Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun pl] [verb] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stopped his neighbours burning his house once , and for that he owes me . |
| 2 | Sally-Anne closed her eyes , opened them to see him lift his hands to cover his face , his head bent , shoulders bowed , his world in ruins about him . |
| 3 | He slipped into his coat and shook his arms to make his shirt cuffs appear . |
| 4 | He has opened his legs to show his class . ’ |
| 5 | It is quite obvious that the old man allowed his emotions to overrule his judgement in this instance . |
| 6 | The mention of suspension is of interest : that the cause of it — truancy — is not only a 20th century phenomenon is shown by the next paragraph of the Report : " The parent of George Highton who had been suspended on account of frequent absence attended by order of the Deputation and stated that he had 3 boys in the School and that the one complained of was so refractory as to be beyond his management and would not attend as he should , frequently persuading his Brothers to follow his example and having gone into service he wished him to be dismissed , which was done , and the parent was informed that if the other two were not more regular in their attendance they would also be discharged . " |
| 7 | He is a quiet , unassuming man who prefers to let his athletes do his talking for him . |
| 8 | Sharpe tapped his heels to start his horse moving again . |
| 9 | Robyn gasped and felt the sharp ache deep in the pit of her stomach , as his hands covered both breasts , moulding and squeezing , gasped again as she felt his lips following his touch and she felt the pull of his mouth , sucking and probing at each aroused nipple . |
| 10 | That 's not the problem , the sergeant groaned inwardly , tightening his lips to hide his irritation : the net was wide enough already . |
| 11 | For Griffiths-Jones the lag was the time it took his words to leave his mouth and hit the pages of the newspapers . |
| 12 | Long after all this excitement has subsided , the owner of the property drives down comfortably in a carriage or pony-cart , having sent the indispensable chit to the station-master , asking that official to allow his servants to stow his hand-baggage in the compartment reserved for him . |
| 13 | But such was the genuine power of his personality that his persistent contention that these fasts were undertaken with the object of assisting his opponents to accept his point of view on its merits always received respectful attention , even as it became more and more evident , with the passage of time , that their success depended in actuality on the personal capital he had built up : he was too special , too revered , and eventually too important in the political consciousness of the Indian masses , to be allowed to die . |
| 14 | " That was your idea , too , " Quiss said , not looking at her , but lowering his eyes to watch his finger moving over the table 's cut patterns . |
| 15 | Eyles managed to get his officers to eject his rival , with the result that Franklin stood directly in front of Eyles for the duration of the service . |
| 16 | With great discretion , Dyson yawned , straining his muscles to keep his mouth shut at the same time . |