Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They make up his hope and give him his strength . |
| 2 | [ In those days , if you were a witch you were safe as long as you kept away from the common people : once I saw a group of villagers spread-eagle a warlock , drive a stake through his heart and bury him beneath a crossroads gibbet . ] |
| 3 | She would bite off all his fingers and eat them , the way Smallfry said she would if ever he was caught stealing . |
| 4 | As he starts to crumple at my feet , I grab the front of his shirt and drag him upright . |
| 5 | He gave Sandison the address and asked him to do three things : check that Maidstone was all right , check that he still had his money and give him back his hat . |
| 6 | Not only do insects rob man of his food , but they suck his blood , bury themselves in his skin and infect him with all kinds of serious diseases . |
| 7 | According to the Laws of Manu , a vānaprasthin must control his senses , keep his organs in subjection , abandon his belongings , commit his wife to his sons or allow her to accompany him , be chaste , patient , friendly , and compassionate towards all creatures . |
| 8 | A. McCormick summarizes the general opinion thus : ‘ probably the very crimes attributed to him were essential to terrorize his gang and bring them to subjection . |
| 9 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's another legacy of £1,000 , this time to his friend Martin Burger , ‘ more than enough for that new pair of spectacles which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 11 | A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate , spectacles for Burger … ‘ which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 12 | This man wanted to buy his cottage and demolish it . |
| 13 | ‘ But tomorrow and every birthday after I 'll go to his grave and tell him : ‘ Happy birthday Donald No Surrender ’ . ’ |
| 14 | Just in case Lord Milton failed to appreciate his value , MacLachlan stressed that he had been approached by the rival interest in the county and had been offered sufficient to make him easy for life , and accordingly implied that Milton had an obligation to aid him with his creditors and enable him to arrange further loans . |
| 15 | Shortly after this , he decided to ditch the one-liner style of stand-up and get rid of his immortal catch-phrase ( ‘ Put that chicken away , missus ! ’ ) in favour of a more confessional comedy routine ; he would gather up the rough , rotting scraps of his experience and weave them into balmy theatrical monologues . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh Lord , look down upon this sinful child in his wickedness and lead him from his evil ways into righteousness If he is tempted again , remind him of the pains of Thy Hell , the torment and burning , so that he may quiver in his wretched flesh and repent in his immortal soul … |
| 17 | And I bet it was his hair that put them off . |
| 18 | And if he stays behind that door ’ — the mounting gale of voices behind him was lifting him as he spoke , he wanted to jump on the factor , grab his hair and swing him against the door like a battering ram — ‘ we will fire the roof ! and smoke him out ! ’ |
| 19 | And when he 'd finished and been weighed again and she 'd changed his diaper and put it in the special container to go away for the chemical analysis — And a nasty old job that must be to do ! |
| 20 | He could see that whatever was agitating his friend had pushed him to the limit but he judged it better to let him get it off his chest than keep it bottled up . |
| 21 | Should one of the fry slip from the nest the male will catch it in his mouth and spit it back into the nest . |
| 22 | I have never seen a player catch a football in his mouth and spit it back to his keeper before . |
| 23 | The Marshal opened his mouth and shut it again . |
| 24 | He would put his fork into his mouth and pretend it was stuck , while he pulled and pulled . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's his pleasure , ’ he said , ‘ that figure of mischief over there , to blow any piece of rubbish out of his mouth and challenge me to return it . |
| 26 | It took Hazel some trouble to learn to grip half a carrot in his mouth and carry it , like a dog , across the field and back to the warren . |
| 27 | Whenever he tried to go home the old woman would throw a magic ball of thread into his boat and draw him back to shore . |
| 28 | Now , all he wanted was to get back to his typewriter and put them on paper before they faded . |
| 29 | Not until the two men were out of sight did the highwayman turn his horse and put it into a gallop along the track that passed near to the hollow where Seb and Melody were kneeling . |
| 30 | I do not remember much about my father — just odd memories , like when he would lift me up on his horse and give me a ride . |