Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He gave Sandison the address and asked him to do three things : check that Maidstone was all right , check that he still had his money and give him back his hat . |
| 32 | Maggie put Patrick in his cradle and took her in her arms with motherly concern . |
| 33 | I got my hand on his jaw and forced it open . |
| 34 | His hair was still quite closely cropped , and his beard now followed the lines of his jaw and allowed her to see the hard fierce lines of his face . |
| 35 | She made him take tap classes to loosen his ankles and gave him daily exercises to do under her assistant 's instruction . |
| 36 | Brutus was the only person in the play who was n't working for himself and although he was idealistic , he stuck to his plans and carried them through . |
| 37 | Not only do insects rob man of his food , but they suck his blood , bury themselves in his skin and infect him with all kinds of serious diseases . |
| 38 | According to the Laws of Manu , a vānaprasthin must control his senses , keep his organs in subjection , abandon his belongings , commit his wife to his sons or allow her to accompany him , be chaste , patient , friendly , and compassionate towards all creatures . |
| 39 | The man looked around and then , almost absent-mindedly , drew a shod throwing knife from his bandolier and hurled it . |
| 40 | He rested his spoon , patted his lips with his napkin and replaced it in his lap . |
| 41 | He is an " Oxbridge don " who gives a " somewhat fastidious impression " , a point which is almost immediately confirmed by the dramatic action when the stage directions tell us " ANDERSON dabs at his mouth with his napkin and puts it down " ( p. 43 ) . |
| 42 | A. McCormick summarizes the general opinion thus : ‘ probably the very crimes attributed to him were essential to terrorize his gang and bring them to subjection . |
| 43 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 44 | Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing . |
| 45 | No , he 'd gone up to the traffic lights and this cyclist sort of like cycled up , jumped off his bike and wheeled it round the corner so he |
| 46 | Roger was a keen walker , cyclist and backpacker before a sleepy driver knocked him off his bike and confined him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life . |
| 47 | Moreover , Corbett realised that if de Craon knew he was asking questions it was only a matter of time before the Council of Guardians intervened and either put a stop to his activities or expelled him from the country . |
| 48 | He may not be able to call upon the driver who took over the car to support his defence and to help him discharge the balance of probabilities in his favour , because that driver would not want to expose himself to the criminal charges of aggravated car theft . |
| 49 | If , instead of persuading B to break his contract or causing him to do so by direct unlawful action against him , A brings about the breach of the contract between B and C by operating through a third party , X , A may still be liable to C , provided unlawful means are used . |
| 50 | ‘ There 's another legacy of £1,000 , this time to his friend Martin Burger , ‘ more than enough for that new pair of spectacles which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 51 | A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate , spectacles for Burger … ‘ which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
| 52 | Immediately he lent me his support , his judgement and helped me find a publisher , putting me in touch with Jan Martens and the Fonds Mercator which publish admirable art books . |
| 53 | ‘ Perhaps I shall watch while she drinks her fill of his manhood and sucks him dry of his accursed wolfseed . |
| 54 | This man wanted to buy his cottage and demolish it . |
| 55 | Skinner released Nina from his protection and set her down in an armchair . |
| 56 | There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful . |
| 57 | Did you ask him if he 'd te , told his mum or did he just volunteer it ? |
| 58 | There are lots of fluids out there , they are there for the embalmer to increase his expertise and to help him make his cases better , the chemical companies give technical support and do a lot of research into their products . |
| 59 | He avoided the child-labour inspectors by clamping a cigar between his teeth and pretending he was a forty-five-year-old midget . |
| 60 | He looked at the Substitute who stuck the cigar between his teeth and handed him the sheet of paper saying : |