Example sentences of "[coord] his [noun] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his tone clearly implied that his sister was n't just ‘ anyone ’ . |
| 2 | Isaac Walton , Donne 's biographer , relates the tale : ‘ Several charcoal fires being first madde in his large study , he brought with him into that place a winding sheet in his hand , and having put off all his clothes , had this sheet put on him , and so tied with knots at his head and feet , and his hands so placed as dead bodies are usually fitted , to be shrouded and put into their coffin , or grave … with his eyes shut and with so much of the sheet turned aside as might show his lean , pale and death-like face . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Phillips and his bulldog prudently decided that such a salute did not amount to ‘ trouble ’ . |
| 4 | He fell in love with the man , the political doubts about sexuality and disability came later as he learnt more and his mind slowly opened and then contracted with knowledge that proved to be no salvation . |
| 5 | But his parents soon realised that Ashley would need more specialized help , so they turned to the Peto Institute in Hungary , which has pioneered the treatment of children like Ashley with what 's known as conductive education . |
| 6 | But his mouth suddenly tightened and he turned back to the sterilizer in dignified silence . |