Example sentences of "let his [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she had let his kisses melt her , let his touch arouse her , his anger scorch her ; small , tender gestures had somehow reached her , frail as dandelion seeds , but becoming strongly rooted , to survive somehow in the bitter darkness of her rejection of him . |
| 2 | For Trusty Dusty Hare read Long John Liley , a rapidly emerging full-back who has let his boots do the talking whilst notching up the season 's fastest century . |
| 3 | They had followed , and he had let his feelings rip when the driver had lost the taxi at a traffic light . |
| 4 | And slowly he let his sorrows spill . |
| 5 | He let his arms fall uselessly . |
| 6 | He let his fingers drift gently over the ridges . |
| 7 | He let his fingers drift across the paper like a dowser ; as if , somehow , among the fractured patterns on the page , he might suddenly feel the heat of Ross 's madness . |
| 8 | As she smiled back at him , shaking her head in agreement , he let his fingers trail softly through her silken hair , then slide round to cup her chin and tilt it gently . |
| 9 | He let his fingers tangle in its brightness , sending jolts of electricity skittering across her scalp . |
| 10 | Next , having reviewed , as well as he could , his work at the office , and made a courageous but unsuccessful attempt to remember whether there was any urgent correspondence he had n't dealt with , he let his thoughts return to Nenna . |
| 11 | Dexter let his eyes wander over the crates on the floor , brimming with files and books , and on to a dusty azalea on the window-sill for which he sensed a twinge of sadness . |
| 12 | It brought to his notice the heap of auburn hair and , taking his time , he let his eyes stroll down a pinched but puckish face , breasts which looked firm though on the small side and the rest , as he would guess , in regular working order . |
| 13 | He let his eyes travel over Michael 's body . |
| 14 | He let his eyes travel over her , openly appraising , as his gaze took in the firm , high breasts , softly moulded by the cashmere of her sweater-dress , then drifted down to the dip of her waist and the womanly curves of her hips and thighs . |
| 15 | Then , for a fraction of a second he let his eyes drop to the level of the hall table . |
| 16 | Adam did as he was told , making a hurried exit , and Rourke let his eyes skim coldly over Lissa . |
| 17 | As Blanche and Russell chatted on about some Woody Allen film , Dexter let his eyes glaze over . |
| 18 | That look , like purity itself , seared him and he let his eyes fall before it . |
| 19 | He let his eyes slip the other way , towards the little group of waiting people , hunting along the front line until he picked out Harriet Shakespeare . |
| 20 | From one dim object to another he let his eyes roam , and he saw them all clearly : the Louis Quinze couch between the long windows , the French glass-fronted cabinet in the corner opposite , the sixteenth-century iron-bound chest standing in the alcove , its lid flat against the wall , held there by a pyramid of logs . |
| 21 | He let his eyes roam round the kitchen , seeing it as that pleasant policeman must have seen it , in all its sad decrepitude . |
| 22 | He let his eyes roam round his surroundings . |
| 23 | He let his eyes roam her face , as though he was assessing her worthiness as a repository for his secrets . |
| 24 | Dexter let his eyes play over the clutter designed to bless the pub with a friendly air : two post horns slung like bombs from the ceiling , mock Tudor beams , lines of plates balanced on every available ledge , and a grubby portrait of the Queen hung in dusty splendour above the bar . |
| 25 | ’ He let his words trail off . |
| 26 | As he said it he let his hands caress the silk chair-arms , the movement seeming to echo the drift of his dark eyes as , unhurriedly , and with appreciation , they surveyed her . |
| 27 | He let his hands travel up beneath the chemise to her breasts , which he had so often coveted , and handled them boldly . |
| 28 | But after a minute he let his hands drop and picked at the rubbish in the bin . |
| 29 | BRENTFORD 'S Gary Blissett let his goals do the talking after the 3-1 victory over Sunderland at Roker Park . |
| 30 | But , as he pulled out her chair and let his fingers skim as if by accident across her shoulders , red lights started to flash a warning . |