Example sentences of "[adv prt] his [noun] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He brushed down his hair and straightened his clothing and made his way down the narrow stairs towards the street . |
| 2 | Cornelius held down his hair and shook his head . |
| 3 | Big Irish Tom had pulled down his shorts and grabbed his willy to show everyone that he was truly a boy and not some soppy little girl who fainted at the sight of turkey innards . |
| 4 | Realizing they were both going through the roof with nerves , Luke put down his notes and tipped his battered Panama over his snub nose . |
| 5 | Three-year-old Jacqueline ran at him and grasped his knees ; he put down his briefcase and lifted her in his arms , flattered by her attention . |
| 6 | He pulled down his visor and folded his arms . |
| 7 | Monty looked down his glasses and offered me a few censorious words . |
| 8 | The driver wound down his window and cursed him , adding that for two pins he 'd tell the police . |
| 9 | Arty laid down his pen and geared himself up for argument . |
| 10 | Woodruffe laid down his fork and closed his eyes . |
| 11 | And then he let the tears come for a while , to trickle down his temples and wet his neck . |
| 12 | He set down his glass and hugged her . |
| 13 | Putting down his glass and removing hers , he gripped her shoulders and propelled her to stand in front of the mirror . |
| 14 | He put down his glass and took hers from fingers which were inexplicably trembling , then twisted her round to inspect her back , ‘ You 've had your back in the sun . |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll what ? ’ he drawled sardonically , before putting down his glass and carrying their suitcases through into the bedroom . |
| 16 | Benny glanced back at him , to find him laying down his gun and removing his tunic . |
| 17 | Fred 's face was flushed a deep red and his breath came fast as he slipped down his trousers and pressed himself on top of her body . |
| 18 | falling down his trousers and make me laugh and shout , I 'll always feel so happy when the comes about ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , the funny circus clown |
| 19 | If he is writing down his ideas and expressing his experiences this is a lot and we must give him his due and his head . |
| 20 | Involuntarily Lindsey glanced over his shoulder and felt his jacket brush softly against her cheek . |
| 21 | Strange times we live in , he said , when he finds himself looking over his shoulder and thinking he might be safer in Sarajevo . |
| 22 | Corbett just grinned over his shoulder and led them out on to the beaten track down to the village of Woodstock . |
| 23 | Lorton glanced over his shoulder and let himself into the flat with the key he had found on Celia 's mantelpiece . |
| 24 | When her breasts were free she teased him with the top half of her peach-coloured bikini , waving it over his head and snatching it out of reach as he stretched up for it . |
| 25 | He raises it over his head and brings it crashing down on the back of the man 's head ; once , twice , three times . |
| 26 | He was relaxing over his whisky and enjoying himself . |
| 27 | Virginia turned her head lazily where she lay supine on the fine white sand , and shot Guy a smile of such radiance that he flipped off his Raybans and propped himself on his elbows to scrutinise her more intently . |
| 28 | The Bishop took off his mitre and handed it to an adjacent altar-boy . |
| 29 | Roger was a keen walker , cyclist and backpacker before a sleepy driver knocked him off his bike and confined him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life . |
| 30 | He slipped off his jacket and put it round her shoulders . |