Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was kind of looking down and twiddling his pen , you know … and I mean I know it sounds stupid , but I did n't mind , I think I knew anyway . |
| 2 | He stood there , shouting along and flapping his arms round like an over-excited seagull . |
| 3 | Because of his understanding of practice , he is able not only to show how police ideology is maintained , but even propose alternative models by merely writing down and presenting his knowledge . |
| 4 | In a brief campaign , Aurangzeb had seized the empire , imprisoned his father , and had begun hunting down and murdering his three brothers . |
| 5 | The young Eric was looking away and picking his nose , looking bored . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , Jim , ’ he said , looking around and lowering his voice to a whisper , ‘ I 'm rich . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm here to do a job of work and if dressing conservatively and ignoring his attempts at seductive banter are what it takes to remind him of the fact , so be it . ’ |
| 8 | When he reached the fighting , he charged in amongst the Dragoons , shouting loudly and urging his companions to follow him . |
| 9 | He had n't said he was going away and renting his house , which was odd because they 'd been chatting in the village not two days before he 'd disappeared and Leo taken up residence . |
| 10 | When released from prison he shows how he relied on others , by needing to be with the church after release from prison rather than going off and licking his wounds by himself . |
| 11 | Was it the blameless wonderfulness of God that forced Satan to go and live in the pit , where he could leave his things lying around and put his feet on the table ? |
| 12 | He kept walking ; there was little point in making them suspicious by turning round and retracing his steps . |
| 13 | When he can make steps in the forward direction , you may be shown how he can use the lowest stair to practise stepping downwards while taking his weight through his hemiplegic leg and then through the normal leg . |
| 14 | It was just a matter of moving carefully and keeping his eyes open . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll come again , ’ she said , getting up and pressing his hand . |
| 16 | " Huh , " Slater said , stepping back and rolling his eyes . |
| 17 | Some time later this ‘ incorrigible rogue ’ was taken to court for running away and leaving his wife and four children who became a charge on the parish of Felmersham . |
| 18 | He had been talking about giving up and concentrating his efforts entirely on writing and directing and , like the discovery of another little nugget , was spurred on by reaction to The Trip which , in spite of a critical mauling on the grounds of promoting drug abuse , was still seen as a gifted piece of writing . |
| 19 | I saw him crying out and holding his hands over his face . |
| 20 | A sort of cross between Kurt Cobain and a Fraggle , James has already made a name for himself in the office for dancing around and waving his arms wildly while he talks , not forgetting the regular swishing back of that blond mop . |
| 21 | He had started moaning again and moving his head from side to side . |
| 22 | He pushed back a long , greasy spike of hair that kept slipping down and pricking his ear . |
| 23 | Yet emerged , staggering drunkenly and clutching his shoulder . |
| 24 | He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two . |
| 25 | The sounds recorded in Grosvenor Square were of a sleeping man shifting position , rolling over and resuming his slumbers . |
| 26 | RACING tipster The Squire defied the Pope 's ban on betting yesterday and prepared his weekly column — for the Catholic church 's newspaper . |
| 27 | ‘ Hullo Miss MacPeake , ’ said wee Danny , standing up and hanging his head . |
| 28 | ‘ I wish them to stay , ’ said Gabriel grandly , standing up and spreading his arms wide in pointing at the Luciers . |
| 29 | ‘ Teeny ! ’ he shouted standing up and knocking his packet of cigarettes and lighter on the floor . |
| 30 | This is the safest position after an accident as it prevents your child 's tongue falling back and obstructing his airway and avoids the risk of choking if he vomits . |