Example sentences of "that [vb past] on his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis of Assisi maintains an astonishingly high position of regard in the hearts of many Christians who would comfortably condemn Rose of Lima , despite the fact that as well as chatting to wolves and birds , his own asceticism , and that laid on his followers , was ferocious and absolute . |
| 2 | And the young man said it was a buffalo that lived on his farm . |
| 3 | No , it was n't this that got on his nerves , but the monotony of his surrounding , the long , long road through the camp , the huts going off here and there , the airfield dotted with little planes , looking like toys , the new hall that was used for entertainments , pictures and the church services , standing out like a sore thumb . |
| 4 | She thought uncharitably that he looked like a gangster , although there was nothing menacing in the smile that played on his lips whenever he addressed Simone . |
| 5 | The sun was behind him and she could see the glare that shone on his bald pate . |
| 6 | She had the oddest desire to touch the dark curls that danced on his head . |
| 7 | He went unannounced , many times , braving the bottles and firebombs that rained on his military convoy and donated his fees , to the Army Benevolent Fund . |
| 8 | Blinking in the sunshine that fell on his face , Tug swam up out of the horrors of the darkness . |
| 9 | ‘ As sure as hell not to see through , that 's a fact ! ’ he ripped into her flatly , and , before she could draw breath , he prodded at the folder that lay on his desk and rapped , ‘ You read perfectly well from this file — without your glasses — the night I delivered it to your apartment ! ’ |
| 10 | The young officer touched a large box that lay on his desk . |
| 11 | The young man who had peered over the rampart to see this extraordinary collection of scarecrows was known to more than one of the garrison of Krishnapur , for he was none other than that Lieutenant Stapleton who had danced so often with Louise in Calcutta the previous cold season and who had been given a lock of blonde curls as a keepsake ; he had made a point of wearing this lock of hair next to the rather wispy blond hair that grew on his own chest . |
| 12 | And , along the way , Harry had chanced upon a minor mystery that impinged on his own past . |
| 13 | He also remembered the goose pimples that appeared on his arms as the evening grew cooler , and how he did n't suggest they went inside because he was afraid she would say that it was time to go . |
| 14 | Almost as though he 's trying to memorise what I look like , thought Juliet , knowing she could never forget his brown eyes and curling eyelashes , and the smile that hovered on his lips . |
| 15 | He had protruding ears and a thatch of curly hair that sat on his head like a woolly beret , slightly off-centre . |