Example sentences of "[prep] he [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had been doubly hurtful , for it meant that she not only did not want to work for and look after him but preferred his lifestyle to her own , and by implication ( for she was a lazy woman ) that meant that she considered what he did not to be work at all , merely a pleasurable means of making a great deal of money . |
| 2 | She leaned across to pull the door shut after him and felt his warm breath on her cheek . |
| 3 | I ran after him and grabbed his arm to stop him . |
| 4 | Let it get gamey and he 's erm Chinese assistant the person who has been assigned to sort of look after him and do his do his translating and things like that took it down and buried it cause they did n't eat rotten meat they did |
| 5 | Half-blinded by the glare , Manville picked out two black shapes moving towards him and brought his gun up quickly , thumbing off the safety catch . |
| 6 | At least Paul Middlemass , the Principal Scientific Officer Document Examiner , had appreciated the wine , drawing the bottle across the table towards him and refilling his glass , his lazy ironic eyes watching his host . |
| 7 | And Goldberg , pulling the pad towards him and seizing his felt-tip pen , began to write . |
| 8 | Now , hold it out towards him and tickle his chest . ’ |
| 9 | Ben the actor appeared beside them and started his piece , and I saw Filmer turn a bland face towards him and watched his mouth shape the unmistakable words , ‘ Go away . ’ |
| 10 | Milosu had always disliked his nephew , and he thought this would be a first-class chance to get rid of him and take his farm . |
| 11 | On 17 June 1952 a Fellow of Magdalene College walked down Trinity Street in Cambridge and was suddenly aware of the regius professor of divinity waddling ahead of him and throwing his arms about and muttering gloomily to himself , ‘ Hell ! |
| 12 | Guido stretched his legs in front of him and crossed his canvas-shod feet at the ankles . |
| 13 | The Controller of the Silver Mines laid his arms on the table in front of him and clasped his hands together , sinking his head . |
| 14 | He looked down at the copious notes in front of him and cleared his throat again . |
| 15 | The stag fell on top of him and broke his neck ( European , 23 August 1991 ) . |
| 16 | After a while she let go of him and buttoned his tunic . |
| 17 | Once again she leaned against him and felt his hands clasped at her back . |
| 18 | And as she pressed against him and felt his passion stirring , and saw the depth of emotion that shone from his eyes , Shiona knew beyond a doubt that his promise was true . |
| 19 | They moved together in a dance as old as time until finally Travis slid between her parted thighs , hands going to her hips to hold her tightly against him and feel his desire . |
| 20 | ‘ In fact , my resistance is non-existent … ’ he groaned tautly , drawing her against him and running his hands down the slim curve of her back , so that their bodies were pressed close together . |
| 21 | Once when they went round a corner she swayed against him and caught his arm to steady herself . |
| 22 | His ribs were bandaged , his jaw in traction , and wires were stuck in his wrists and chest to register his hearbeat on a sinister machine behind him that flashed his beats per minute in red digits . |
| 23 | Suddenly the Persian came up behind him and took his arm . |
| 24 | The French girl came up behind him and kicked his backside . |
| 25 | As he screamed and clutched at himself the wizard dragged open the door , sprang inside , slammed it behind him and threw his body against it , panting . |
| 26 | He felt Sam run up behind him and grab his arm . |
| 27 | If the fall had n't killed him , the large diamond of glass he 'd brought with him and impaled his neck on certainly had . |
| 28 | After a short association with Pemberton Billing 's Silver Badge Party of ex-Servicemen , Beamish quarrelled with him and developed his own organization , which he called the Britons Society . |
| 29 | I was friendly with him and admired his taste and style but he could never be induced to look seriously at my paintings . |
| 30 | She would n't question him or argue with him or threaten his authority . |