Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fluttered his fingers as if he 'd picked up something hot . |
| 2 | He describes himself as a ‘ false witness ’ to his times in that he chooses to depict , for the most part , scenes of unexpected joy and pleasure in the midst of lives which might , at first sight , appear bleak and colourless . |
| 3 | His beard was grey-white , but discoloured yellow around his mouth as if he had been drooling thin custard . |
| 4 | His hair was dishevelled , his beard had grown around his neck as if he had spent the past four months away from civilisation . |
| 5 | Ibn Fayoud half closed his eyes as if someone had turned a knife in his guts . |
| 6 | There were dark rings under his eyes as if he had n't slept . |
| 7 | She felt his eyes as if he had actually touched her , and a dull flush spread up her neck and into her cheeks . |
| 8 | And , without waiting for a reply to his question about whether she gave Morton tacit approval for the book which became the biggest seller in the history of royal publishing , Philip went on to accuse his daughter-in-law of putting the dignity of the Crown at risk . |
| 9 | If anything he was able to go about his duties as if he had been given carte blanche . |
| 10 | Then both her arms were round his waist as if she wanted to crush his ribs . |
| 11 | But he said , rubbing his hand down his thigh as if he had been bitten there , ‘ Tell her something , will you ? |
| 12 | Then he 'd jumped to his feet as if he 'd been bitten by a snake , shouting , ‘ You 're a virgin ! |
| 13 | He shuffled forward with bent head and arms folded tightly about his body as if he felt a mortal chill enclosing him . |
| 14 | It was a pity too about his accident as if he had n't had enough bad luck . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ My husband put his mask on and we plugged him in and the salesmen just kept shuffling papers . ’ |
| 16 | In the end , he simply stared at her , shaking his head as if she had been the one to ask the question . |
| 17 | He had a vicious gash on the back of his head as if he had been blown backwards against a very hard , very sharp object . ’ |
| 18 | But to her amazement he did nothing of the kind , but , shaking his head as if he had been under some kind of stress , ‘ I did n't think I could have got your innocence so completely wrong , ’ he stated gruffly . |
| 19 | Chernayev turned his head as if he felt the breathy impatience of the man behind him . |
| 20 | Now I do n't know where Mr has got some of his figures from but I think we ought to check both our figures and his figures before we start jumping |
| 21 | It was always the same when he came out of there , he thought there was an itch at his back as if he had been touched . |
| 22 | The doorman watched his visitor as if he expected him to steal the light fittings . |
| 23 | drinking his beer as if it had gone flat , she thought , seeing him before he saw her . |
| 24 | Robyn has been told that he once had a beard , and he is forever fingering his chin as if he missed it . |
| 25 | ‘ I have a proposition for you , ’ he said to Burkett and as he said it he weighed up his man as if he had met him for the first time . |
| 26 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ said Mr Crumwallis , the note of fear back in his voice as if he understood already perfectly well . |
| 27 | Hugh de Tracy refused me his daughter as if I had less worth than the slave who cleans out the garderobe tunnel . |
| 28 | The Frenchman sat opposite me at the large farmhouse table chatting away for all he was worth and after the meal he puffed away at his pipe as if he had n't a care in the world . |
| 29 | as if in imitation of the dead bird , he would squawk out the name he loved to hear ; he would try walking like a parrot , perching on things , and extending his arms as if he had wings to beat . |
| 30 | She found herself agreeing weakly as he kissed her , pulling her into his arms as if he had every right . |