Example sentences of "his [noun] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Man , on the other hand , who within this particular characterization of the nature — culture dichotomy is deemed to lack such natural and visible creative functions , is obliged , or at least has the opportunity , ( to use the words of Ortner ) to assert his creativity externally through the medium of technology , ritual and symbol . |
| 2 | ‘ A boy … ’ he said , his heart still with the wallpaper-stripper . |
| 3 | Simultaneously MacArthur expressed his views publicly in an interview with the British correspondent , G. Ward Price , which appeared in the Daily Mail on 2 March . |
| 4 | He looked at the handle of the punch he held , fitting his fingers wonderingly into the shape another hand had worn in it , a good hand , muscular and slender , shaped very much like his own . |
| 5 | Venner grinned amiably around whilst Clinton , as cool as ever , drummed his fingers soundlessly on the table top . |
| 6 | She trembled beneath his touch , feeling the warmth of his fingers even through the material of her dress . |
| 7 | The driver sat drumming his fingers nervously on the steering wheel while the attendant busied himself filling the tank , checking the oil and radiator , and wiping the windscreen . |
| 8 | Almost she rose through the strata of realities to wakefulness , but then her lover glided his fingers gently over the curve of her jaw to mine pleasure from her throat . |
| 9 | Harrison drummed his fingers impatiently against the surface of the table . |
| 10 | Lyfing of Crediton doubtless owed his advancement largely to the influence of his uncle Brihtwold of Cornwall and to his own services to Cnut during the 1027 pilgrimage to Rome . |
| 11 | She pulled his shirt away at the back of his neck and dropped the document down inside . |
| 12 | Vasili glanced over his shoulder , his foot already on the brake and his hand dipping towards the gear lever . |
| 13 | In some patients there is a flexor reaction which makes the patient draw his foot away from the floor on contact . |
| 14 | If the patient has a positive supporting reaction , the physiotherapist places his foot carefully towards the floor , grading the pressure it receives in order to reduce the automatic reaction of pushing down as soon as it makes contact . |
| 15 | " What about , " Graham said , pointing one finger at Slater , who pursed his lips and tapped his foot impatiently on the fire-surround , " those people who like Barry Manilow and John Cage ? " |
| 16 | The two-way went dead and Gregson replaced it , pressing his foot harder on the accelerator , coaxing more speed from the Scorpio . |
| 17 | Now , with both hands braced , he slid his foot further under the thing 's head and upper shoulder … and heaved again . |
| 18 | Flat road , no brakes , and he 's got his foot hard to the floor , it wo n't go any faster . |
| 19 | Sometimes he thought that he 'd have liked nothing more than to be like Michael of the tarmac boys , gap-toothed and thick-headed and with no greater concern than that of pissing his money away at a speed roughly equal to that at which he made it , but he had to make do with the hand that he 'd been dealt — thin-skinned and solitary , one of nature 's observers . |
| 20 | Mrs Huntley sighed ; her brother whom she had loved , but knew to be self-indulgent to a fault , had done his niece real harm by leaving so much of his money away from the girl who had confidently believed herself to be his favourite thing on earth . |
| 21 | It 's him on the white horse dropping his money all over the place , and those fellas with the funny bloomers following him . |
| 22 | Andrewes would commence by reading out his text both in the English of the Genevan Bible and in the Latin of the Vulgate and would never lose sight of it , frequently repeating it throughout the sermon . |
| 23 | He will hear evidence and submissions from each party ( although these may be written rather than oral ) and is bound to make his decision solely on the evidence presented to him . |
| 24 | It is remarkable for his description there of the way in which his own original composition had been done . |
| 25 | To him the ground may be steep and rough but on the whole it is even ; and he can pick his direction easily from the top of his moving , six-foot tower . |
| 26 | Humphrey did not confine his activities solely to the steel works and walked across the fields he had known during his earthly days . |
| 27 | All three on the other hand , and here Blanche was imagining what Parkin might say in his defence once in the interview room , had a good reason to want to see the blame for the murder transferred to Parkin should they have killed Nicola themselves . |
| 28 | A person can become a Christian for all sorts of reasons , but it is vital for Christianity if it is true , that he think through his faith afterwards to the point where he understands why he believes — at least to the level at which his mind demands satisfaction in understanding other areas of life . |
| 29 | Stranger this new guest might be , certainly Cadfael had never seen him before , but it was no particular problem to work out who he must be , even if that left his presence here as a mystery . |
| 30 | ‘ My compliments to Sir John but tell him Master Daunbey would appreciate his presence here in the courtyard . ’ |