Example sentences of "[vb infin] his [noun] [conj] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he could buy his dwelling-place whether his former owner wanted him to or not , he could acquire farmland only if the owner chose to sell it . |
| 2 | ‘ A guide who has not encountered his own passions , his own inner conflicts , who does not truly know his darkness and his light , will be of no value in the spiritual battle . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm gon na give his lecture or his talk which probably means I shall get my my tongue in a twist an an an and not quite see where I 'm going . |
| 4 | But if we find Flaubert naïve or — more likely — unsuccessful , we should n't patronise his seriousness or his bold loneliness . |
| 5 | She felt close to him , although she could n't quite see his features or his choice of clothes . |
| 6 | That was all , because , when he sat down , people could only see his coat and his shirt , which were not very old . |
| 7 | Using a new set of genuine Thomas Leavy documents based on his legal name change — the last thing he supposed the Federal authorities would be on the lookout for — Coleman then slipped back into the States , via Canada , for what he felt in his bones was probably the last time he would see his father and his country . |
| 8 | Could tear his throat and his insides . |
| 9 | He trussed the trooper so that he could not move his feet or his hands . |
| 10 | I can draw his face and his expressions , but words are all so used , they 've been used about so many other things and people . |
| 11 | ‘ I warned him he 'd ruin his career when his senior managers found out . |
| 12 | Well , he could just take his insults and his offers of assistance and — |
| 13 | It cost her an effort to let him have his way and his will of her . |
| 14 | D9 ) the batsman must simultaneously press the Bat button to halt the ball on this l.e.d. ; this constitutes a hit and the field display will then indicate his score or his penalty . |
| 15 | ‘ Barry could n't change his name until his father died — and he certainly would n't have brought Crispin home . |
| 16 | But nowhere does the Trust help me much with the only truly interesting questions about Cragside : — what was the first Lord Armstrong 's annual income ? — from what was it derived ? — what was the annual average industrial wage at the time ? — how much did he pay his gardeners and his tweeny maids ? — what kind of employer was he to his workforce ? |
| 17 | You know , the guy wo n't tell his wife or his girlfriend or whatever , that he 's lost his wallet . |
| 18 | And when all has been said and done , the fact remains that a player must serve his ban while his club still has games to play , be it in the league or cup . |
| 19 | The weaver shook his head but the messenger dared not leave his door till his master 's errand had been fulfilled . |
| 20 | Otherwise he could forget his abitur and his studies . |
| 21 | DeFreitas 's hand injury , which was bandaged by Lancashire physio Laurie Brown , did n't affect his bowling or his catching . |
| 22 | It was not simply terror that I might invade his study and his solitude ; it was terror that I might invade his heart . |
| 23 | I did n't want his title or his money , although I must say in all honesty I did enjoy the London season . |
| 24 | The threat of criminal prosecution for a sexual offence would explain his flight and his pathetic submission to criticism of his endeavours . |
| 25 | ‘ Put yourself into the hands of a Gothic architect , tell him what you want , let him invoke his muse and his clerks , and know the result . |
| 26 | A moorland farmer may lose his land and his home after being convicted at Pickering on Friday of ill-treating both his cattle and his sheep . |
| 27 | Percy says losing his artificial limbs means he 'll lose his independence and his dignity . |
| 28 | what you mean is you wish you could find one that did n't pick his nose and his nails |
| 29 | On one day he would articulate his awareness that his life-span would be short ; on other days he would speak vibrantly to the issue of looking forward to returning to work , to what type of work he would be doing in the future , and so forth and so on . |
| 30 | Lucie did not raise his voice or his head . |