Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Then when he fails you can chop his head off and take the ram . " |
| 2 | He jerked his head round and saw something that chilled his blood . |
| 3 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 4 | He drew his head back and spat ; powerfully , cleanly , catching Spatz in the centre of his face . |
| 5 | He drew his arm back and hurled the envelope at Creed . |
| 6 | He bent his head down and gave the little hedgehog a big wet lick right on the nose . |
| 7 | He let his breath out and said solemnly , ‘ I found some mushrooms . |
| 8 | Mockingly he copied her own deliberate hesitancy , before pushing his chair back and rising to his feet . |
| 9 | But then the pressure from the gun went away , and very carefully he twisted his head around and saw Bruno clutching a worn old Luger by his waist , shaking it with impatience as he waited for Fraulein Winkelmann to stop yelling . |
| 10 | Barnes played his heart out but failed to melt the hearts of selectors , who preferred to give Rob Andrew his 50th cap for Saturday 's Twickenham showdown . |
| 11 | Quinn , aboard John Hammond 's Dis Moi Tout , was found guilty of forcing his way out and causing interference three furlongs from home . |
| 12 | At that he turned his face round and glared at her . |
| 13 | He has to stick his head up and go where the fuck has it gone ? |
| 14 | She was enraged and not at all pleased when Felipe threw his head back and roared with laughter . |
| 15 | Steve threw his head back and laughed out loud . |
| 16 | He threw his head back and laughed like a young and boisterous man , till the drops flashed from the clustering wet tendrils of his iron-grey hair . |
| 17 | Nathan threw his head back and gave a great shout of laughter . |
| 18 | ‘ Open it ! ’ ordered Corbett but the soldier simply shook his head , threw his spade down and walked away . |
| 19 | The boy was making straight for the stone , holding his stick up and making little darting glances all round him . |
| 20 | He vaulted cleanly through the open window , brushed his hair back and sauntered around Stefan 's room , picking up his record book , his razor , his hat . |
| 21 | Once , the doorkeeper popped his head out and asked if they wanted to hand in autograph books . |
| 22 | This would probably cause Franks mind to be elsewhere in training , and so lead to him being uninspired — whereas he should be getting his head down and working . |
| 23 | Instead he opted for getting his penknife out and fraying the elastic in the waistband . |
| 24 | He used the complete gamut of his voice , from a growl like a dog warning its master that it has a sore foot to a high , exalted monotone which he kept for perorations ; and when he was using the words of an Old Testament lament , Isaiah or Zephaniah , to make a piteous effect , he had been known to put his head back and yowl like a tom-cat . |
| 25 | After all , nothing gives a player more pleasure than being able to put his head back and run with the ball . |
| 26 | To complete the analogy , it 's as if the RFU is a lumbering forward giving a hospital pass that leaves Best no room to sidestep , no alternative but to put his head down and put his trust in the tried and tested battering ram technique . |
| 27 | This meal was a haphazard trawl of the village store 's shelves , an unappealing source of supply at the best of times ; Pete realised with a sinking feeling that he 'd no choice other than to put his head down and plough on through like a pig at the trough . |
| 28 | Without any warning whatsoever , the man holding her swung his foot back and kicked her legs out from under her with a careless , emotionless violence that wrenched a panic-stricken scream from her throat . |
| 29 | Something knocked his hat over his face , he pushed at the peak , saw the grey 's hindquarters lift elegantly over the gate and out into the light , felt Conker steadying and kicked him on swiftly because there was n't time to stop , he swung his hand back and hit the pony who lifted suddenly , landing with a jolt that made him grunt with effort . |
| 30 | He swung his horse round and said over his shoulder , ‘ I 'll be off then , Faither . |