Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun pl] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pope 's influence was at its greatest in the papal fiefs , where the kings became his vassals . |
| 2 | He insisted that the stars autographed his wall , exasperating his mum . |
| 3 | He was a skilled architect who would grow used to praise , but he must have been pleased to hear that the Goldsmiths regarded his school as " not excelled by any other building of a similar construction in solidity , taste , and execution . |
| 4 | In the wake of Roe 's fourth place in last week 's Rome Masters , Chandler put such a sizeable bet on his charge that the bookmakers reduced his odds for this week from 40–1 to 20–1 . |
| 5 | I presume that the teachers hated his guts . ’ |
| 6 | At a post-summit press conference , Kohl noted ironically that the leaders rejected his proposals on global warming because ‘ the situation is different in the United States ’ . |
| 7 | It was too large and too brightly lit , and Rostov decided that the colours hurt his eyes . |
| 8 | Elected vice-provost in 1929 , he was a unanimous choice as provost in 1933 ; and such was the hold he established over the college that the fellows prolonged his tenure as provost for two years so that he retired in 1954 . |
| 9 | At the hospital Guy 's reflexes were all right , and he did not seem to have any brain damage , so the doctors told his father that he just had concussion . |
| 10 | When Philip is preaching in Samaria and the residents believe his ‘ message about the good news of the Kingdom of God and about Jesus Christ ’ , their immediate response is to be baptised in his name ( Acts 8:12 ) . |
| 11 | When he got to the line about its not being long , love , till our wedding day , Jarvis felt the old undefined longing and the tears pricking his eyelids , though the last thing he wanted was a wedding day or a wife or any permanent relationship , come to that . |
| 12 | Crippled in a hang gliding accident , Gary has fought his disability and the sceptics to earn his wings . |
| 13 | Well because A T S had gone straight to the bailiff and the courts to freeze his account . |
| 14 | His disgust mixed with despair as the Germans drove towards him , and the emotions drugged his tired brain . |
| 15 | In his 35th year , he commenced the study of Hebrew and the Psalms became his favourite reading in that language . |
| 16 | India 's stock markets were closed on May 15 to prevent a further collapse in prices ; the previous day Mehta had been suspended from membership of the Bombay stock exchange and the police seized his assets . |
| 17 | He 's in the middle of a correspondence promotion course and the books line his desk . |
| 18 | Adam struggled , but he was too weak and the storm-troopers tore his trousers off , leaving him stark naked . |
| 19 | But as far as Jesus himself , and the events surrounding his life , are concerned , there is an absence of definitive knowledge . |
| 20 | He was facing her , and the half-shadows lent his body a forbidding , dangerous air that seemed to engulf her . |
| 21 | He was better trained than anybody in our section , and the Corporals admired his physical prowess . |
| 22 | After it 's over we cut to another scene and there 's somebody who might be the little guy again and he 's still strapped to a chair but this time it 's a tall hospital chair with wheels and a little fold-away table in front of him and the straps holding his torso would be easy to undo but his hands are limp . |
| 23 | He turned towards her , but the blankets entangled his legs and he fought his eyes open in irritation . |
| 24 | He had an extremely high IQ , but the narcotics affected his brain . ’ |
| 25 | Along with every other Arab state he officially opposed the partition , but the others knew his intention was the opposite . |
| 26 | But the others found his apparent calm hard to take . |
| 27 | but the Asians got his on the drive has n't he ? |
| 28 | ‘ He was strangled , ’ he said , ‘ because the Druids believed his death might avert a Roman victory . |
| 29 | His distrust of the king was such that he had recently refused to attend or to do so without a large and menacing retinue ; now he agreed to be present and to keep the peace , while the bishops guaranteed his safety . |
| 30 | Hours before the rebels arrived his body was hurriedly wrapped in a blanket and secreted in a shallow grave . |