Example sentences of "his [noun] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor institutionalised Smike is taken by Nicholas and his sister to their childhood home in Devon . |
| 2 | They were sitting in Jacob 's study and he looked from his sister to his father in amazement . |
| 3 | By imparting his enthusiasm to his pupils , impressing them most earnestly with the importance of their calling , he sent them out into the world with a store of self-respect which greatly contributed to uphold their position , and gave them an impetus to endeavour to raise its standard , which was often crowned with the most happy success ’ . |
| 4 | Be that as it may , fired by his enthusiasm to my enthusiasm — I 've started doing it again . |
| 5 | The individual settlor must express his wishes to his legal advisors , and they will recommend the most appropriate type of trust to meet the particular situation . |
| 6 | The daddy raised his teacup to his lips . |
| 7 | He frequently had be placed on a respirator that combined with the two tubes that linked his heart to its 170 kg air compressor , gave the impression of a man supported entirely by mechanical means . |
| 8 | The only secret she had with Travis was about Rosemary , but , since Naylor had never heard of Rosemary , he could n't have sensed that Travis had lost his heart to her neighbour , could he ? |
| 9 | He presented his fingers to her opening , and they slipped inside her easily . |
| 10 | He had his fingers to his lips and was pointing to his right . |
| 11 | The orthodox Jew touches his fingers to his lips , then to the mezuzah each time he enters or leaves his home . |
| 12 | With a snap of his fingers to his dog , he gingerly crossed the stream , stepping carefully across the shallowest spots until he joined her . |
| 13 | Enviously he raised his fingers to his own top lip but could still detect only the finest thistledown there . |
| 14 | Athelstan stood , walking up and down just beneath the dais , his fingers to his lips . |
| 15 | Benjamin put his fingers to his lips . |
| 16 | Since this condemnation of research opportunity , few studies have penetrated deeply beneath the sensitive skin of ‘ police culture ’ , and even though Chatterton in his notes to my thesis argued there has been a considerable amount of ‘ participant police research ’ , I would question whether many of these inquiries achieved the finer grain and detail' of the insider 's account , for they can never really know or tell if they have been excluded from the inner workings of police practice or prevented from gaining access to the hidden realities ‘ contained inside the heads of the constables ’ . |
| 17 | They were walking in the street , hugging the shade , yet Davide 's face was reddening , the sweat damped his shirt to his back , his pants to his groin , his feet to his socks . |
| 18 | She continued her angry and frustrated weeping , but was forced to question herself when her son also withdrew and gave his support to his father . |
| 19 | ‘ After almost ten years as party leader and eight and a half as prime minister , the time has come for me to step aside , ’ he told a news conference in Ottawa after announcing his decision to his party . |
| 20 | Jacob 's ceremonies must surely express his subservience to his brother , as we thought his language of ‘ lord ’ and ‘ servant ’ might possibly have done earlier . |
| 21 | The formalities over , editor in chief Pilger laid out his plans to his new editor . |
| 22 | His solicitor , Cameron Fyfe , said : ‘ The court recognises that Mr McTear will not survive to see his case to its completion , as this process could take several years . |
| 23 | A retired T&GWU shop steward who was explaining his case to my colleague Margaret Renn in the Mirror foyer , at once bought Linda a cup of coffee and some sandwiches . |
| 24 | A year ago today came the first reports that publisher Robert Maxwell had fallen from his yacht to his death . |
| 25 | He put his spurs to his horse , the dachshunds yapping at his heels , and galloped into the trees . |
| 26 | His response to her warm generosity , his attention when she swept all importances aside to consider the greater importance of the 3.30 at Newmarket , won her completely . |
| 27 | ‘ Even men like the table to look attractive , ’ she pointed out , disappointed by his response to her efforts . |
| 28 | An 80-year-old man does not realise his response to his 75-year-old dependent partner is abusive . |
| 29 | He allowed you to think you were worth so much that his own value was questioned — his honesty was his response to your value . |
| 30 | John Titford came before the church & made a profession of his faith to their satisfaction . |