The decision maker must understand correctly the law that regulates his decision-making power and must give effect to it . |
| 19 | Illegality meant that the decision-maker must understand correctly the law that regulates his power and must give effect to it ; irrationality connoted Wednesbury unreasonableness ; and procedural impropriety covered a breach of natural justice or failure to comply with the procedural rules in the enabling legislation . |
| 20 | Let him describe the scene that met his eyes in his own words : |
| 21 | Pliny the Younger 's account took the form of two letters to Tacitus , in which he described the fate that befell his uncle , and how he and his mother had fared . |
| 22 | Although Rob , affectionately known as Mr Brora , has retired , you might still meet him in the shop that bears his name , now run by Colin Taylor , another well-respected and well-liked Brora angler . |
| 23 | The court heard that Mr White may have lost control of the motorbike because of his guilt over the accident that killed his friend . |
| 24 | singled out by the Decree of an Inscrutable Providence from the midst of the Distinguished Multitude that Surrounded him , in the full pride of his Talents and the Perfection of his Usefulness , met with the Accident that Occasioned his Death ; which deprived England of an Illustrious Statesman and Liverpool of its Most Honoured Representative ; which changed a moment of the Noblest Exultation and Triumph that Science and Genius had ever achieved into one of Desolation and Mourning , and striking Terror into the Hearts of Assembled Thousands brought home into every Bosom the Forgotten Truth that ‘ In the Midst of Life we are in Death ’ . |
| 25 | Nor the fierce pain in the shin that took his leg from under him and sent him sprawling to the ground . |
| 26 | It is true that Jacob will emerge more than just unscathed from the danger that fills his mind as he returns home . |
| 27 | Time was the theme that fired his heart as a young student and affected him for the rest of his life . |
| 28 | A good sales assistant will be able to help the customer choose between the goods on offer and find the product that meets his or her requirements . |
| 29 | ‘ What do you want with my father 's burial-place ? ’ he said thickly through the gall that scalded his mouth . |
| 30 | He was a very modest man , refusing to take any credit for the enterprise that bore his name . |