Example sentences of "[noun sg] in his [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That soft , cloudy light in his eyes unhinged her . |
| 2 | The harsh command in his voice startled her . |
| 3 | His leonine aspect and the mischievous twinkle in his eye made his appearance as arresting as his personality . |
| 4 | His face was drawn and I could feel the tension in his hands holding my wrists . |
| 5 | The elderly cleric was standing in the doorway in his surplice to welcome them . |
| 6 | Jaq switched on the magnetics in his boots to give him purchase for possible combat . |
| 7 | Her entire body was shaking , yet the sight of his brown arm reaching out towards her and the confident ring in his voice gave her courage . |
| 8 | ‘ I was half inclined to believe you last night until I received these this morning , ’ he said , and the hidden violence in his voice made her go cold . |
| 9 | The pleasure in his voice disarmed her . |
| 10 | A man on horseback was circling the water , the reins slack in his hands to let his mount go at an idle walk . |
| 11 | STUDENT John McCoy went for a spin in his car hoping it would make him tired — and plummeted 30ft down a cliff . |
| 12 | ( A fourth possibility , others have suggested , is that Gravier never was on the airplane at all , but he sent an aide in his place using his name to deliver a package in which there was a bomb . |
| 13 | He was once a Hunt Saboteur and still has a dent in his buttocks to prove it . |
| 14 | ‘ Ask the waiter with the dent in his forehead to give you a bucketful of ice cubes and three or four napkins . |
| 15 | She had n't been frightened until then but the high panic in his voice infected her . |
| 16 | On the other hand , ’ the flat menace in his voice silenced her indignant denial before it could be voiced , ‘ a woman in her twenties might reasonably be expected to show more intelligence . |
| 17 | A father has won an important legal battle in his bid to prove his son 's death during parachute training was NOT an accident . |
| 18 | Not as yet by all three of the men , but by one who already had his handgun set up , aimed fully at John , and the flare in his hand to ignite it . |
| 19 | The Empress was in great beauty … the Emperor also looked very impressive , and when after the ceremony he held up the child in his arms to present him to the multitude , the enthusiasm was genuine and great . |
| 20 | Old Joseph had by now grown so blind that he rode with a child in his lap to guide him , and so was spared the sight of this first intrusion . |
| 21 | He pursed his lips thoughtfully and the hidden laughter in his eyes warned her that she might not like his answer . |
| 22 | The dean in his address expressed his pleasure in installing the new mayor , especially as he had been asked to serve as his chaplain during the mayor 's year of office . |
| 23 | The sneer in his voice made her lose her temper . |
| 24 | I dashed the remainder of the wine in his face to revive him , and ran up to the laboratory again . |
| 25 | A penalty point in his favour ended his bad spell and he plundered seven points in a row . |
| 26 | He had issued an instruction ; one which the glint in his eye warned she disobeyed at her peril . |
| 27 | ‘ Who did you phone besides Myra ? ’ he asked , a glint in his eyes saying it would be no use denying it . |
| 28 | Mr Heslop said : ‘ The evidence of the majority of the board is that they no longer have any confidence in his ability to discharge his function . |
| 29 | Because Dustin had eaten a few hours previously , the anaesthetist had to insert a tube in his mouth to stop him choking on his own vomit . |
| 30 | The picture in his mind caused his teeth to clench , and he muttered , ‘ Oh , Emma , Emma . |