Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved at once , for he would not lie here on the floor before this ancient evil creature and , although it was awkward and painful to stand up because of the ropes that bound his arms , he did so in a swift fluid movement and stood eyeing the Robemaker . |
| 2 | First , the hon. Gentleman is terrified of saying anything that would upset his trade union paymasters ; secondly , he is afraid to do anything that would remind the electorate of the chains that bind his party to those paymasters — the bosses of the trade unions . |
| 3 | The Navaho Jospehites were all young , as young as he had been when he joined the Sons and painted his face to strike a blow at the heart of the white man 's world . |
| 4 | When he arrived moments later , he took one look at the X-rays and shook his head . |
| 5 | The man continues to read the Times and dust his suit . |
| 6 | Now , having been stuck behind the desk for weeks at a time , he does n't need asking twice to unlock the cases and parade his collection … |
| 7 | Like the protagonist in Out , Larry interprets his own identity through the discourses that organize his experience . |
| 8 | My friend was most unimpressed , he had seen the footprints but shrugged his shoulders and suggested that we move on . |
| 9 | Satisfied , he tapped in the combinations and placed his eye against the indented pad . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ said Lee , tipping out the dregs and wiping his mouth with his sleeve . |
| 11 | He had more practical ideas ; on Mondays , he invited the schools and booked his best musicians to talk , sing and play . |
| 12 | Let him take his chauffeur 's cap off very slowly and say softly to me , ‘ oh sir , I do n't never want to work for anyone else , never ’ ; let him kneel by the side of the great bed , in the moonlight , and let him lean over to kiss me gently on the lips and to run his leather-gloved hand tenderly across my cheek , across my lips , through my hair , saying all the time , ‘ oh sir , I 'm here sir , I 'm right here , I 'm right here by the bed ; was you calling me sir , did you call me ? ’ |
| 13 | With a casual message into his radio , he marched straight in , grabbed one of the fighters and forced his way through the crowd using his prisoner as a shield . |
| 14 | Which the authorities could not understand , because everyone knew that at lunchtime Mr Wolski always went down to the benches by the Cages and ate his sandwiches looking at the eagles . |
| 15 | The quick and the dead ( 12 ) The shapes , the voices that throng his mind , for there are days when the living have no substance and the dead are active ( 13 ) . |
| 16 | The shapes , The voices that throng his mind , for there are days When the living have no substance and the dead Are active . |
| 17 | Patrick threw back the covers and swung his legs out of bed . |
| 18 | He left the hangars and worked his way towards the centre of the Heide . |
| 19 | Without pause or sign of remorse he swung his flashlight on the brothers and raised his rod again . |
| 20 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 21 | The young squire who crouched clutching his head suddenly slid like a snake for the cover of the bushes and lifted his voice in a great shout of : ‘ Á moi ! Á moi , Isambard ! ’ |
| 22 | Only Sussex , not yet exposed to his political style , offered a refuge and he spent the next five years there , converting the natives and negotiating his return . |
| 23 | THE placard-bearer ignored the jeers and waved his message high above the crowd with defiant zeal : ‘ Fear Not . |
| 24 | Blackberry was about to reply when another rabbit came noisily through the thick dog 's mercury in the wood , blundered down into the brambles and pushed his way up from the ditch . |
| 25 | At other schools , however , in other counties ( and especially when a full-time librarian is available to receive the youngsters and add his or her strength to the teaching team ) the library resource centre is a useful additional area for work , and the use of its indexes and bibliographical reference tools an important part of the skill-learning aspect of the project . |
| 26 | Johnny , disregarding his promise that they should talk , pushed her back against the cushions and slipped his hand inside her dress once more . |
| 27 | Visiting the Head Office of one of the companies that used his services in response to an urgent summons was one of them . |
| 28 | While looking good with the bat , he has struggled to find his form with the ball , but has worked hard in the nets and earned his reward yesterday . |
| 29 | This time his 38-year-old legs were not quick enough to cut off the corners and trap his quarry for even the slightest roughing-up . |
| 30 | It is not the function of the listener to provide absolution , forgiveness or even " understanding " but merely to encourage the sufferer to admit to all the deeds that poison his or her memory and continuing poor self-image . |