Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sgt Ian Charnock badly twisted his ankle early on but kept on running . |
| 2 | It does n't sound much but you 've got to watch out these days , with everything constantly getting cheaper and Tod grimly counting his money the whole time . |
| 3 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief Scott McNealy apparently told his stockholders meeting that Solaris would be ported to the PowerPC if IBM , Apple and Motorola come up with the volume . |
| 4 | According to Saunders , on his way to help Bonington suddenly lost his footing . |
| 5 | ‘ What … ? ’ he began , and Cardiff impatiently shook his head . |
| 6 | Kirov only gripped his arm even more tightly . |
| 7 | A large , ungainly and abrasive man , he was not the sort of material to make the grade in the SAS in the normal way , but Stirling obviously had his reasons for taking him on . |
| 8 | Mandeville suddenly put his finger to his lips and stepped out of the window embrasure . |
| 9 | The author of Fishbase obviously takes his fishing very seriously indeed . |
| 10 | Their mother , Maud , was eighteen years younger than their father , and although , as a boy , Bernard constantly sought his Mother 's love and affection , he did not succeed and possibly because of that , he failed to shine academically — but he was very keen on all forms of sport . |
| 11 | Corbett rarely lost his temper and when he did it was always a pleasure to watch . |
| 12 | Irwin eventually secured his capitulation by confessing to him that , as head of the government , with no guarantee that civil disobedience might not start again , he was unable to risk jeopardizing the morale of the police force . |
| 13 | On the following day in his speech to the Security Council , Botha vigorously defended his government 's record since the release of Mandela in February 1990 and rejected the ANC 's accusations . |
| 14 | As he relaxed , his charm and humour seeped back and , to trap their attention , Blufton rarely allowed his eyes to stray from those of his listeners . |
| 15 | Corbett wearily rubbed his face in his hands . |
| 16 | Ngo Van Loc instinctively eased his foot from the accelerator again , but Jacques Devraux lifted his open hand in a gesture of admonishment and leaned across to press the horn in the canter of the steering wheel . |
| 17 | Hating the thought that she was eavesdropping , Julia still could not force herself away and half turned to see David gently pushing his mother upright again . |
| 18 | Beth had thought her son and Cissie were still in the garden , so was pleasantly surprised to see the two of them already in the kitchen ; Richard eagerly awaiting his tea , and Cissie fussing with a place setting . |
| 19 | In so adroitly ‘ carrying ’ Gandhi , Irwin greatly reduced his value as an ally . |
| 20 | Ewen obviously knew his way , but although Neil gave him room he made no further attempt to break free , or even to reach open water . |
| 21 | Richard only estimated his age in relationship to his duties . |
| 22 | But he chafed for his independence , and his brief visits to Indonesia only increased his determination to make the big jump . |
| 23 | Corbett just shook his head and slowly walked away . |
| 24 | Using the golfing tips he gleaned from such fine players , Andy soon had his handicap down to two . |
| 25 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 26 | Reverend Sawyers already asked his congregation to provide the communal wine to help save money , he claim that scheme 's working quite well . |
| 27 | On 31 July 1988 , after eight months of unrest in the territories , King Husayn formally relinquished his claim to the West Bank , and initiated the administrative steps necessary to sever all those links which implied sovereignty or responsibility for the fate of the territory . |
| 28 | Corbett quickly regained his composure , gave the monk a hasty lie , and hurriedly made his way to the Prior 's quarters . |
| 29 | But Berlin has outlived its shameful war And last week saw the vile Ceausescus ' fall As long as Gorbachev still gets his way , The Stalinists at last have had their day . |
| 30 | Pembroke was one of the ordainers of 1310 and his part in the death of Piers Gaveston hardly demonstrated his sympathy for Edward 's obsessive relationship with his favourite . |