Example sentences of "or [noun] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropped points could allow Charlton or Swindon to overtake his team , and pinch a play-off spot , if they win at Bristol Rovers or Derby respectively . |
| 2 | For one thing , any hopes my father may have had that to meet the General in person would arouse a sense of respect or sympathy to leaven his feelings against him proved without foundation . |
| 3 | Make sure your adviser has a full operating licence — known as a ‘ regulated ’ licence — and that his stationery , business card or literature states his authorisation . |
| 4 | Halling fell into this pattern , for after the Charter the Lord of the Manor was the Bishop of Rochester , for whom a bailiff or reeve controlled his lands . |
| 5 | England 's foreign policy was made by the privy council committee of foreign affairs , and in the last analysis by the king himself , aided by whichever minister or favourite had his ear at a given moment . |
| 6 | Or Strauss expressing his fears of the ‘ Philistine , the obtuse vindictive critic ’ ? |
| 7 | A registered student may be excused enrolment for part of his course of study or research following his election or appointment to office in any representative student body approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Senate , and a student so excused shall remain a registered student for as long as may be approved by the Senate . |
| 8 | And as the market process unfolds , with one period of market ignorance followed by another in which ignorance has been somewhat reduced , each buyer or seller revises his bids and offers in the light of his newly acquired knowledge of the alternative opportunities which those to whom he may wish to sell , or from whom he may wish to buy , can expect to find available elsewhere in the market . |
| 9 | Non-attendance of plaintiff , or failure to prove his case |
| 10 | If this were the case , then one of two points must follow ; either Childeric himself never ruled over the whole of Belgica Secunda , or Syagrius established his kingdom after Childeric 's death . |
| 11 | Children very often lost one or more parents before they reached adulthood and the chances of a husband or wife losing his or her partner before old age were far greater than they are today . |
| 12 | I 'm sure you do n't want to hear about Mark 's cousin getting done for selling crack mixed with concrete , or the Forest Of Dean whizzkid who tried to get the band 's mate to give them heroin so they 'd all become addicted so he could make a profit out of them , or Zac sticking his finger up a chicken 's arse , do you ? |
| 13 | The coughing , the rustling of the newspapers , the rasp of coat buttons on table or chair exasperated his brooding . |
| 14 | Some form of analysis ( which may be more or less explicit ) is necessarily a part of the interpretation of texts , of understanding how a poet or novelist achieves his or her effects , and consequently must figure in the production of accurate writing . |
| 15 | His parents , who lives at Cowley near Gloucester , were the only relatives or friends to attend his inquest at Tewkesbury . |
| 16 | Lack of trust or love framed his view of the world to the end . |
| 17 | You can spend an enormous amount of time checking out the possibilities for a particular audio-visual presentation only to find the organiser or speaker changes his mind . |
| 18 | He had the ability of good actors or teachers to communicate his own enthusiasm repeatedly , especially for his special subject , the history of architecture . |
| 19 | They were also used to bursting into unexpected crescendos of sound when Ingrid 's voice cracked or Freddie lost his pitch , and infilling with fiddly bits when some backstage hitch caused long pauses . |
| 20 | In strategic terms the England manager , who does not have a Gerson or Pele to bail his team out of the trouble caused by such indiscretions , was right , but if you drive the idiosyncrasies out of football altogether what is left can be grey indeed , which is what one finds a little disconcerting about the present Brazilian side . |
| 21 | Just as a rector would put in a vicar or curate to care for the souls in his parish , or a landlord would employ a bailiff or steward to manage his estates , so an officer would appoint a deputy to conduct the business of the office , usually for a small pittance , while he himself enjoyed the bulk of the proceeds . |
| 22 | Dionysius was usually depicted with the flanks of a goat or bull to symbolise his fertility aspect . |
| 23 | Frequently , the witch or sorcerer inflicts his final coup de grâce by tearing out his victim 's heart and ravenously feasting on it . |
| 24 | When , for instance , the hero in a book or film sacrifices his life so that someone else may live , this is portrayed as extremely praiseworthy and is the subject-matter of much literature . |
| 25 | Whether it was the throaty sound from the two man-servants or whether it was Reginald and Charles visibly choking , or Henry bowing his head , that caused the Colonel to bellow , ‘ If you ca n't behave yourself , Nessy , you will leave the table ! ’ |
| 26 | What worries women most in the 90s is their husband or partner losing his job . |