Example sentences of "lost in his " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 After countless such visits he was afraid to look into the bowl in case something of himself had been lost in his body 's writhing struggles to empty itself .
2 Keats when he wrote that poem and was lost in his immaterial dream breathed the same intoxicating air as Einstein did , and both knew the same profound excitement and sublime delight .
3 Nigger Asnett trudged along the deserted castle walk , lost in his own thoughts .
4 Lost in his thoughts , he hardly realized that he had given up folding the pamphlets .
5 He seemed to be lost in his own thoughts .
6 DeVore turned away , pacing the tiny room , lost in his own thoughts .
7 Benjamin stayed lost in his own thoughts but I caught his unease .
8 My master came back , slightly bemused , lost in his own thoughts and I had to repeat two or three times what Mathilda had told me .
9 ’ He shook his head , lost in his own thoughts .
10 In his private chamber in the priest 's house Father Reynard was also lost in his own thoughts .
11 He started work again , and was soon lost in his studies .
12 Dacourt , lost in his own reverie , nodded and within the hour our horses were saddled and we followed the groom out of the chateau .
13 I wanted to broach the matter with my master but he was lost in his own thoughts so I kept my fears hidden as we rode along the lee of the hill .
14 Scathach crouched next to him , half conscious of his father , half lost in his own thoughts .
15 ‘ He was distant , lost in his own thoughts . ’
16 He looked away , lost in his memories .
17 Agrippa toyed with the tassels on his robes whilst Benjamin just stared into the middle distance , lost in his own thoughts .
18 Benjamin ignored them , lost in his own thoughts , but at last Scawsby , his sallow face flushed with wine , rose and came to stand over me .
19 Rachel 's arms were around his neck , his hard mouth closing aginast hers , and she was lost in his kiss .
20 He has already received warnings of his own impending doom so is lost in his own thoughts , fears and anxieties .
21 ‘ Yes , it could be done under cover of darkness whilst Sir Gerard was lost in his own thoughts . ’
22 His muscular hands by his sides , he stood , legs astride , lost in his train of thought .
  Next page