Example sentences of "his [noun] [coord] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , they 'll have to , ’ said Nicholson pulling the necktie from his shirt and flinging it across the back of a chair . |
| 2 | He kissed the lobe of her ear , taking it between his teeth and teasing it with his tongue . |
| 3 | By the final scene , however , we infer his dislike of McKendrick from the fact that having seriously impinged on his negative face by placing Hollar 's thesis in his briefcase and putting him into a situation of considerable personal danger , he makes no apology for his action whatsoever . |
| 4 | Accepting his teaching and following him as a disciple means to live in that kingdom now . |
| 5 | For example , in 1983 it was said that ‘ even where the husband had been violent , it would be reasonable for the wife to continue to reside in the matrimonial home but to seek a court order restraining his violence or barring him from the home ’ and in these circumstances the authority 's duty would be ‘ to advise the applicant so to do , not to accommodate her as a homeless person ’ . |
| 6 | Impatiently he finished the task , ripping the material from his shoulders and tossing it to the floor . |
| 7 | He picked up one of the ashtrays and sat down in an armchair , crossing his legs and balancing it on his knee . |
| 8 | Not with the shaft of a golf club driven through his neck and pinning him to the wooden floor . |
| 9 | CAR thieves have left a disabled man virtually housebound after taking his car and crashing it into a wall . |
| 10 | ‘ We will eat first , ’ Lubor smiled , parking his car and escorting her into a smart hotel . |
| 11 | Instinctively he waved it from his face before getting to his feet and brushing it from the lapels of his overcoat . |
| 12 | The latter turned his head as the door shut behind her , coming to his feet and raking her with a glance that was both sharp and insolent . |
| 13 | Each combatant aims to floor his opponent , by knocking him off his feet or biting him behind the elbow . |
| 14 | He shook his head , suddenly reaching for his drink and swallowing it in one quick gulp . |
| 15 | Every month , Asmar 's secretary would take the Sunboat from Jounieh to Larnaca to collect the payroll from Coleman for distribution within the network , each cell member then signing his cheques and counter-signing them on presentation to a Lebanese bank for payment . |
| 16 | He made the gesture of someone sleeping , tilting his head and laying it on his hands , and smiling peacefully . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh God , it 's going to be a terrible place ! ’ cries Howard to his fellow-guests around the Chases ' dinner table , holding his head and rocking it from side to side in humorous despair . |
| 18 | He thought again of the bank account in Tel Aviv , manipulating figures in his head and converting them into possessions and acquisitions . |
| 19 | ‘ What are you doing ? ’ he asked conversationally , divesting himself of his jacket and slinging it over the sofa . |
| 20 | And then , after putting the note on his bed for him to read when he came back for his rest and covering it with the undyed hessian bedspread in case their child saw it , she would sit down and try to wring words out of the sleepy little boy at breakfast before he went off to school , and find that she had an empty morning in which to worry about what she had written . |
| 21 | She could see him out of the comer of her eye , removing a crystal from his pocket and placing it in her desk reader . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ Here you are then , ’ said the boy , taking the wire-cutters out of his pocket and giving them to Philip . |
| 24 | Lee was behind him , holding on to the back of his anorak and bumping him with the torch . |
| 25 | She waited until he stabbed at her then , using her left forearm to block his wrist , she followed up by slamming the heel of her right hand against his chin and kneeing him in the groin . |
| 26 | Jim ( no one who knows him calls him Iggy ) being Jim was squatting on the table stuffing everyone else 's venison into his roll and eating it with his fingers . |
| 27 | ‘ Actually I 'm keeping the Australian connection in reserve for what I hope will be a final , knock-out blow , ’ Ross added , before snapping shut the locks on his suitcase and lifting it off the bed . |
| 28 | The summer of 1914 started very much like any other , with Chapman passing the long sunny days playing cricket and golf with his players and keeping them in trim for the coming season . |
| 29 | He raped the pregnant woman , whom he knew , at her Wigan home last autumn , after suddenly losing his temper and punching her in the face . |
| 30 | He bent his head and kissed her , his mouth urgent and seeking , before swinging her up into his arms and carrying her through the curtains . |