Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She had lifted his hand and kissed it . |
| 3 | He drew his sword and watched it come closer . |
| 4 | The horse appeared reluctant to pass the children , so Dauntless drew his sword and waved it in their direction in a threatening manner . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Then Nigel Carew drew his sabre and thrust it into the hand of his youthful son and pushed him forward . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | Lucker musters his etiquette and swallows it down in a loud cartoon gulp . |
| 9 | He snatched his jacket and put it on again . |
| 10 | As the attendant took the bills with a delighted , ‘ Hey , thanks man , ’ the driver caught his gaze and held it . |
| 11 | He caught his hat and put it on . |
| 12 | Once , the wind blew her long , pale hair forwards over his shoulder and strands of it caught his face and stroked it , and he could smell the fragrance of her drifting through his body . |
| 13 | Sailor Trevor Bardwell-Jones says the wash from Vice Admiral Sir Alan Grose 's launch swamped his boat and swept it against a quay in the River Tamar at Plymouth . |
| 14 | ‘ An estate agent submitted a gadget he had invented years before which was sitting up in his loft , but he needed the money so tried his luck and sent it in . ’ |
| 15 | Pete lifted his knight but changed his mind and put it back on the board . |
| 16 | He felt a trickle of blood touch his lip and wiped it away . |
| 17 | He just has to set his chin and take it if ‘ we 've ’ used the wrong club . ’ |
| 18 | Keith needs play therapy to stop his rage by expressing his frustration and bringing it out into the open . |
| 19 | George recognised his cue and took it up , ‘ We wondered if we might see the pictures and the tack . |
| 20 | He nodded then dropped his cigarette and ground it underfoot . |
| 21 | Bernard eyed the man contemptuously then dropped his cigarette and ground it underfoot . |
| 22 | ( Licks his finger and holds it up — facing audience . ) |
| 23 | Before Gabriel acted for the first time , she spent hours brushing his hair and fluffing it out with a hazel twig into a frizzy golden cloud , quite indifferent to his squeaks and ouches . |
| 24 | After all those years in Paris he found the bright sunshine and the sparkling translucence of the air disturbed his concentration and made it difficult for him to work . |
| 25 | Corbett undid his cloak and dropped it on the ground . |
| 26 | Wycliffe filled his pipe and lit it . |
| 27 | Granted his education and career it is not surprising that Sidonius , both in his panegyrics and also in his letter-collection , was able to see the last days of the imperial court within a traditional perspective . |
| 28 | If she 'd been more of a woman , he believed , she would have meekly accepted his word and left it at that . |
| 29 | Although some editors have treated the ‘ biographer 's ’ latest call with suspicion and either ignored his request or published it with qualification ( eg Hi-Fi News , other have simply regurgitated Thomson 's plea for ‘ letters , notes and photographs ’ . |
| 30 | He lifted his head and put it slightly to one side to listen better . |