Example sentences of "the [noun sg] with his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can just leave the bags here , ’ Harley waved the porter with his load to the centre of her apartment 's immaculate sitting room , then pressed a few pounds into the man 's furtively extended hand and hustled him out . |
| 2 | Each time this sound came the man ran from the tent with his knives and spears , but he came back , huddled and weeping . |
| 3 | Former drug addict Jamie , who served a prison term for driving offences , has been living in London with girlfriend Arabella Tait since the split with his wife . |
| 4 | The struggle with his conscience comes to the reader at second-hand as the narrator , von Tarlenheim , watches him pacing in the garden and guesses at his thoughts . |
| 5 | Michael Kelly , the director whose company is responsible for Celtic 's public relations , yesterday confirmed that the manager has been asked to report back to the board with his observations on how the club 's performances can be improved . |
| 6 | His shot hits the corner flag , rebounds on to the crossbar and ‘ Twinky ’ is there to smash home the winner with his tummy . |
| 7 | Lucas had been relieved of belt , tie , shoelaces , and everything in his pockets , and now he sat in the far corner on the mattress with his knees drawn up and his arms clasped around them , as if to present the smallest possible outer surface to the world . |
| 8 | She envied Simon , spending the afternoon with his Dad . |
| 9 | He had left the money with his sister but had been caught after she had handed it into the police . |
| 10 | He will share the money with his friend Peter Whatling , the tenant farmer of the land where the treasure was buried . |
| 11 | In Bourne 's view ( shared by many of Wycliffe 's high-ranking colleagues ) it was from there that he should conduct the investigation , receiving reports , issuing instructions , discussing the case with his officers and , very occasionally , interrogating a witness himself . |
| 12 | But while his amps are always present at recording sessions , that 's not always the case with his Les Paul . |
| 13 | This was particularly the case with his Class A applications , where twenty-one days was far too short a period for effective publicity , let alone considered public reaction . |
| 14 | He found the place again , following the text with his forefinger . |
| 15 | Asking for the appropriate volumes of Bryan 's Dictionary of Painters , so that he could study the entries for these artists , he read slowly through them marking the place he had reached in the text with his forefinger . |
| 16 | The Padre and the two Commandos laughed , one of the Bretons pointing at the Padre with his forefinger , exclaimed , ‘ He is a bloody good shot , Beel ! ’ |
| 17 | Having taken the field with his directors to become surely the first board to be cheered to the rafters , he was presented with a cheque . |
| 18 | When the whistle blew to end the Scottish agony , Haffey left the field with his head bowed in a mixture of humiliation and loneliness . |
| 19 | Following a nasty knee injury against Shrewsbury in November 1984 , when he was carried from the field with his leg cut to the bone , George played again , with massive strapping and padding the following Saturday , and in all the ensuing games , in considerable pain and in spite of his injury . |
| 20 | The Duke of Orléans left the field with his contingent , perhaps objecting to Ring John 's novel decision that his army should advance dismounted , and the king then moved forward on foot with his troops . |
| 21 | He has entered into the contract with his eyes open to the true facts ; the statement itself will not have influenced him . |
| 22 | In 1812 he accepted an invitation to stand for Liverpool at the election with his friend Henry Brougham ( later Baron Brougham and Vaux , q.v . ) . |
| 23 | Frantically she tried to escape from his tightening grip , but he merely laughed and trapped her against the hatch with his body . |
| 24 | Right now we want to , that 's it , that 's the bit with his spot , big brown spot . |
| 25 | Later discussing the experience with his workmates the reaction was divided , some voiced complete disbelief , some agreed as they too had had similar experiences , others just nodded agreement with Willie . |
| 26 | He stood at the stern of the yacht with his back to her . |
| 27 | In reply to the Vice-Chancellor 's words of thanks , Michael coupled his toast to the future prosperity of the University with his wish for a successful launch of the Campaign for Resource . |
| 28 | There is even a coloured snapshot of President Camille Chamoun in huntsman 's dress taking a picnic lunch in the Bekaa with his wife . |
| 29 | She had tried to pick him up but he had clung to the banister rail like a leech and butted her in the chest with his head . |
| 30 | The teller of tall tales poked Rex in the chest with his pistol and steered him to the far end of the room . |