Example sentences of "his [noun sg] when he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet there is a deeper , yet more exultant sense of the delights of love , of its mellifluous sensuality , in this second book than in the first ; though Scobie overstates his case when he claims it as ‘ nothing more than a joyous celebration ( of love ) richly seasoned . ’ |
| 2 | The greyly persistent Detective Chief Inspector emerged like a turtle from his shell when he saw us arrive , and he 'd come alone for once : no silent note-taker in his shadow . |
| 3 | Even so , the overbearing Purvis looked at his watch when he saw me and said ‘ Good afternoon ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ You are a part of it , ’ he interrupted caustically , ‘ whether you like it or not , and at the moment you are the only friend Steve Cannock has and if you feel for him as you so often have claimed to you 'll be at his side when he needs you . ’ |
| 5 | She knows that Isaac will take Jacob 's hands , and put his hand on his neck when he kisses him . |
| 6 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 7 | Rory had been able to leave his car when he thought he was getting warm , and walk up people 's drives until he found the pea-green Polo Fox . |
| 8 | ‘ It were a night like this when your mother went off , lass , and Jake near lost his mind when he knew she 'd gone for good . |
| 9 | Progress seemed to have halted ; two more furtive searches of Charlie 's office had turned up nothing other than his hidden Scotch bottle but then , every evening of the day after a job , she 'd see him go in there empty-handed and the book would be on his desk when he summoned her . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , nothing to worry about , ’ said the vet , ‘ It 's just where his little nose rubs on the bars of his cage when he bites them . |
| 11 | Houghton traced every curve and twist of the prints , comparing them beneath his microscope when he felt it necessary . |
| 12 | The one time Mayor of Arden , father of the bruised Grace ( ‘ Had it been Paddy Ashdown I would n't have minded one little bit ’ ) , had checked in at the desk and was about to carry his overnight bag up to his room when he noticed her through the glass door of an adjoining room . |
| 13 | And a glint came to his eye when he said he would be carrying on with his pastoral work for many years to come . |
| 14 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
| 15 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
| 16 | This was the furtiveness that could become fear : not owning up to a language he spoke , smuggling sausages into his bedroom , pretending he was out , plaguing the porters for a letter from his wife when he knew she did n't know where he was . |
| 17 | MR K. Bailey , of Shipley , West Yorkshire , had music running through his head when he sent me a ‘ well done ’ letter , for he attached a verse he 'd composed especially to mark my 40th anniversary and he told me to sing his words to an old song named Marjie … |
| 18 | Let him take a favourable tale back to his abbot when he leaves us tomorrow . |
| 19 | How great his relief when he learned they were moons of Jupiter ! |
| 20 | Despite her previous fear of him , she took Gareth Davis at his word when he said he would not try to harm her . |
| 21 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 22 | That will give the landlord a degree of confidence about his ability to regain his property when he wants it ; it will also give the homeless family a degree of confidence about the quality of their landlord . |
| 23 | The presence of Cézanne is felt strongly behind both Three Women and Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table , and the borrowed Braque may well have been in his studio when he painted them . |
| 24 | The Major had scotched his suggestion when he mentioned it to him over lunch , but the Under-Secretary 's unexpected decision had now left them with no alternative . |
| 25 | I shall never forget his expression when he saw me arriving on my bicycle with its empty pannier bags . |
| 26 | He always raised his hat when he saw me . |
| 27 | I went up to his house when he had it . |
| 28 | I think it was in his er his agreement when he made it |
| 29 | A couple of months later he did come to the Hammersmith Odeon with Bernie and me to see them play I could seethe relief on his face when he realised they really were a band . |
| 30 | Most of the CBC staff took their lunch at the hotel cafeteria , with Emile and Margaret presiding , and I often joined Ira Dilworth at his table when he waved me over . |