Example sentences of "on his [noun] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blagg was lying flat on his back but bulging out of a small single bed that itself crowded the tiny room . |
| 2 | The phrase " with him " may cover articles which the accused does not have on his person but does have under his control a short way off . |
| 3 | At last he was on his feet but moving with difficulty , sharply drawing in his breath as pain shot through him . |
| 4 | This one had a .44 Colt on his hip and his hat tipped forward with the brim curled almost to a point , the hat loose on his head but seeming to be part of him . |
| 5 | It is perhaps worth making the point ( for readers who are just beginning their enquiries into the history of this period ) that a lord did not usually own all the land on his manor but had certain defined rights , which differed from place to place and even between neighbouring settlements . |