Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an engineer 's interest in how all these tiny ‘ bones ’ had fitted together , Miller had gone far beyond his contemporaries dealing with less complex fossils , who drew in with dotted lines parts missing in their specimen . |
| 2 | In common with most of his contemporaries paying such rates , he was charged twice a year from 1783 onwards at a penny a time , though even he was excused in 1784 on grounds of poverty . |
| 3 | Which was their sort of way of making fun of you because you were showing off which is what a native Orcadian thinks any of his contemporaries talking in English to anyone other than an English person . |
| 4 | ‘ You should be more careful , ’ he said , coming up to her , his fingers reaching up to smooth the horse 's flank only a hand 's length from her knee . |
| 5 | Then , at the edges of her consciousness , outside the explosive heat of the passage of his lips about her neck , of his fingers reaching into some recess of her costume to make her bare flesh tingle , she heard the faint echo of Hector 's bark . |
| 6 | He forced them back and down and in , his fingers slipping on their cheeks and brows ; they turned into mud , shiny and viscous . |
| 7 | He felt his fingers flexing , and he balled his hands into fists and jammed them into his pockets . |
| 8 | And then his iron control seemed to give way for a moment , his fingers clenching as he pulled her roughly against him . |
| 9 | He cried out — a raw , gut-wrenching sound in that tiny room — then pressed the pendant to his cheek , his fingers trembling , his whole face ghastly now with loss . |
| 10 | Farrell reached inside his jacket , his fingers touching the butt of the .45 in his shoulder holster . |
| 11 | She felt his fingers touching her flesh , and nodded . |
| 12 | At first , he was infinitely gentle and loving , his fingers moving over her body in an exploratory , almost hesitant manner , lightly caressing her , lingering only for a moment or two on her face or breasts before moving onwards again to touch her skin , most delicately and teasingly . |
| 13 | He was still holding her hand , his fingers moving against hers , the action an odd mix of soothing and exciting . |
| 14 | ‘ You thought ? ’ he prompted gently , his fingers moving in a gentle caressing movement on the soft fabric of her sweater . |
| 15 | She could feel his fingers moving over the slenderness of her neck like gentle questions , gauging her reaction , lingering against the racing pulse , assessing her feelings . |
| 16 | Jake sat back in his chair , his fingers toying with the glass paperweight , yet looking totally composed again , back to his old self . |
| 17 | His hand moved to tug her shirt free of the waistband of her trousers and she felt his touch on the warmth of her skin , his fingers moulding her body like a contented tiger . |
| 18 | She was aware of his fingers beginning to explore the carpet of soft hair which led to her sweet pudenda . |
| 19 | She watched his fingers gouging into the smooth , stinking mud , the bottom . |
| 20 | He caught her arm in mid-air , a deceptively lazy reflex action , his fingers biting into her forearm . |
| 21 | ‘ You 'll what ? ’ rasped Lucenzo , his fingers biting into her arms . |
| 22 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 23 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 24 | He tightened his grip and she felt the sudden fierce strength of his fingers biting deep into her wrist . |
| 25 | She started past him , but he caught her arm , his fingers biting into her flesh through the fine fabric . |
| 26 | He seized her by the shoulders , his fingers biting into her flesh . |
| 27 | They swam then , and Damian made love to her in the hot sea , stripping her as they floated together , wrapping their bodies around each other in unreasoning desire , kissing saltily as their hoarse cries filled the air and they nearly sank like stones as Damian went rigid with pleasure , his fingers biting into her nude body in the warm water . |
| 28 | His hand went out , reached for the submachine gun , his fingers tightening on the stock . |
| 29 | He caught her hand and held it fast , his fingers tightening as she hesitated . |
| 30 | FitzAlan must have seen something in her face , because he took her hand briefly , his fingers tightening ever so slightly around hers in a gesture meant to reassure . |