Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pron] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 31 | Despite the violence of the schism with his father , the eccentric streak prevailed to the extent that he was offered funds until he found his feet back West . |
| 32 | On that occasion Lyle missed the cut and he admitted his record in the event is ‘ diabolical ’ . |
| 33 | As she placed her hands trustingly in his , he moved out of the strong light and she saw his face . |
| 34 | and they used to collect the rents from there er some of them and er up er he came home one day and he said erm , I 'm not going up there collecting again , as he er collected the bugs used to drop on his collecting pad I said , finish the job do n't go again , but anyway they persuaded the people to take the rents into the office you see instead of having to have a rent collector , but er it was horrible he , he worked for them twenty five years and then when he was sixty four he had his , a stroke , but he went back again after eight months and he completed his job for when , you know he stayed in the office , he was er him and erm started the rebate , well it was footwork the rebate system was worked out at the Town Hall , but they , the rent men had to carry it out you see and er he er work the system out and of course erm , when he was sixty five he finished , course he was lucky really , but then er he could get about fairly well , but after the years drew on you know his , his health deteriorated and er but he lived er he was sixty four and he was eighty five when he died but erm |
| 35 | Smith was brought up in Newark in Nottinghamshire and he left his home town to study mathematics at Leeds University . |
| 36 | As Jesus agonised over his death — a death unique to the Son of God — he sweated drops of blood and he felt his heart failing him . |
| 37 | At this stage Dr Mumby gave him drops of dilutions of the substance into his mouth until he became his normal self again . |
| 38 | His hands strayed down to a spot just below the first frill on her skirt and he pushed his hips against hers so that she could clearly feel the bulge between his legs . |
| 39 | Mrs Peterson poured water from the ewer and he washed his hands . |
| 40 | Her voice was as steady as a rock and she met his silvery-green eyes without flinching . |
| 41 | In 1920 it was acquired by George Bateman , brewer of Wainfleet and he installed his brewery in and around the mill premises . |
| 42 | The only person that she spoke to on the whole crossing was a young man who fell on top of her as she and he were going down the stairs : he was following her , two steps behind , when the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing and crashed into her , and she too missed her footing , and they both sat down together upon the stairs . |
| 43 | She opened her eyes but he kept his arm tightly round her , his lips pressed on hers , so she could not move . |
| 44 | For a moment he refused to meet her eyes but she said his name . |
| 45 | As a teenager he had been attracted to hear Paisley because he shared his evangelical religion . |
| 46 | Private Barry Aindow ( 23 ) said he fired at the car because he feared his colleagues ' lives were in danger . |
| 47 | Even though he had been expecting it — hoping for it , really — he resented the interruption because it broke his chain of concentration . |
| 48 | She wanted to see his eyes because they mirrored his moods . |
| 49 | The doctor has taunted officialdom since he began his crusade to help terminally ill people kill themselves almost three years ago . |
| 50 | Bewildered , she followed him upstairs , then listened in a daze while he outlined his plan for converting the master bedroom into a lounge , and the smallest bedroom into a kitchenette . |
| 51 | He smiled slowly and held her prisoner with his eyes while he removed his jacket with an almost leisurely air . |
| 52 | Fish Sparks , who 's been a bit down in the mouth since we rumbled his story , thought it was terrifically funny to start calling the Indians things like Sitting Bull and Tonto , but of course they did n't understand and anyway the rest of us sort of froze him out . |
| 53 | Then he rose quickly , and mounted , and turned his horse with his knees while he fastened his helmet and the Forteviot men collected behind him . |
| 54 | And er he apparently told her to sit in the car while he finished his |
| 55 | Is the Prime Minister aware that in the 15 months since he got his job 840,000 people have lost their jobs ? |
| 56 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton last night pledged to maintain the special relationship between Britain and the United States before he began his first meeting with John Major . |
| 57 | The midfield star trained alone — sprinting , jogging , twisting and turning to answer claims that the tackle which put him out of the game would mean another lengthy lay-off , almost 17 months after he wrecked his right knee in the FA Cup final . |
| 58 | ASTON VILLA are set to offer a new contract to goalkeeper Nigel Spink — six months after he thought his career at the club might be over . |
| 59 | In September , 1988 , just two months after he announced his engagement to 36-year-old Tracey Roper , he suffered a minor heart attack . |
| 60 | This is 10 months after he started his marathon walk from Tower Bridge on August 5 last year . |