Example sentences of "his [noun] [adv] [conj] [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We know that , Mr Vigo , ’ he said , wrenching his eyes away and fixing them on an eggshell thin service , made to contain jasmine tea . |
| 2 | He would write a book which would cause a sufficient furore to upset both his parents thoroughly and make them realize that he was a person to be reckoned with . |
| 3 | Scott himself , at least in the view of Ruskin , is guilty of this sentimental vagueness , sensing his buildings rather than perceiving them . |
| 4 | Dr Rafaelo smiled , as he took his glasses out and put them on again , and smoothed his hair back . |
| 5 | He took his glasses off and put them on the table , and his eyes were dancing as she had n't seen them dance since the night he had revealed the identity of Miguelito . |
| 6 | The irregularity of his semi-bigamous relationship with Ælfgifu of Northampton ( see Chapter 4 ) and levy of £82,500 in 1018 did not fulfil the Christian king 's duty to tax his people lightly and set them a good example , and in the early years of the reign many churchmen doubtless feared the worst . |
| 7 | It pinched his features together and bunched them round his bulbous nose . |
| 8 | He covers it with his other hand , draws his fists apart and holds them for GUIL . |
| 9 | Howard thinks to himself that he must write to his children tonight and tell them that he has seen his first angels . |
| 10 | He did n't move , so I pulled his hands out and positioned them on the boat 's edges . |
| 11 | Tallboy had a large lugubrious face , arms too long for the shirtmaker to cope with , and an air of fighting his clothes rather than wearing them . |
| 12 | He managed to rout them by tearing his clothes off and setting them to sail down a river , then blocking the river with a mighty boulder . |
| 13 | A burglar who took his socks off and put them on his hands to avoid leaving fingerprints was caught red-footed when he was arrested … because of the footprints he left . |