Example sentences of "take his [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lalande wrote of him in 1763 : ‘ Sisson has been several times in prison for failing to pay his workmen [ of whom Jesse Ramsden , q.v. , was one ] ; he starts many things and finishes nothing : he takes his instruments to the pawnbroker , where they have been seen selling for a tenth of their value . |
| 2 | It should always be remembered that the official takes his instructions from the council and its committees only and not from individual councillors . |
| 3 | Mr Winchester predictably proves his case for part of the Pacific rim , from Japan round to California , but not for the whole circumference — and certainly not for the islands dotted in the Basin , despite the charming Western Samoan girl who takes his bags at Los Angeles airport and quotes Robert Louis Stevenson to him . |
| 4 | And boring Ken Barlow takes his holidays in Gdansk |
| 5 | Lord of the Manor … that 's John Durnin … he 's banged in seven goals in the last three matches … four of those came against Luton Town last weekend … tomorrow United 's new goal machine takes his talents to the big city … to the bright lights of Upton Park … |
| 6 | ‘ Watkin the dung-collector , ’ he advised , ‘ takes his duties as church warden most seriously . |
| 7 | William Horwood 's fantastical DUNCTON TALES ( Fontana , £4.99 ) takes his moles on a further quest fighting evil as they search for the book of stones . |
| 8 | The lovely Sinita glides by like a panther swathed in loin-cloth , boob tube and boots and takes his eyes with her . |
| 9 | This eclectic mixture soon wins him a following amongst the rest of the neighbourhood 's equally disturbed teenagers but when one of them takes his exhortations to action a little too far and kills himself , the authorities move in . |
| 10 | A drunk who takes his orders from a higher source . |
| 11 | During this time she drew the conclusion that Beardsley takes his penalties at alternative sides ( if he scores ) . |
| 12 | the sub-contracting of local acquisition search requirement to the participating member , as part of a larger international acquisition search engagement being conducted by the initiating member on behalf of a client in his country ( in these circumstance , the participating member will usually take his instructions from the initiating member ) ; and |
| 13 | Surely this man would n't take his prejudices to such extremes . |
| 14 | Unlike Salman Rushdie , he can still take his walks through the back streets of his chosen city . |
| 15 | Bingham ca n't take his eyes off Ali ; the still life of his friend , tethered so completely , seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali 's invulnerability . |
| 16 | He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed . |
| 17 | He spoke slowly to the children and did not take his eyes off them as he spoke . |
| 18 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 19 | It was true , but then he never could take his eyes off any woman . |
| 20 | Although ostensibly listening to what Jonadab was saying , he could not take his eyes off Sarah . |
| 21 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
| 22 | ‘ The prince my brother can scarce take his eyes off you ! ’ |
| 23 | He noticed a sketch I had been doing of Miss Oliver , and could not take his eyes off it . |
| 24 | He did not take his eyes off me . |
| 25 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 26 | It must be love — he ca n't take his eyes off you — so why not prop your baby up in a bouncy chair , car seat or beanbag and enjoy the limelight ? |
| 27 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |
| 28 | Jim Lester , a portly Tory MP , who was partly hidden by a pilaff , could not take his eyes off her . |
| 29 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 30 | Dr Ali did not take his eyes off his face . |