Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [verb] [adv] his " in BNC.

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1 like Algernon 's attempts to clear up his acne with Colgate instead of Clearasil
2 With Mr Yeltsin absent from the Grand Kremlin Palace , the Congress of People 's Deputies voted down his request for an extension of his emergency executive powers until December .
3 Sir Anthony 's lips slid over his small teeth in what passed for his public smile , and he accepted , without waiting for their answer .
4 Surere 's eyes darted over his face .
5 Alyssia 's eyes roamed over his body , lean and muscled , and bronzed , as though he had spent a lot of time in the sunshine .
6 Surere 's eyes gave away his thought before he could stop them .
7 The way ahead would now seem to be clear for Mr Thompson 's rivals to take over his business empire .
8 Paige 's arms slid around his neck , one hand running sensually through the thick mat of hair at his nape , the other gliding beneath his robe to caress the muscled strength of his shoulders .
9 ‘ I took Jimi Hendrix down to meet The Cream and as soon as Jimi started playing , Eric Clapton 's hands fell off his guitar and I saw him kinda reel and leave the stage .
10 He sings sordid lines , celebrating the ‘ tickling ’ and ‘ dying of sex ’ ; and it is easy to imagine Paris 's hands straying over his lover 's body while the tune progresses , and throughout the entire scene .
11 He writes that this evidence , together with several other timings in crucial copies and printer 's proofs of the score , reveals that ‘ during Mahler 's lifetime , performances of the Adagietto by the composer as well as by his close colleagues averaged about eight minutes … if Mahler 's timings reflected only his mood at a particular concert one could understand that some conductors might not feel compelled to follow his tempos .
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