Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man struggled to marshal his thoughts and translate them into English . |
| 2 | He unbuttoned his jacket and dragged her on to his knees . |
| 3 | Postage was very expensive — a shilling a sheet — but Hope , being an M. P. , could sign or frank his envelopes and have them delivered free of charge . |
| 4 | When Pistol appears , ‘ swelling like a turkey-cock ’ , perhaps like the old tragic actors who ‘ strutted and bellowed ’ , Fluellen beats his pate and forces him to eat the leek raw ( V.ii . ) . |
| 5 | Hard fingers encircled his arm and haled him out of the room , and he went like one in a dream , unable to resist but ready for some treacherous pitfall to open under his feet at every step . |
| 6 | This is the moment when it comes into his mind to ask himself what he 's doing in this place ; to see the meaninglessness of his business there , and the hollowness of his enjoyments ; to lose sight suddenly of what it is in the texture of life that has ever occupied his attention and led him forward . |
| 7 | A few successful trips to restaurants will not only be enjoyable for the patient , but they will boost his confidence and help him to realize that he can take part in normal social life . |
| 8 | Creggan had felt the coming of spring before , a coming that overtook his spirit and made it busy and turbulent , but he had never witnessed it so well . |
| 9 | Then he loosened his hold and tilted her back , so that she could see his outline in the half-light . |
| 10 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 11 | Robert himself , afflicted by leprosy , spent the last two years of his life in Cardross castle beside the Clyde , dying before he could learn that the Pope had lifted his excommunication and acknowledged him and his successors as rulers of Scotland . |
| 12 | She had lifted his hand and kissed it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He drew his sword and watched it come closer . |
| 15 | The horse appeared reluctant to pass the children , so Dauntless drew his sword and waved it in their direction in a threatening manner . |
| 16 | Then , as the whole village looked on , Richard Carew drew his sword and decapitated them one by one . |
| 17 | He drew his sword and held it in front of him , the pulse pounding in his temples , but he was not yet afraid enough to wake the others . |
| 18 | Then Nigel Carew drew his sabre and thrust it into the hand of his youthful son and pushed him forward . |
| 19 | And if he stays behind that door ’ — the mounting gale of voices behind him was lifting him as he spoke , he wanted to jump on the factor , grab his hair and swing him against the door like a battering ram — ‘ we will fire the roof ! and smoke him out ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He hath unpacked his carriage and made it run a mile or two up and down in River 's great room , making it carry the fire shovel , tongs and poker . |
| 21 | Lucker musters his etiquette and swallows it down in a loud cartoon gulp . |
| 22 | He snatched his jacket and put it on again . |
| 23 | Then she snatched his hat and teased him with it , threatening to throw it in a runnel of sea-water among the banks . |
| 24 | He bent his head and kissed her . |
| 25 | ‘ Roman , not here , ’ she said frantically as he bent his head and kissed her . |
| 26 | He bent his head and kissed her , his mouth urgent and seeking , before swinging her up into his arms and carrying her through the curtains . |
| 27 | He bent his head and kissed her again . |
| 28 | Penry bent his head and kissed her deeply , and Leonora slid her arms round his neck , responding with a fervour which answered his question without words . |
| 29 | They stood clasped together for a long time , then he bent his head and kissed her , softly at first , then with such increasing passion that she could feel his heart beating like a drum . |
| 30 | A shudder went through her as he bent his head and kissed them , and when his teeth closed lightly over the sheer fabric , first on one nipple and then on the other , she cried out |