Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he looked at the old eagle again and shaking his head said , ‘ During the last war when I was a prisoner I knew men who were nearer to death than this and yet by some force of will or perhaps some power greater than us they survived . |
| 2 | He looked with appreciation at her deep cream pleated skirt and cream and jade blouse , while in her turn Claudia thought how well the tan trousers and matching shirt suited him , moulding his large frame lovingly and making his amber eyes appear gold . |
| 3 | In one bitter-sweet passage he said : ‘ I wish the Prime Minister well and hope his changes will produce whatever advantage for him and the Government that he intended . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Gubb made an angry move forward and seized his arm . |
| 5 | As the son of a Unionist Prime Minister , Salisbury used his name and connections to weld the diehard opposition together and awaited his opportunity . |
| 6 | He drew out an enormous red spotted handkerchief from a capacious pocket somewhere and mopped his eye . |
| 7 | PRESIDENT Yeltsin neutralised the Russian opposition yesterday and gave his government several months ' leeway to press ahead with radical economic reforms . |