Example sentences of "his [noun pl] were [verb] and [pron] " in BNC.

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1 In his third season his talents were blossoming and he finished fourth in the 125 European championship .
2 His teeth were showing and his mouth was wide open .
3 His legs were quivering and his insides felt like mush , but he stayed up .
4 She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression .
5 Would they stop a great painter painting just because his eyes were going and his brushwork was n't as good ?
6 His eyes were closed and he did not move when they reached him .
7 His eyes were closed and he looked completely at ease .
8 In the emergency room he appeared deeply comatose : his eyes were closed and he did not react to noxious stimuli .
9 His eyes were closed and his expression blank .
10 His eyes were closed and his face was a terrible colour .
11 His eyes were closed and his breathing noisy .
12 His eyes were closed and his mind was elsewhere .
13 His feet were bleeding and he was covered in dust .
14 It came up on his elbows and all , and his trousers were covered and there 's bloody jam , er this concoction !
15 After leaving the British Army Medical Services , frustrated by the opposition of professional soldiers , he had created a research laboratory and clinic at St. Mary 's Hospital where his theories were developed and his own authority was not to be questioned .
16 Kisling , Lipchitz , Utrillo , all his friends were selling and it was bitter for him to realize that his work was not yet marketable , not to the public taste .
17 I could tell he was angry because he was red in the face and his fists were clenched and he was swearing like a trooper .
18 The palms of his hands were sweating and he had yawned twice since he left the car .
19 Mike saw a fleeting guilty look in Adam 's eyes before his lids were lowered and his attention seemingly focused again on his gold lighter .
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