Example sentences of "and [vb base] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that point the creditor could still refuse to have the man released from prison and insist of his being kept there , so long as he paid him a groat a day . |
| 2 | I thought how nice he was and decided to give him a treat and sit on his lap . |
| 3 | Father immediately suggested that Jenny go and sit on his lap and he gave her a big cuddle . |
| 4 | I had to evaluate this stuff and sit on his case because he was always behind with everything . |
| 5 | ‘ And sit in his waiting room and catch God knows what ? |
| 6 | Lady Kitty had been furious , declaring that the man was arrogant enough without giving him licence to sleep in his employer 's bed and sit upon his lavatory . |
| 7 | ( e ) He exercises control and influence through his Inspectors of Constabulary who inspect and report on the efficiency of the various forces and who ensure that new knowledge and up to date techniques are brought to the attention of the various forces . |
| 8 | Haguellar is quick to compliment France 's Davis Cup captain for his input and influence on his country 's success in the competition , her first since 1932 . |
| 9 | He also praised ‘ his labours and inventions in tin matters ’ , a reflection of the mines which gave Godolphin a large part of his wealth and influence in his county . |
| 10 | The paterfamilias , Lyman , was exceeded in fame and influence by his son , Henry Ward Beecher , minister of Brooklyn 's Plymouth Congregational Church from 1847 until his death in 1887 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 … |
| 12 | When God points out your fault you will come ready to him and repent in his in |
| 13 | There was a much-told tale of her Australian infancy that was held to be prophetic in this respect — about how at the age of three she had , by the sheer force of her will , compelled her uncle Walter ( who was taking her for a walk to the local shops at the time ) to put all the money he had on his person into a charity collecting-box in the shape of a plaster-of-Paris boy cripple ; as a result of which the uncle , too embarrassed to admit to this folly and borrow from his relatives , had run out of petrol on the way back to his sheep station . |
| 14 | Walking from the taxi to his apartment , Ross had felt the sting and throb in his face for the first time . |
| 15 | He who shall find his field , or his vineyard , or his garden , desert , let him incontinently enter thereon ; and he who shall find his husbanded , let him pay him that hath cultivated it the cost of his labour , and of the seed which he hath sown therein , and remain with his heritage , according to the law of the Moors . |
| 16 | If you obey my command you will o remain in my love in the same way that I have obeyed my Father 's commands and remain in his love . |
| 17 | Where possible she would join Charles and remain by his side , silent , attentive but still terrified . |
| 18 | A force which holds one powerfully back from such opinions is however Sam Gamgee , who counterpoints the most solemn moments of crossing with banalities like ‘ Live and learn ! ’ and chatter about his uncle Andy ( who used to have a rope-walk at Tighfield ) . |
| 19 | Although there has been a great song and dance about his supposedly suspect temperament this season , I ca n't fault it . |
| 20 | She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune . |
| 21 | Men used to wear dolphin tails and dance in his honour . |
| 22 | There was doubt and regret in his tone . |
| 23 | On the other hand , if we ignore the ego and its functions in man and concentrate on his instincts as if they could totally account for his behaviour as they do in animals who lack an ego , we should fall into the alternative trap of failing to account for his culture at all except as the outcome of doubtful instinctual behaviour of an altruistic or civilized kind . |
| 24 | The viewer can lay aside , in his fantasy relation to this woman , the difficult , complex emotions he will experience in any actual relationship with a real woman , and concentrate upon his own desire . |
| 25 | And trust in his redeeming blood , |
| 26 | He spoke with awe and fear in his voice , and as if he believed that only Minch herself among all of them could know and understand what might be in Men 's minds . |
| 27 | He looked at Dorian with hate and fear in his eyes . |
| 28 | He stared at the picture with hate and fear in his eyes . |
| 29 | But a cable fault knocked out the phone and fax at his home for two days delaying the arrival of the umpires ' report . |
| 30 | I 've tried to slow down my pattern of speech , I 've tried to simplify my vocabulary , and certain methods of when you 're talking to someone you do n't tower over them , you try and squat to his level or you give instructions in certain ways to certain classes . |