Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [adv] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | His blond hair was n't short cropped like the others , but was curly and fell over his collar . |
| 2 | He had , in fact , had a very pleasant breakfast with his father , eating a third bowl of cornflakes and toast , without for one moment feeling uncomfortable or wondering why his father should be so gently considerate and butter his toast for him . |
| 3 | And as a result of that David Phillips who as I was saying in the first half has proved himself to be a very valuable all-rounder already to Forest has slotted back in at centre back again and that Garry Crosby has come on as substitute and taken up his usual position and Phillips ' first half position on the right wing . |
| 4 | Creggan grew nervous and glanced over his shoulder and up towards the trees above . |
| 5 | Within minutes he had unclipped and set up his ladder bridge and negotiated the crossing to the fire escape platform with his customary ease . |
| 6 | He was looking at the man , screaming without being heard , blood coming from between his fingers , when Paul himself was attacked by something thin and cold and slippery that whipped round his neck and stayed there , tugging , as if it wanted to pull his head off . |
| 7 | Rémy of Pertuis had as good as made up his mind to leave that day , but the arrival of the earl of Leicester caused him to think again , and countermand his orders to Bénezet and Daalny to begin packing . |
| 8 | The end of his black head-wrap hung loose and flapped over his shoulder , giving a clear view of his face . |
| 9 | A slight man , he held himself erect and drew up his portfolio across his chest . |
| 10 | Ben stopped smiling and picked up his spade . |
| 11 | I know you , ’ he said , wisely smiling and crinkling up his eyes like an actor . |
| 12 | Jack Backhouse , a jet lad scarcely in his teens , was drunk and smashed up his father 's house A letter in 1853 claimed Whitby was infested with thieving ‘ city arabs , cast out of their homes , orphans by day and burthens by night ’ . ’ |
| 13 | We walked over to the practice putting green and set about his putting . |
| 14 | Will the Secretary of State come clean and say why his Government have the worst jobs record of any post-war Government in Britain ? |
| 15 | Then , on a sunny day in April , when the bees were visiting the hedgerows and the robins were flying back and forth with their beaks full of moss and feathers , she came down from Roscarrock Hall humming to herself without a serious thought in her head — when suddenly , as she rounded a corner , there was Tristram , his face sun-tanned , his shirt open and his dark brown hair thick and tangled round his face . |
| 16 | Andrew Harrison , also 17 , suffered bruising and swelling around his head . |
| 17 | One person is a Christian but carries over his previous attitude to race and wealth . |