Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Impatiently he finished the task , ripping the material from his shoulders and tossing it to the floor . |
| 2 | Not with the shaft of a golf club driven through his neck and pinning him to the wooden floor . |
| 3 | Finally , when Kirov was sure that there was no one within earshot , he stopped , producing a packet of cheap Polish cigarettes from his pocket and offering them to Ybreska . |
| 4 | ‘ Here you are then , ’ said the boy , taking the wire-cutters out of his pocket and giving them to Philip . |
| 5 | ‘ God , you 're beautiful , ’ he muttered fiercely , holding one breast in his hands and raising it to his mouth . |
| 6 | Dana ran after him , catching his arm and bringing him to a standstill . |
| 7 | ‘ Come to find me ? ’ she repeated , reaching down to grip his arm and heaving him to his feet . |
| 8 | Managing his colleagues and steering them to a compromise between the Fund 's tough conditions for a loan and those on the Left who favoured a siege economy as an alternative to rescue by the international banking community obliged Callaghan to practise traditional Cabinet government in the classic mould . |