Example sentences of "[noun] on his [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hairs on his forearm brushed hers , he sat so close . |
| 2 | He moved with a lithe grace ; only the lines on his face gave him away , the little scrawny pouch under his chin . |
| 3 | But another theory was that the bomber dumped the device after becoming nervous about possible discovery on his way to plant it elsewhere . |
| 4 | As the notes rose clear and true , all anxiety on his behalf left her . |
| 5 | Emil himself and Oliver delivered the necessary , although Emil on his return said he hoped this was n't going to happen at lunch and dinner also , because it took too much time . |
| 6 | She stopped speaking as the buzzer on his desk interrupted her . |
| 7 | The cold salt water on his face caused him to come up gasping . |
| 8 | ITN 's Nicholson forged her name on his passport to get her out of her homeland and away from the trauma of war . |
| 9 | Luke had to raise his voice to make himself heard above the noise of the rotors , but the grin on his face made it clear that he , at least , was enjoying himself . |
| 10 | Only the rings on his fingers told them who he was . |
| 11 | The anger on his brow made him look uncommonly like a younger version of his brother . |
| 12 | He opens his mouth to tell her this , but she puts her finger on his lips to silence him . |
| 13 | Something about the look on his face told me not to waste time asking questions . |
| 14 | The look on his face suggested it was unlikely they would receive it at his hands . |
| 15 | But I sway back and Mop another satisfying crosspunch on his ear to send him stumbling after his haymaker , and when he shambles round to face me he 's as wide open as a mother 's welcome . |
| 16 | A public officer has discretion wherever the effective limits on his power leave him free to make a choice among possible courses of action or inaction . |
| 17 | Isambard 's hand on his shoulder brought him to the bench at the end of the room , where a film of stone-dust coated the floor , and several fragments of carvings and half-cut blocks of stone lay pushed together against the wall , as though discarded long ago . |
| 18 | She hesitated , then placed her hand on his arm to detain him and reached up on tiptoe to kiss his papier-mâché cheek . |
| 19 | The carer lifts the patient 's hemiplegic leg gently over the side of the bed , then places her hand on his stomach to stabilize him , and asks him to bring his other leg over beside the hemiplegic one . |
| 20 | Something that rock'n'roll has in common with the kid that walks down the street — usually black — with a big ghetto blaster on his shoulders playing it too loud , is that everybody says , ‘ What a nuisance … ’ |
| 21 | A gentle twohanded push on his shoulders caused him to sway back on his heels . |
| 22 | ‘ I am ready , ’ he announced , pulling himself to the edge of the pool and looking down at her with no expression on his face to give her any clue about his attitude . |
| 23 | He was making no effort to help her with this , but she was determined not to let that cold , impassive expression on his face browbeat her to the safety of her bedroom . |
| 24 | The market people passed comments on his wife and , he said , threw doubt on his ability to better her . |
| 25 | He made no reply , but the pain on his face told her what she wanted to know . |
| 26 | Now she was about to enter a stronghold , because this was the count 's world , his kingdom behind the mountains , and the grim satisfaction on his face told her he was well aware of it . |
| 27 | He ripped a packet in his hand and smoothed the rubber on his cock making it shine in the half light as Richard raised his head and watched . |