Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , of course , the survival of autonomous and independently-minded political movements threatened his personal authority and could , in the long run , undermine his very position as Head of State . |
| 2 | Amnesty International issued urgent appeals calling on the Saudi Arabian authorities to clarify his fate and whereabouts , and to provide assurances that he will not be ill-treated or executed . |
| 3 | She was not even bothered by glittering black eyes , and her own clear grey eyes met his indignantly . |
| 4 | Caledor called for brave young horsemen to bear his messages and ride the troubled land . |
| 5 | At least Paul Middlemass , the Principal Scientific Officer Document Examiner , had appreciated the wine , drawing the bottle across the table towards him and refilling his glass , his lazy ironic eyes watching his host . |
| 6 | Pascoe squinted through the faceted glass and warm amber lights flooded his eye . |
| 7 | The Home Office , however , had been associated with his name because of controversy over certain visits to him in an English prison and unsuccessful legal proceedings to stop his extradition to the Irish Republic . ) |
| 8 | The ex-Republican is Mr Lowell Weicker , a blunt critic of the conservative wing of the party , who was unseated in 1988 after a number of prominent right-wing politicians supported his Democratic opponent . |
| 9 | He slipped on a black velvet mask , only his golden hair and smouldering dark eyes betraying his identity . |
| 10 | Jacques 's visits to the LEAs and branches in the rural eastern counties confirmed his belief that without the continuing presence of high quality resident tutor-organisers in rural areas , few people would be prepared to accept responsibility for the organisation and maintenance of self-directing adult student groups in villages . |
| 11 | Anderson attempts to abnegate personal responsibility by assuming the role of tutor , treating his own behaviour as if it were an ethical test case , and invoking more complex philosophical arguments to support his position : His uncertainty , however , undermines his attempt to fob off Hollar with philosophical justifications . |
| 12 | He opened his wings in great noisy sweeps to keep his balance as he gripped on to the hand . |
| 13 | Hillary became obsessed with climbing mountains as a young lad in his native New Zealand and would go to extraordinary physical lengths to pursue his hobby . |
| 14 | Then , his aunt , her long cool fingers tracing his features , stroking his hair . |
| 15 | His talent for inspiring , and his rational working demonstrations explain his ongoing success . |
| 16 | By paying careful attention to what Marx fails to say ( his ‘ silences ’ ) as well as to what he makes explicit , Althusser hopes to recover two things : the questions Marx was trying to answer , and the general theoretical assumptions underlying his replies . |
| 17 | The truth was that for four years Fittipaldi had come close to dominating motor racing in the way Jackie had before him : after two indifferent early years learning his trade , he had been champion twice ( in 1972 and 1974 ) and come second in 1973 and 1975 . |
| 18 | During the first five months of 1992 , Olszewski had held unsuccessful negotiations with various parliamentary parties to broaden his support base [ see p. 38881 ] , the latest of which — discussions with the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) — broke down on June 2 . |
| 19 | Kiddies ' favourite Phillip Schofield popped on a dark green jacket , black trousers , multi-coloured silk tie and trendy round specs to collect his award . |
| 20 | If it wins , its man — possibly Mr Brooke 's Labour shadow Mr Kevin McNamara — will arrive at Stormont Castle carrying ministerial red boxes containing his predecessor 's negotiating position for the next round of talks . |
| 21 | He rolled over and the moonlight lay on a second different brandmark — a double triangle scarring his shoulder , blade — and revealed ugly inflamed ridges striping his back from waist to neck . |
| 22 | The new studded boots gave his players poise and confidence and were a vital factor in their 3–1 win . |
| 23 | His face was curiously unlined and his wide blue eyes emphasized his boyishness . |
| 24 | Although the Master was not allowed any wages or salary for his teaching beyond the £10 specified in the bequest , he was not prevented from taking other paid duties to supplement his income , perhaps for example serving a local family in its chapel . |
| 25 | Awed critical voices salute his very occasional emergence in print , and invocations of Raymond Carver , Peter Taylor and Ellen Gilchrist are silenced upon reverent lips by a mere mention of his name . |
| 26 | An official report by the National Human Rights Commission accused Morán of ignoring repeated requests from the local federal police to stop his soldiers firing at the agents who were trying to intercept an aircraft later discovered to be carrying some 360 kg of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico . |
| 27 | He had been fiercely possessive , racked by an agony of passionate wanting and yet somehow retaining sufficient control to assert his mastery , denying her fulfilment , waiting until she was almost weeping with desire , as if he needed to hear her husky throbbing pleas confirming his dominion in the relationship . |