Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I invite er Mr and his supporters to get out of the age of Dickens and into the twentieth century . |
2 | ‘ He was ever a man of terrible rectitude , ’ said Owen dispassionately , half-closing his eyes to peer back into a past he hardly ever dwelt on now . |
3 | He heaved again at the floor plate and there was room for his feet to slide down towards the blurred stones between the sleepers . |
4 | James Lamb as Mayor — he was thirteen times Mayor of Rye — had with his jurors to ride out through the wild windy night to rescue his royal guest for whom he gave up his own bedroom . |
5 | Appreciating that the key to a successful season lies in winning the replay against Portsmouth , Wright has no intention of allowing his team-mates to ease up in the two intervening League games . |
6 | Murray meanwhile called on his players to knuckle down after a series of disappointing results . |
7 | Gowie is given every opportunity by his teacher and his classmates to join in with the others and make a useful contribution to the school ; but every gesture of friendship he rejects . |
8 | He allowed his papers to drop on to the cabin floor , and his eyes lit up with interest . |
9 | He did not speak in the room , allowing his clothes to fall on to the floor in the darkness , waiting for some stir or sign from Rose , but the only sound in the room was the brushing of his own clothes falling in the darkness . |