Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [vb pp] to his " in BNC.
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| 1 | headquarters , left strict instructions about what news and reports should be channelled to his home number immediately , and what could wait , and drove with the exaggerated care and deliberation of sleeplessness back towards the village of Comerford , uncomfortably in transition to a suburban area , where he , and the unhappy parents of the boy Boden , lived within three doors of each other . |
| 2 | If you know the recipient , then your letter should be shaped to his or her personality and status . |
| 3 | In fact , the balance of advantage would seem to lie in holding that where A threatens B with a breach of his contract with B , B should be restricted to his contractual remedies . |
| 4 | For example , the two competing public interests in employment cases are : ( a ) a person should be held to his promise ; and ( b ) every person should be free to exercise his skill and experience to the best advantage of himself and of those who may want to employ him ( see Lord Atkinson in Morris ( Herbert ) v Saxelby [ 1916 ] 1 AC 688 ) . |
| 5 | From the reign of Henry VIII to that of George II it was the practice of the various probate courts to insist that ‘ a true and perfect inventory ’ of the personal estate of the person who had died should be attached to his will or the letters of administration . |
| 6 | The driving force behind the transactional approach with which we undertake a study of the fans is , of course , Howard Becker , and although this is not the place to enter into a long discussion of his contribution to a more radical sociology , some brief attention must be given to his work ( Becker , 1963 ) . |
| 7 | It was uncommon in those days , and still is , for publishers to commission artists of such quality to illustrate cookery books , and a little of the success of Boulestin 's early books must be acknowledged to his publishers who , no doubt under the guidance of their author , produced them in so appropriate a form , in large type , on thick paper : chunky , easy little books to handle , attractively bound . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course you must be admitted to His Lordship , ’ burbled the majordomo . |
| 9 | The input , which is the same material from the recipient 's viewpoint , must be adapted to his ability to absorb it . |
| 10 | Cheesemaking is very labour-intensive and the producer must be dedicated to his art to maintain his enthusiasm . |
| 11 | If he can not stand , the patient might be transferred to his bed before being cleaned , but if he is using a commode , it is usually possible to clean him from under the commode seat , once the pan of the commode has been taken out of the way . |
| 12 | He 'll be brought to his senses . |
| 13 | It 'll be paid to his company and his company will swallow that |
| 14 | Eleanor could be presented to his mother , even if Karen and Caroline and all the others could n't . |
| 15 | There was even an Irish site destroyed for its own survival rather like the descendant of the prophet who was crushed to death so a shrine could be raised to his memory . |
| 16 | He also knew that these tensions could be turned to his advantage , for their existence provided an internal " threat " which fully justified his permanence as guarantor of the nation 's stability and integrity . |
| 17 | He could be apprenticed to his mother 's brother , surely . |
| 18 | Colin Campbell , to whom Lord Milton directed his inquiry about the removal of Main , insisted that the watchman could be returned to his former station , and that his temporary appointment as a tidesman was not a punishment , but a favour . |
| 19 | May God grant that the lives he has spared may be devoted to His glory and service ! |
| 20 | He wanted to stage a hop charming festival on his land where music of different kinds would be played to his crops . |
| 21 | For example … / in the old days a man of my standing would never have gone to the shops ; everything would be sent to his house : grain , chillies , cotton , cloth . |
| 22 | It will be remembered that during the last 30 years of life the King had suffered from a distressing illness that resulted in his being kept under guard and even put into a straight-jacket : if he had said anything about the origin of the instrument it is unlikely that much weight would be given to his words . |
| 23 | Ceauşescu fondly imagined the day when the Nobel Peace Prize would be added to his trophy cabinet . |
| 24 | On one occasion when Tolkien tore a ligament playing squash , and was told that he would be confined to his bed for ten weeks , Lewis went to see him — but , as Warnie recorded , he ‘ found Madame [ i.e. Tolkien 's wife ] there , so could not have much conversation with him ’ . |
| 25 | In the days before M and B , there was no 48-hour wonder cure ; the general would be confined to his bed for at least five or six days . |
| 26 | When Rose recovered , Steve would be returned to his mother 's care , and the matron , for one , would not mind . |
| 27 | A spokeswoman for the Blackpool Pleasure Beach said it was hoped the revitalised Laughing Man would be restored to his glass cabinet within a fortnight . |
| 28 | Undoubtedly , if two persons enter into an arrangement for the sale of any particular property , and try to settle the terms , but can not agree , and after dispute and discussion respecting the price , they say , " We will refer this question of price to AB , he shall settle it " , and thereupon they agree that the matter shall be referred to his arbitration , that would appear to be an " arbitration " , in the proper sense of the term … ; but if they agree to a price to be fixed by another , that does not appear to me to be an arbitration . |
| 29 | ‘ 1(2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold any particular position , regard shall be had to his probity , to his competence and soundness of judgement for fulfilling the responsibilities of that position , to the diligence with which he is fulfilling or likely to fulfil those responsibilities and to whether the interests of depositors or potential depositors of the institution are , or are likely to be , in any way threatened by his holding that position . |
| 30 | If this happens he will be left to his own devices , with possibly disastrous results , caused by ignorance . ’ |