Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A passionate improver , his vast correspondence chronicles his attempts to develop his estates and to improve the lot of their inhabitants . |
| 32 | Wood indeed advocates three bedrooms , but it is clear from the majority of his designs that he does not expect his labourers to achieve them . |
| 33 | His defenders saw it as efficiency , his detractors saw it as the uncaring side of Graeme Souness . |
| 34 | Many of his views categorize him as a wet — a European enthusiast ; against capital punishment ; and in favour of sensible abortion laws . |
| 35 | Yet this restatement of his views won him political support from Liberals who looked askance at this quasi-nationalization programme . |
| 36 | The cleverness of his fingers availed him |
| 37 | She felt his fingers touching her flesh , and nodded . |
| 38 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 39 | His hand moved to tug her shirt free of the waistband of her trousers and she felt his touch on the warmth of her skin , his fingers moulding her body like a contented tiger . |
| 40 | Blindly he moved his fingers to touch her between the thighs . |
| 41 | As he groped his way under his seat , seeking somewhere to stow the paper , his fingers met something cold and hard and sharp . |
| 42 | He drew one hand to his lips and kissed it , but his fingers left her other hand to trace the wet that trickled over the blue smudges under her eyes . |
| 43 | His fingers left her cheek and he clenched his hand , pulling away . |
| 44 | Only the rings on his fingers told them who he was . |
| 45 | ‘ Perhaps a wicked count ? ’ she suggested lightly , shivering as his fingers brushed her shoulder . |
| 46 | No , not even when his fingers touched her , as they had already , several times , just prior to the kiss . |
| 47 | Her composure regained , she turned back to hand him the long tall glass of iced tea , managing with an effort not to flinch visibly when his fingers touched her . |
| 48 | His fingers touched her hair again , stroking the bright strands that fell against the pillow . |
| 49 | His fingers touched hers and his heart gave a jolt , but she seemed perfectly in command of herself and had apparently felt nothing , so he told himself not to be a dope , and carried his coffee back to the chesterfield . |
| 50 | Beneath the strands of dead grass his fingers touched something hard . |
| 51 | Grant 's hand darted for his torch , but even as his fingers touched it , the floor shook under him and he heard a tremendous rumbling crash in the corridor he had just left . |
| 52 | His fingers circled her arms , gripping her lightly . |
| 53 | He switched the subject just as he had snapped his fingers to remind her of how she had switched off after Seville . |
| 54 | Although she felt a little guilty about letting him do it Sally found she quite liked the feel of his fingers stroking her flesh and teasing her nipples but when he tried to put his hand up her skirt beneath her scratchy petticoats she tried to stop him . |
| 55 | Racked by sobs , she tried again to pull away , but he gathered her into his arms , holding her shaking body against his own , his fingers stroking her hair . |
| 56 | His fingers laced themselves in the loose strands of her wet hair , pulling her head back so that her body was arched against him , forcing her to face the feverish gleam in the heavy-lidded grey eyes staring down at her so intently . |
| 57 | The music was carrying her away as his fingers laced her hair . |
| 58 | Pausing to get his bearings , he blew furiously on his fingers to cool them down . |
| 59 | He made her feel incredibly feminine ; the merest touch of his fingers transported her to ecstasies she had never before experienced . |
| 60 | For a moment she felt his fingers cup her breast , then he snatched his hand away . |