Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officially he had recovered nicely from the shock of his experience , but his sister thought he needed more time : she was mothering him . |
| 2 | It 's a street his sister admits he knew , had a girlfriend there . |
| 3 | Nothing was said , but his Lieutenant knew he had been reprieved at the last minute . |
| 4 | As his dive steepened he felt the speed pick up again ; there was still life in the controls , somewhere . |
| 5 | Making life hell so he resigned , and threatening to expose his negligence to ensure he made the minimum of fuss , was much more acceptable to MacQuillan . ’ |
| 6 | I could n't see the difference , but his vet insisted he was n't fit enough , even when summer came . |
| 7 | His decision stated he had made assumptions about the lease which were held to be incorrect , and those errors resulted in the premises being valued on a fundamentally wrong basis . |
| 8 | As his parting shot he tried to toe-poke |
| 9 | Tell him his Mum said he 'd better be good . |
| 10 | The electrodes permanently attached to his scalp — we need those to take the frequent and essential measurements of electric impulses produced by his brain — are also imperceptible to him , since the resilience of his mattress ensures he feels no pressure from them at all . |
| 11 | ‘ His chart says he is passive , gentle and inclined to dream , ’ she tells me in her West Coast drawl , ‘ so I am pushing him . ’ |
| 12 | His chart showed he had no earth — no practical common sense . |
| 13 | In the early hours of February 16 last year Abram broke into her home through the bathroom window and when she disturbed him as he searched for money for drink and to have his hair cut he killed her , Mr Burke said . |
| 14 | No , but every whenever his chest goes he 's |
| 15 | As he opened his mouth to reply he was interrupted by a polite cough . |
| 16 | His agent said he was refusing to speak to the press after an incident in which he said he had been misquoted . |
| 17 | But Mr Lawson must have known that the timing of his words meant he was going much further than that . |
| 18 | When his horse staled he kept some of the urine . |
| 19 | A reading of 20 on his radi-gauge means he 's in trouble , if it gets to 30 he 's dead ! |
| 20 | His supporters said he had got wages raised and would get the agricultural labourer 40/ a week . |
| 21 | While he is not a charismatic figure , his supporters say he would prove a worthy defender of the rights of backbenchers against increasing government power . |
| 22 | His shoulders suggest he can paddle all day . |
| 23 | Gary 's inability to use his legs means he 's had to modify the gliders so he can fly them . |
| 24 | Dad pack all his gear did he ? |
| 25 | But his ex-wife believes he would prevent her from visiting the grave . |
| 26 | He wanted his fans to know he was on the mend . |
| 27 | His lawyer said he had agreed to repay to the Department monies wrongfully received . |
| 28 | His lawyer says he is just ‘ a curious computer nerd ’ . |
| 29 | His lawyer reckons he is probably the youngest person on Death Row in the world . |
| 30 | Cry 'd as amidst his veteran bands he rose |