Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sister clutched his arm . |
| 2 | But he had two batting sessions at the indoor nets at Bradford yesterday and was sufficiently satisfied with his progress to announce his comeback . |
| 3 | She saw his attempts to wish his own brand of authority on to the production as little more than temperamental interference , and , in turn , told him how he should play his scenes . |
| 4 | The QC also considered ‘ his attempts to put his life in order and adopt a more responsible and sincere approach to his affairs ’ . |
| 5 | Jones had been cast for the minor but useful role of leading a small diversionary force of ships to the north of England and Scotland , but his attempts to make his ships ready for sea involved him in constant arguments with the French authorities , and his reputation as a tyrannical captain made it hard to find a crew . |
| 6 | A passionate improver , his vast correspondence chronicles his attempts to develop his estates and to improve the lot of their inhabitants . |
| 7 | ‘ Richard of Gloucester has never been one to allow his heart to rule his head . |
| 8 | Now back with North after a spell with Ballymena he is keen to resume his playing career , injury permitting , but he wo n't allow his heart to rule his head . |
| 9 | As an ascetic he was in the mould of the medieval Christians , but when his heart overruled his intellect he would write warm , sensuous love poetry under the cloak of religion . |
| 10 | He 'd had doubts even before Aubrey had spoken out but , not wishing to acknowledge them , he 'd allowed his heart to overrule his head . |
| 11 | Yet if he , just a man , could not find it in his heart to condemn his brother or the boy who had used his brother 's weaknesses to lure him to his death , how could this God of love of his childhood destroy so savagely and so arbitrarily ? |
| 12 | During that time he was ordered by gang members to shave off his beard to change his appearance and was again threatened that his family would be harmed if he did not do as he was told . |
| 13 | Aethelwald , king of the eastern Angles , seems to have made the most of his opportunity to extend his authority into Swithhelm 's territory , for when Cedd baptized Swithhelm he did so among the eastern Angles in the royal manor of Rendlesham , near Sutton Hoo , in the presence of King Aethelwald , who was his sponsor ( HE 111 , 22 ) .66 The foundation of a monastery at Barking in Essex for Aethelburh by her brother , Eorcenwald , later bishop of London ( HE IV , 6 ) , could indicate an extension also of Kentish influence into the territory of the eastern Saxons . |
| 14 | Might I suggest that young George should use his opportunity to put his expensive university education towards a greater purpose than the expansion of his wallet . |
| 15 | Last night , Bashir Maan , chairman of Strathclyde Community Relations Council , said he was not prepared to comment in detail about the controversy until Mr McNeill had his opportunity to put his case . |
| 16 | On admission Peter expressed his anxiety about being absent from his business , and his inability to alter his lifestyle sufficiently to prevent his symptoms recurring . |
| 17 | ‘ I am a poorer man by some 200 £ than when I came to the Province ’ , he told Gould , apologising for his inability to pay his subscription to Birds of Australia , ‘ and my salary has been reduced to the lowest figure and is far below what I enjoyed as a private Gentleman . ’ |
| 18 | Evening after evening Father McGiff sat at his desk , ashamed of his indulgence , upbraiding himself for his inability to drag his eyes away from the window which , like some perverse crystal ball , conjured up only ghosts of the past instead of promises of the future . |
| 19 | Petlyura , the military dictator of Kiev and parts of the western Ukraine , had grown desperate at his inability to establish his power . |
| 20 | What is clear is that any newly appointed Director of Finance in an NHS Hospital Trust will be concerned about his inability to price his products . |
| 21 | Or had Ash finally floundered in his inability to express his sense of urgency ? |
| 22 | The debtor might have been reduced to his inability to satisfy his creditor , asserted Thomas Foxwell Buxton , |
| 23 | His inability to keep his hands to himself had led to her resignation . |
| 24 | Even in the city they are saying the Prince killed his mistress to please his lover . |
| 25 | There has obviously been a conscious decision and determination on his part to make his life a fulfilment of prophetic utterance . |
| 26 | Here , as at Liberi , he was happy , and we hear nothing of any initiative on his part to bring his exile to an end or to settle the issue — chiefly his frustrated desire to hold a council — which had precipitated his exile . |
| 27 | Whether he goes back again or not depends on his fight to regain his Liverpool spot . |
| 28 | He threw it away and pulled out the Bible , which he had stuffed superstitiously into his shirt to protect his ribs … |
| 29 | It jerked his foot banged his knee and was yanked back open . |
| 30 | The policeman waited until Whitlock had put his hands on the police car then used his foot to spread his legs . |