Example sentences of "his [noun] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money procured for Minton the kind of men he needed , but his inability to possess them left him with insatiable desire , to such an extent that his relentless pursuit of young men began to intrude into everything he did . |
| 2 | It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act . |
| 3 | In the early hours of February 16 last year Abram broke into her home through the bathroom window and when she disturbed him as he searched for money for drink and to have his hair cut he killed her , Mr Burke said . |
| 4 | The shock of his words had her narrowing her eyes as her heart began to beat uncomfortably fast in her chest . |
| 5 | Charles 's territories could already have been described as an empire , in the sense that he ruled over a collection of different political units held together by the allegiance his subjects felt they owed him rather than through a sense of common institutions or common language which could serve as the foundation for a unifying national spirit . |
| 6 | Equally , it is not unknown for a partner gradually to lose interest in mundane administrative matters : often enough the problems that this can cause are exacerbated by his co-partners allowing him to escape his share of responsibility over a long period . |
| 7 | The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod . |
| 8 | What she saw in his eyes made her catch her breath . |
| 9 | As his eyes focused he realized he was looking at a hideously swollen human body , and just then , as the light breeze shifted , he caught the stomach-turning odour of decay . |
| 10 | Then it snapped closed , and with his eyes narrowed he inclined his head towards her . |
| 11 | His reply made me love him even more , if that were possible : ‘ If you stay , I stay . ’ |
| 12 | His lips compelled her to open her mouth yet wider beneath the command of his , to feel the soft lashing of his tongue within the private hollows of her own mouth . |
| 13 | Hunt was in his first season with McLaren when his talent influenced them to sign him as leader , after his former team , Hesketh , folded at the end of 1975 . |
| 14 | As his workload increased he asked his brother , Albert Redden Alexander ( nick-named A.R . |
| 15 | Again and again he bore down on the Annamese woman and as his movements quickened he kept his gaze fixed challengingly on Flavia Sherman 's face . |
| 16 | His parents want him to continue his navy career which was the cause of so much celebration a year ago . |
| 17 | His parents believe he immersed himself in his studies as a form of compensation for not having many friends . |
| 18 | His nod told me to ignore him . |
| 19 | The two newspapers reporting this case both focused on his claim that sex taunts from his 56-year-old wife over his impotency provoked him to strangle her with a flex . |
| 20 | His desire to have me visit him is so strong that charity will not let me refuse . |
| 21 | She nodded her head slowly , as if she went along with his refusal to let her read it . |
| 22 | It may take me a little longer but … ’ he smiled , and his confidence made her dislike him more than ever , ‘ I promise you I shall get there in the end . ’ |
| 23 | What was his name do you remember it ? |
| 24 | When doing his night work he takes his dog , Kessler . |
| 25 | Painted straight onto the walls , this commission took far more of the artist 's time than he had bargained for , and Lutyens had to be firm with his friend to make him finish it . |
| 26 | It was n't the sort of long-term depression that had settled on him when his wife persuaded him to take her on holiday to Marbella . |
| 27 | I had often discussed my plans with my uncle who , as Warden , now lived in the Warden 's Lodge at All Souls , where he and his wife encouraged me to visit them and always made me welcome . |
| 28 | Adam smiled , shook his head to signify he wanted nothing , took Billie 's arm and pushed her towards the lift . |
| 29 | I lost him twice , buried up to his head help me help me |
| 30 | When he looked questioningly at Hunter-Blair the man shook his head to show he had nothing to contribute . |