Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [coord] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Couville tapped his fingers together and narrowed his eyes . |
| 2 | Arty opened his eyes slowly and inclined his head towards a notice on the door — a notice he had put there himself . |
| 3 | He had intended to visit Matthew 's bedroom alone but changed his mind and went to the kitchen . |
| 4 | As the son of a Unionist Prime Minister , Salisbury used his name and connections to weld the diehard opposition together and awaited his opportunity . |
| 5 | Tsu Ma slowed his stroke momentarily and bowed his head to Fei Yen . |
| 6 | PRESIDENT Yeltsin neutralised the Russian opposition yesterday and gave his government several months ' leeway to press ahead with radical economic reforms . |
| 7 | He arched his neck upwards and pressed his lips against hers . |
| 8 | He had a very bad car accident a few months ago and shattered his kneecap . |
| 9 | He gripped the wheel tightly and held his face quite close to the windscreen . |
| 10 | He lowered his mouth then and brushed his lips against hers , so that Robyn surprised by the gentleness that was so at odds with his temper , found herself momentarily confused . |
| 11 | Then : ‘ Krieg ist Krieg , ’ and he shrugged his shoulders again and opened his hands . |
| 12 | Taczek hoisted his spectacles again and revealed his row of cone-like teeth . |
| 13 | He shut his eyes tight and locked his fists around the joystick . |
| 14 | He heard a footfall in the passage outside and felt his pulse quicken . |
| 15 | Docklands Express , which will be ridden by the champion jockey , Peter Scudamore , became the Grand National favourite at 8–1 after Adrian Maguire , 20 , broke his shoulder in a fall yesterday and lost his ride on Cool Ground , which drifted to 9–1 . |
| 16 | When your first telegram arrived at about two a.m. a few nights ago requesting destination for the modified aircraft , I thought that Stirling had spoken to B.G.S. here and fixed his requirements with you . |
| 17 | They moved their feet uncomfortably and avoided his eye , turning their caps in their hands . |
| 18 | The official dropped his gaze abruptly and turned his attention to some papers on his desk . |
| 19 | He slammed down the snifter again and flung his hands on to his hips . |
| 20 | Manville thrust the telex aside and turned his full attention to the more detailed report which had followed the preparatory message just four days later . |
| 21 | And there is persuasive evidence that Judas Thomas visited the town personally and brought his teachings directly to the established king , Abgar . |
| 22 | SAM Torrance sank a 30-foot birdie putt to win a four-way play-off at the Honda Open in Hamburg yesterday and grabbed his fourth tournament victory in 12 weeks . |
| 23 | He walked into a Ladbrokes betting shop at Hexham , Northumberland , six days later and demanded his winnings , unaware that the payout for the bet would have totalled a staggering £3,826,470,000,000,000 . |
| 24 | Donald Cummins , a plump registrar in geriatrics , entered the room noisily and thundered his way to their corner . |
| 25 | He had to drive his two daughters to school since his wife died four years ago and needed his licence , he said . |
| 26 | Mr Wybrow entered Gallup straight from school , as an office boy , 35 years ago and learned his trade on the job . |
| 27 | So he , he sat in the mess room there and checked his box against the tickets which were shown on the waybill . |
| 28 | He visited the church of Gesù Nuovo again and made his way to Piazza della Carità for coffee in the same restaurant . |
| 29 | Mr Gubb made an angry move forward and seized his arm . |
| 30 | The surge did n't last too long and Newton slid in his first goal seven minutes later and grabbed his second five minutes from time when he finished off a sweeping , decisive move involving Dennis Wise and Stuart . |