Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] his [noun sg] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ An estate agent submitted a gadget he had invented years before which was sitting up in his loft , but he needed the money so tried his luck and sent it in . ’ |
| 2 | Sir Brian suddenly lifted his face and whispered in Athelstan 's ear . |
| 3 | But Kraal only shook his head and stared mournfully out on to the lovely morning , seeing only a memory of an old eagle he had argued with but always loved and who would never come back . |
| 4 | The train rumbled nearer , Ian was still jigging about on the parapet , he could see the smoke box lamp flickering , then as the train was almost on the bridge the smoke enveloped the structure as Ian was doing his Highland jig ; he suddenly lost his balance and fell down onto the smoke box frame , the force of the fall did its lethal work and killed Ian Watson . |
| 5 | James Courtney from Dundrod only broke his wrist and suffered severe bruising of his back and shoulders , despite being hurled into a field backwards as he skidded off the road . |
| 6 | Besides having confidence in his artistic and physical abilities , he had a great passion for Nature as she showed herself in the Lake District which not only initiated his venture but maintained it all his life . |
| 7 | It merely broke his fall and carted him a couple of miles up the road . |
| 8 | The lorry had not long come out of the tunnel when Tony suddenly clicked his tongue and applied the footbrake . |
| 9 | Every morning at Mass he sought her smiling eyes as if she alone understood his loneliness and felt for him . |
| 10 | He felt himself in danger of laughing out , loud , so cleared his throat and addressed the boy in a firmer voice . |
| 11 | Schiller none the less continued his research and provoked controversy by his estimate that , by the mid-1950s , though space heating sales had fallen to only a fifth of domestic sales , they still accounted for some three-fifths of the peak : significantly more than the BEA had ever publicly admitted . |
| 12 | But in the days immediately after the General Election defeat , Mr Smith not only launched his bid but got into an impregnable position thanks to his support from the big unions . |
| 13 | The calf shook its head lamely , but Kalchu merely tightened his hold and stroked the underneath of the throat to make it swallow . |
| 14 | He finally got his passport and left for Russia in 1958 . |
| 15 | ‘ He already played his hand and lost . |
| 16 | He just turned his back and walked away , leaving me in the hall . |
| 17 | This time , the garage attendant just shook his head and walked away , not wanting to know . |
| 18 | I asked Benjamin but he just shook his head and pointed across to the dark fringes of the forest . |
| 19 | But he just shook his head and backed away , and repeated over and over again , ‘ Stay away . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , due to all road signposts being removed , he soon lost his way and had to ask someone for directions . |
| 21 | The young boy was extremely embarrassed but soon swallowed his pride and climbed back into his canoe while we all fell about with laughter around him and it was then that I heard the bang . |
| 22 | The last time we spoke of it , about five months ago , he just lost his temper and started shouting at me , saying it was my fault . |
| 23 | Leila just took his money and waved goodbye . |
| 24 | Just took his suspension and vanished down here . ’ |
| 25 | Nizan generally spoke his mind and refused to pull his punches . |
| 26 | The tenant duly paid his rent and did not commit any breach of covenant . |
| 27 | O'Connor was in his shirt-sleeves ; he rapidly assumed his jacket and pulled out a chair for her , first wiping it with a none too clean handkerchief . |
| 28 | And he got up , and at once took his stretcher and went out in full view of them all , so that they were astonished and praised God . |
| 29 | Arriving in Australia in 1814 , however , he quickly resumed his profession and became the virtual father of Australian architecture . |
| 30 | David quickly removed his hand and sat back in his chair . |