Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was not until she noticed a bill on Todney 's desk , to be authorized by Stephen as complimentary , that she knew his half-brother had checked out of the hotel without so much as saying goodbye to her . |
| 32 | ‘ Is it permitted for me to call you Cara ? ’ he enquired , having just asked that she use his first name . |
| 33 | James Callaghan , who had replaced Wilson as prime minister , issued an official denial and Mrs. Margaret Thatcher , the leader of the opposition , put out a brief supporting statement that she shared his confidence in DI5 . |
| 34 | Her mother had been a famous courtesan , doted on by all Cairo but in particular by Nuri , who , though a mature man , had taken the reckless step of proposing that she become his wife and a member of his harem . |
| 35 | All she had done this morning was suggest that she bathe his wound again before they started out , and he had refused with a complete lack of gratitude or even common courtesy . |
| 36 | He had made a meticulous drawing of his find and had insisted that she take his handiwork with her to Moscow where it adorned , in turn , dormitory , flat and office . |
| 37 | When at last he laid down his brush and palette and came across to help her up , she found that she resented his breaking the mood . |
| 38 | He was troubled by thoughts of innocence and the loss of it when he dealt with Philippa , and knew that she feared his seeming decay . |
| 39 | And he knew that she found his pacifism stupid . |
| 40 | And he must have known that she found his touch distasteful , yet did that stop him ? |
| 41 | Actively disliking him , she nevertheless realised that she found his company annoyingly … disturbing ? |
| 42 | ‘ Many scholars have suggested that she broke his heart by ending the relationship , ’ Hawkins says from his home in Blandford , Dorset . |
| 43 | Jeremy settles Kate on a rattan sofa with a whisky , flicks on the stereo and then sits down himself at the other end of the sofa , making sure that she notices his careful maintenance of physical space between them . |
| 44 | She got an answering machine and was pretty certain that she recognized his voice from the times he 'd given a television reporter a few words at the scene of crime . |
| 45 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 46 | Enough for now that she held his hand . |
| 47 | But she was filled with such tenderness that she cradled his head as he lay against her breasts and whispered , ‘ I 'm sorry , my darling , I 'm sorry … ’ |
| 48 | He made a move to start the engine but Maggie was so scared that she gripped his arm , quite forgetting who he was . |
| 49 | It was beautiful , and somehow the knowledge that she loved his home made her slam that emotional door even more ruthlessly , turning blindly from her true feelings to hate him more . |
| 50 | Not , she thought , that she needed his or anybody 's protection . |
| 51 | Sometimes he thought that she regarded his affairs with a casual , slightly amused indulgence as if , herself immune to a childish weakness , she was nevertheless indisposed to criticize it in others . |
| 52 | Not that she wanted his love even now ; she did not-just his advice , just his financial acumen . |
| 53 | Can it be that you condone his actions ? |
| 54 | 1 knew how he felt , for in an operation like this nerves take over and you rest so heavily upon the skill of the dispatcher that you ask his permission even to breathe . |
| 55 | If he 's never caught his breath at the sight of your crooked smile , or felt his heart lurch with love at the sound of your voice , or watched you walk across a room and wanted you and finally found out that you return his feelings , then he 's a poor man and I 'm the richest man in the world . |
| 56 | If you are liable to do this , then keep hold of the opponent 's ankle as you thrust forwards , lifting and pushing the trapped leg so that you turn his closed side towards you . |
| 57 | Would it be fair to say that you accepted his decision when you thought it was the right decision , regardless of whether he may have been depressed or he may have been under the influence of drugs or some other pressure ? |
| 58 | The fact that you say his powder is " new " will most likely interest no one . |
| 59 | Now it did n't mean that you build his war machine , but the Kuwaiti people being so close , or actually bordering , we helped the economy of Baghdad , we helped the economy of the Iraq , and we contributed thirteen billion dollars , just the government alone , to their economy and the people of Kuwait also helped with their own private donation to help the schools , the hospitals , the food , whatever they needed , and the country of Kuwait was erm trying to be , as my friend said , as neutral as possible because there is Irani interest in Kuwait , very great through trade , through Iranis who work in Kuwait , so we had a very difficult position with respect to keeping both parties erm sort of in sight , not lose sight of them from our humanistic point of view , but it was erm difficult to avoid being on the side of the Iraqui , mainly because they 're neighbours and they 're Arabs , and you 're part of the league of Arab states , so you ca n't draw the line and say the government was pro or against , but that was the atmosphere which we were leaving . |
| 60 | ‘ He insists that you meet his mother and discuss things — reasonably . ’ |