Example sentences of "[prep] his [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would be men enough left with them to ensure their safe withdrawal , not enough to make it worth his while disabling them . |
| 2 | As the taxi jolted through the streets of Butterfield , she linked her arm through his and kissed him . |
| 3 | Adam drew her arm through his and led her away , for she was half-blinded with tears . |
| 4 | Isobel stared at him , then laughed , drew her arm through his and pulled him towards the door . |
| 5 | But when she would have moved lower in her innocent foray Guy captured her hands with one of his and pinned them gently above her head . |
| 6 | Mario smiled in that offhand way of his and said he did n't think he would . |
| 7 | They must have drunk deeply because the very next week in her column Beatrice introduces her readers to a ‘ charming book of Breton verse by Max Jacob ’ , translates a poem of his and describes him as ‘ one of the few classical critics in the world ’ . |
| 8 | I do n't often get the chance to take out such an attractive young woman , ’ and put his hand on my knee , I put my hand on top of his and held it there . |
| 9 | She twisted herself sideways in frenzy , screaming still and trying to wrench her wrists free and then he moved both her hands to one of his and gave her a light stinging slap across her cheek . |
| 10 | One more time my skin warms against his and reminds me that I am this person , not generic , wife of nothing . |
| 11 | It took every ounce of self-control he possessed not to crush her fingers with his and pull her into his arms . |
| 12 | Taking her hand warmly in his and tucking it into his pocket , he ordered softly , ‘ Tell me about Elinor Browne with an ‘ E ’ . ’ |
| 13 | He held both her hands in his and brought them to his lips . |
| 14 | As they joined the other dancers , he caught her hand in his and whirled her round into his arms , smiling at the astonishment on her features . |
| 15 | The man takes my hands in his and places them within the box and around the point of life . |
| 16 | Daniel took Elisabeth 's hands in his and turned them palm up . |
| 17 | So , you see , all your fears are quite groundless , ’ he added earnestly , taking her hand in his and raising it warmly to his lips . |
| 18 | He caught her hands in his and drew them over her head so that she lay open and vulnerable to him . |
| 19 | Penry took her hand in his and squeezed it . |
| 20 | He took her hand in his and stroked it gently , as he might an unhappy child 's . |
| 21 | ‘ Maggie , I 'm so awfully sorry to hear your news , ’ he said , taking her hands in his and squeezing them . |
| 22 | She put her face to his and kissed him . |
| 23 | He turned my face to his and kissed them away — overpowering me with such a potent mixture of excitement and tenderness and yearning that I almost swooned . |
| 24 | She had modelled her speech on his and asked him to correct her if she said something wrong . |
| 25 | And of course I was to blame for not keeping on his and making him do something about it . |