Example sentences of "[v-ing] his [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The injury-prone versatile Northampton player lasted just 39 minutes before dislocating his shoulder and booking his place on the plane home . |
| 2 | Mr Kinnock , reaffirming his confidence that Labour was on course for an overall majority , dismissed reports that Mr Ashdown was seeking four Cabinet places in a coalition with Labour . |
| 3 | ‘ I was ten times worse myself and got over it on my feet , ’ he said in casual dismissal , opening his raincoat and reaching inside for a cigarette . |
| 4 | ‘ However , there 's really no need for you to do so , since this is where we get out , ’ he added , opening his door and helping her stiff , angry figure out on to the pavement . |
| 5 | Sometimes he helped along this impression of participation by opening his mouth and shovelling his chin forward until someone interrupted him . |
| 6 | When thwarted he would rage , shutting his eyes tight , opening his mouth and holding his breath before letting out a bellow of such terrifying power that Neil half expected the whole of Lydsett to come running to see which of them was tormenting the child . |
| 7 | ‘ 6(1) A person is liable in respect of any damage for the purposes of this Act if the person who suffered it ( or anyone representing his estate or dependants ) is entitled to recover compensation from him in respect of that damage ( whatever the legal basis of his liability , whether tort , breach of contract , breach of trust or otherwise ) . |
| 8 | Despite Hekmatyar 's public avowal that his war was with the Uzbek militia and not with other mujaheddin groups , analysts were agreed that he had stepped up the military pressure against the government to prevent Rabbani from consolidating his position and marginalizing the Hezb-i-Islami . |
| 9 | A horse will register his disgust or irritation by wrinkling his nostrils , tossing his head and swishing his tail . |
| 10 | Chalon picked his way nervously among the throng , tossing his head and splattering mud over the feet of more than one unwary pedestrian who was too slow to get out of the way . |
| 11 | Owen reached through the branches to the bridle of Isambard 's horse , that stood tossing his head and nervously trampling the path . |
| 12 | The MRTA on Oct. 4 kidnapped Héctor Delgado Parker , a media magnate and a friend and former aide of García , from his car in central Lima , killing his driver and wounding his bodyguard and three others . |
| 13 | Outside he stood on the steps for a minute , surveying his city and sniffing the morning air . |
| 14 | He was feeling the heat and kept mopping his forehead and hands . |
| 15 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 16 | ‘ Meanwhile I 'm up here scrimping and saving and keeping his daughter when it 's not really my fault that we 're having a divorce . ’ |
| 17 | He 'd learned from it , too ; not , perhaps , very much about masonry , but a great deal about keeping his temper and holding his tongue , even under injustice . |
| 18 | I have no reason to believe that my son was contemplating ending his life and he had to my knowledge no enemies . ’ |
| 19 | My late father , F/L Eddie Ross , flew with 112 Shark Squadron from February 1943 to the end of May 1944 , ending his tour as ‘ A ’ Flight Commander during the Italian Campaign , flying Kittyhawks Is , IIIs and IVs up to this date . |
| 20 | ‘ The parties to this appeal are rightly agreed that whether or not Mr. Warner has a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ to refuse to answer the inspectors ' questions depends upon whether he is entitled to rely upon the public interest in protecting his source and that the test to be applied must be the same whether that question arises in judicial proceedings or in the course of an inquiry such as this . |
| 21 | So he took an extraordinary step , going directly to Moktadir , the Moslem ruler of Saragossa , and pledging his sword and men to the Moorish prince . |
| 22 | Then , just as he responds , pull back out of range , deflecting his technique and countering . |
| 23 | It was obscuring his vision and made him feel faint . |
| 24 | I wrote again , nevertheless , disputing his decision and his reasons for it . |
| 25 | On 26th June , Pennethorne sent a long memorial to the Treasury explaining his position and his grievances , and Hall gave his version to the Treasury on 21st July . |
| 26 | Modigliani disliked writing letters , but during the winter of 1919 he wrote several times to Zborowski in Paris on practical matters , asking urgently for money and canvases , thanking Zbo for sending money and , rather touchingly , explaining his progress or the lack of it to his dealer . |
| 27 | Not that he will ignore the larger majority of his people who form the reliable , hard-working backbone of his organization ; he 'll devote time to them too , perhaps explaining his policy and practice for developing flair in his team . |
| 28 | He left a note explaining his action and it was read out at the inquest . |
| 29 | " Funny , being a bird-watcher , " a boy called Cosgrave had once said and Stephen had made him take that back , twisting his arm until he agreed to . |
| 30 | Boxer called over his shoulder , cracking his whip as they moved off . |