Example sentences of "[verb] his mind " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was to commence night shifts and he was not looking forward to that , not with the strange thoughts and worries crowding his mind . |
| 2 | Karlheinz Pintsch jerked his mind back to the present . |
| 3 | Having risen from Ukrainian coal mines through the party ranks as a tough and brutal Stalinist , once he achieved personal power he wasted no time in opening his mind to the ways of the rest of the world . |
| 4 | But even as this thought entered his mind the Padre 's voice came promptly to reprimand him : " Adulterers and fornicators and all unclean persons , God shall judge . " |
| 5 | And it entered his mind uninvited to wonder about the strangeness of human relationships . |
| 6 | He closed his eyes and two images entered his mind . |
| 7 | When the thought of conquering England first entered his mind is unknown . |
| 8 | Henry cast his mind back over the evening . |
| 9 | Henry cast his mind back to the small talk of a small town . |
| 10 | Henry Tyler cast his mind back to the fatal evening . |
| 11 | He cast his mind back to his homecoming earlier that evening . |
| 12 | He racked his brains , he cast his mind back . |
| 13 | Again , more in control of matters , he cast his mind back . |
| 14 | He had indeed gained strength since he came home but was nevertheless prone to stumble and even fall , as the drug which was keeping his mind rational was also weakening his muscles and bones . |
| 15 | To reach Ariel and her mother , he had to cross the stream ; he did so , night after night , using stepping stones over unearthly flashes of phosphorescence in the water , and stepping up on to the further bank , still unwilling , still keeping his mind on Rebecca and the love he had sworn to her , until once more he found himself at the entrance of Ariel 's cabin , once more gave orders to the guard to leave him , and entered to speak to her , disturbing her rest , though she had come to expect his call ; then after their unsatisfactory exchanges , he would lift the fronds at the entrance and leave again , only to succumb once more , and toss himself off in rage and helplessness , before he skulked back to Belmont . |
| 16 | He was concentrating on maintaining his grip and keeping his mind closed to the pressing images of his fate on the rocks below . |
| 17 | In fact , the entire evening , spent flirting and dancing with her , had probably been no more than a cynical exercise in keeping his mind off someone else . |
| 18 | ‘ We 'd been sitting with him in hospital keeping his mind occupied , but when our visiting times changed and he was alone he would lie there and think . |
| 19 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 20 | The prince himself was not a stupid man , basically , according to Mr James , but he had let his mind go and he did n't care . |
| 21 | The incident with Nigger had honed his mind to a razor edge . |
| 22 | She had not expected his mind to contain this kind of landscape . |
| 23 | Gazzer concentrated his mind : ‘ Think , ’ he told himself , ‘ think . ’ |
| 24 | Roxburgh has enjoyed the hype and banter like the next man , but yesterday the job in hand concentrated his mind . |
| 25 | She would n't stop at his side any more to watch him play , though he liked her to , for she was his lucky charm , and her presence concentrated his mind wonderfully . |
| 26 | At least the disgusting taste of mint concentrated his mind . |
| 27 | It can not be supposed that this regulation meant that , in each case , the minister in person should direct his mind to the matter . |
| 28 | Francis Morgan , calmer now , visibly bent his mind to the question . |
| 29 | It is more than this , it develops his mind , his emotion , and it helps him to express his feelings . |
| 30 | He fixed his mind deliberately on the question , not letting it wander . |