Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 2 | On a lighter note a fellow worker approached me only a couple of months ago er , the new European directive almost ruined his holiday he then explained he booked up to take his family to EuroDisney . |
| 3 | Having made his decision he then took fairly swift action and was married to his cousin Emma Wedgwood on 29 January , 1839 . |
| 4 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |
| 5 | He is far from being one of the outer world , but in reading his work we constantly feel the influence upon him of his reading of the worst English poets . |
| 6 | He he does n't raise his voice he just looks just or |
| 7 | In resigning his seat he also lost the chairmanship of the Assembly 's commission on foreign affairs and on Nov. 16 Michel Vauzelles ( PS ) was elected to succeed him . |
| 8 | After the society refused his application he also failed in attempts to have his case taken up by the Building Societies Association and the insurance ombudsman . |
| 9 | And as she stepped forward into the room , he stepped backwards into the yard and , raising his hat he again said , ‘ Well , good afternoon , ’ to which she also replied , ‘ Good afternoon . ’ |
| 10 | There may be some justification for the ( insular ) suspicion that when the Emperor is restocking his wardrobe he usually shops in Paris ; but the rashionability or ideas does not or itself constitute an honest argument against them ; indeed , to offer this as one 's main response is to betray intellectual bankruptcy . |
| 11 | As soon as he closed his eyes he just heard the bang , ’ said Mrs Ward , of Neasham Road , Darlington . |
| 12 | On the way back again to rejoin his mate he inadvertently walked over some gravel , and the noise alerted the guards . |