Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [adj] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His steps grew brisker and he punched and thumped at shop doors , crashed padlocks against their cold chains and hanged his hands on the windows . |
| 2 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 3 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 4 | Always he felt sick when he ate , but he had been taught and he had learned , and his eyes squinted shut and he swallowed . |
| 5 | His eyes shone brighter and he jumped into the air . |
| 6 | His eyes flashed Schilacci-like and he said crossly , ‘ You are one agitating bastard , McCarthy ! ’ |
| 7 | The world exploded into popping blue circles as his irises clamped shut and his retinas screamed with the shock , like somebody who 'd dived into Caribbean waters and found them as cold as Arctic slush . |
| 8 | His feet found bottom and he surfaced , hands up to smear the mud clear of his eyes . |
| 9 | Emily noticed that he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy , his cheeks became red and his eyes glazed and when the meal was over , he rose from his chair unsteadily . |
| 10 | ‘ When he stepped up , the storm lantern threw its uneven yellow light up under this face , making the hollows in his cheeks look carved and his eyes enormous . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was daft enough to say his plants looked healthy and I got the Ancient Mariner treatment ; a squirt-by-puff account of how he managed it . |
| 12 | Meredith watched the long , well-manicured fingers gripping the glass until his joints showed white and she thought for one crazy moment that it was going to break into shards . |
| 13 | Such times , sometimes , Rubberneck would run with his fists clenched tight and his mouth snarled to bare his teeth ; yellow fangs , side incisors , and it was lucky for the teachers that they did not catch him . |