Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Daak raised his fists as if he intended to box Defries 's ears . |
| 32 | Held , ( 1 ) allowing the cross-appeals ( Lord Mustill and Lord Slynn of Hadley dissenting ) , that , where a visitor 's decision was made within his jurisdiction in that he had power under the relevant regulating documents to enter into the adjudication of the dispute in question , his decision was not amenable to challenge by judicial review on the ground of error in fact or law contained in that decision ; and that , accordingly , the Divisional Court had had no jurisdiction to entertain the applicant 's motion for judicial review ( post , pp. 1114F–G , G–H , 1121G–H , 1124H — 1125B , H ) . |
| 33 | Obediently , they bowed their heads and he dusted his hands as if they had been contaminated . |
| 34 | But if he had first dropped the razor , why should it be lying on top of the blanket and so conveniently close to his hand as if it had slipped from the opening fingers ? |
| 35 | However , when Dickerson says shooting Malcolm X was ‘ like a holiday ’ , it becomes clear that there 's maybe a good reason for keeping his hand in when it comes to his old discipline . |
| 36 | Obviously he was the kind of man who could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory as if it had never happened , and get on with living in the present . |
| 37 | And she saying like he 's waiting for his accomplice like and they 've said they 've broken in . |
| 38 | The old scowl was back on his face as if he found her gratitude uncomfortable . |
| 39 | The smile was still on his face as if it had never left . |