Example sentences of "opened his [noun pl] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gardener opened his shears and wiped the grass clippings off the blades with his forefinger . |
| 2 | With a sense of futility , he opened his lungs and shouted . |
| 3 | Cold , and terrified of growing colder , so that when he opened his arms and put them around her , his musk-scented cloak coming with them , ample enough to cover them both , all she felt was the salvation of his warmth , his hard , hot body supporting her as she shook and shivered against him , that blessed , beautiful fur enclosing her as in a nest , muffling her from the killing storm . |
| 4 | He opened his eyes and gazed down at her face . |
| 5 | He opened his eyes and reached round to find the fastener . |
| 6 | He opened his eyes and looked at her . |
| 7 | Willie opened his eyes and looked around . |
| 8 | He opened his eyes and looked straight at her . |
| 9 | Adam opened his eyes and looked up at Curly Top . |
| 10 | By the length of the pause that followed , before he opened his eyes and looked dazedly down to see what fate had granted him , he went in some devout fear of his deserving . |
| 11 | Then the Lad darted across the room like a fleeing hare , and vanished , and Calatin opened his eyes and looked right at them . |
| 12 | Lambert opened his eyes and looked bleakly at the map . |
| 13 | Ever since Tug opened his eyes and saw Doyle in front of the door , things had been different from the other mornings . |
| 14 | Midnight opened his eyes and saw Jess surrounded by a fuzz of sunlight . |
| 15 | I had to be at his side as he opened his eyes and saw me there in my lonely vigil … |
| 16 | Ho opened his eyes and rubbed at his throat . |
| 17 | He opened his eyes and rolled — still almost blindly — onto the girl . |
| 18 | With coughing , he opened his eyes and began groaning which was at least some sign of progress , and I started looking about to see how we were going to get out of what appeared to be uncomfortably like a prison . |
| 19 | He opened his eyes and prepared to correct his daughter for the several hundredth occasion in their lives together . |
| 20 | He opened his eyes and glared at her , very pale and sullen . |
| 21 | Exasperated Maxim opened his eyes and glared through the pain . |
| 22 | The man opened his eyes and blinked myopically , trying to focus . |
| 23 | He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock beside his bed . |
| 24 | He opened his eyes and searched for a break in the streaming fog . |
| 25 | Once he suddenly opened his eyes and said , ‘ Is n't everything lovely ? ’ |
| 26 | He opened his eyes and stared down into Michael 's face . |
| 27 | He was tough , though , and at last he opened his eyes and demanded some ale to wet his throat . |
| 28 | As we bent over him , he opened his eyes and groaned . |
| 29 | Miguel opened his eyes and shifted in his seat . |
| 30 | The mumblings ceased and Father Poole opened his eyes and smiled . |