Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could see that whatever was agitating his friend had pushed him to the limit but he judged it better to let him get it off his chest than keep it bottled up . |
| 2 | There was no denying his words had a soothing effect , but she did n't want to be soothed , she wanted him to accept her version of events . |
| 3 | NIGEL Short was today launching his fight to wrest the world chess crown from champion Garry Kasparov in the regal setting of the newly-refurbished Savoy Theatre in London . |
| 4 | ‘ Would somebody ring Morley , Bob , ’ he said , scarcely opening his mouth to let the words out , ‘ and ask him where his copy is ? |
| 5 | Milton caught himself opening his mouth to defend Lord Mountbatten 's right to be considered an Englishman , but he stopped in time . |
| 6 | Opening his mouth to cry for help , he — ! |
| 7 | Griffins were recently adopted by the Christian church as a symbol of Christ , the leonine part signifying his mortality and the eagle 's head and wings representing his divinity soaring skywards . |
| 8 | Solicitors Neil Cobley representing James Mullen and Mike Hogan representing his brother made successful applications for legal aid . |
| 9 | Some news in brief now — Labour 's new Scottish spokesman , George Robertson , has stamped his authority on the job , introducing his new front bench team , and announcing his plan to involve back benchers in the political process . |
| 10 | Although the economy was at the centre of people 's concern in these elections , Keating spiced up his campaign by announcing his plan to abolish the Queen as head of state by the year 2001 — the centenary of Australia 's conversion from a group of colonies to a federation of states — and turn the country into a federal republic . |
| 11 | ( Elspeth Loades ) ; ‘ Lord James Goldsmith ( right ) announcing his plans to demerge the USSR . ’ |
| 12 | Knighton has hardly been out of the news since announcing his intention to buy United on 18 August , the day before the Football League season began . |
| 13 | ‘ Did anyone , ’ Corbett asked , keeping his excitement hidden , ‘ travel with them ? ’ |
| 14 | Sung looked up , then quickly looked back down , keeping his forehead pressed to the floor . |
| 15 | He was keeping his head pointed firmly downwards , but he could feel a disresonance and his eyes searched over the stencilling shading of rock , scrub and moor . |
| 16 | Ebert got to his feet slowly , keeping his head bowed . |
| 17 | Cullam closed the porthole , keeping his head turned . |
| 18 | He sat and thought somberly about Kegan , keeping his chin tucked into his neck and his eyes on the toes of his outstretched feet , as people clutching clipboards bustled about , and men wearing earphones and pulling the attached wires behind them moved importantly from place to place and shouted at the invisible listeners who spoke to them through the earphones . |
| 19 | Manville straightened slowly , keeping his back pressed flat against the wall . |
| 20 | KEVIN BROCK is keeping his fingers crossed that Newcastle 's reserve match at Aston Villa tonight is n't a victim of the weather , writes John Wardle . |
| 21 | Bingham is keeping his fingers crossed that Gray 's withdrawal is the only one . |
| 22 | The Lurgan schoolteacher is keeping his fingers crossed that his club Clan na gael will lift the Armagh senior county football title and that Derry will emerge triumphant in the All Ireland final . |
| 23 | Lang is keeping his fingers crossed that there wo n't be a massive outcry when the bills drop through letter boxes during the next two weeks . |
| 24 | Widnes centre Dave Hanley will be keeping his fingers crossed that history does n't repeat itself tomorrow . |
| 25 | The Reds ' third-choice keeper , who made a successful return to senior action , is keeping his fingers crossed that Graeme Souness was impressed enough to select him against Middlesbrough this Saturday . |
| 26 | Leftwing rebels in El Salvador held an American civilian overnight and lectured him on US intervention while keeping his thumbs tied behind his back before letting him go , the US Embassy said yesterday . |
| 27 | Leftwing rebels in El Salvador held an American civilian overnight and lectured him on US intervention while keeping his thumbs tied behind his back before letting him go , the US Embassy said yesterday . |
| 28 | He was concentrating on maintaining his grip and keeping his mind closed to the pressing images of his fate on the rocks below . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'd been sitting with him in hospital keeping his mind occupied , but when our visiting times changed and he was alone he would lie there and think . |
| 30 | Manville poked a ten-dollar bill through the driver 's window as he alighted , keeping his palm extended for the full change . |