Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet they work somehow , because her is a man who had the courage to state it as it is , with such conviction and such power and optimism that somehow you get caught up in his enthusiasm and believe with him , if only for those three chords . |
| 2 | He caught up the skirts of his robe and scurried after them . |
| 3 | He hooked one of the bentwood chairs into position with his foot and sat on it astride , arms resting on the back . |
| 4 | He shut the door of his apartment and turned to her at once , putting her shoulders against the wall , knocking her legs apart with his knee . |
| 5 | He could see by the dark light that came down from the night sky , a sky that glowed with vivid city lights , that on stands in nearby cages other eagles were listening to his story and staring at him silently . |
| 6 | He was absolutely worshipped by all disinterested persons at G.Q.G. When he entered the hotel , tapping the floor with his stick and looking about him with the mischievous and bright glances of a boy , every one came up to him instinctively , only too pleased to see him . |
| 7 | He took the cheroot from between his teeth and looked at me gravely . |
| 8 | Father Devlin took out his watch and looked at it . |
| 9 | Abberley takes off his watch and looks at it . |
| 10 | She bit the inside of his mouth , and grabbed a handful of his hair and jerked at it . |
| 11 | Pilade came stumbling out to greet her and she clung to him , crushing him to her and stroking his hair and crooning to him . |
| 12 | He ran his fingers through his hair and smiled at her . |
| 13 | danced on his chest and sat on his |
| 14 | She had the most extraordinary longing to lay her head on his chest and lean on him as though he were a tree or something solid of that sort , to feel his arms close round her . |
| 15 | As he was saying goodbye today , I saw him open his mouth and look at me in that way . |
| 16 | He raised a radio transmitter to his mouth and spoke into it . |
| 17 | Curiosity aroused , the rider turned his horse and rode towards them . |
| 18 | The earl mounted his horse and chased after it , but enjoyed the sport so much that he ordered the town butchers to supply a mad bull every year on 13 November in return for grazing rights on the meadows . |
| 19 | Rupert of Hentzau was with them , and when he saw us , he turned his horse and came towards us . |
| 20 | Well , never let it be said I disappointed a lady ! ’ he growled , coming to his knees and reaching for her . |
| 21 | Ratso gets Buck an introduction to a man ( John McGiver ) who is supposed to put him in touch with some rich ladies , but he begs Buck to get down on his knees and pray with him under a kitschy lit-up Jesus on the bathroom door of his hotel room . |
| 22 | He gathered his robe up around his knees and smiled at her . |
| 23 | She put her plump arms round his shoulders and gazed at him closely . |
| 24 | The cart was only a few feet away but he shrugged his shoulders and headed towards it . |
| 25 | Guards met him , helped him out , standing back , their heads bowed , as he stretched his legs and looked about him . |
| 26 | There was Leningrad , his father in his uniform kneeling by his side and explaining to him how quickly the waters of the Neva flowed , flowed into the Gulf of Finland . |
| 27 | ‘ So give , ’ Steve husked , obviously still feeling his loss and talking about it not helping one bit . |
| 28 | And because of that it tipped Ruth 's heart so desperately she curled her arms around his neck and clung to him . |
| 29 | John pulls the covers up to his neck and shrinks under them . |
| 30 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |