Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His policies looked back to the more aggressive activities of his father ; he fought the Alans , and he attacked Arles . |
| 2 | But , although the construction company 's overlord continued to stay away , a day or two later a gang of his labourers moved on to the land which surrounded her house . |
| 3 | His hand slid down over her back , his fingers splaying out over the firm swell of her bottom , pulling her body closer still to his . |
| 4 | Renoir had some of his canvases taken down from the wall so that Modigliani could look at them more closely . |
| 5 | ‘ Come on , ’ he mouthed , his words drowned out by the music . |
| 6 | Calvin and his successors came up with the dark doctrine of predestination to explain the fearful paradox of God 's love and his implacable wrath . |
| 7 | I invite er Mr and his supporters to get out of the age of Dickens and into the twentieth century . |
| 8 | Two of his brothers ended up in the House of Lords . |
| 9 | He scanned her tense expression , his eyes crinkled up against the sun . |
| 10 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 11 | As his eyes went back to the old lady , she saw the smile turn on again , and quick suspicion kindled in her breast . |
| 12 | Then his eyes strayed back to the Luggage . |
| 13 | He pushed the sheet of paper away and looked around him , his eyes straying up to the dusty rafters . |
| 14 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 15 | His eyes flickered down to the gondola . |
| 16 | Penry smiled slowly , his eyes lighting up with the gleam she found so irresistible . |
| 17 | After turning the sausages and prodding the briquettes again he rested his arms on the railing and looked out over Central Park , his eyes screwed up against the sun even though he was wearing a pair of prescription sunglasses . |
| 18 | Peter Suvarov smiled , his eyes crinkling up at the corners and his bitter mouth relaxing , and handed her a handkerchief . |
| 19 | He shuddered and looked away , his eyes going off to the horizon . |
| 20 | His eyes light up at the recollection of some of the challenges he has tackled that would have daunted the more faint-hearted . |
| 21 | As Britain 's biggest book printer , his eyes light up at the mention of Labour 's proposals for an extra £10 per primary school child for books . |
| 22 | Bigwig 's eyes were closed and his lips pulled back from the long front teeth in a fixed snarl . |
| 23 | Three of his goals bounced in off the posts . |
| 24 | His readiness to speak on almost any topic , and especially on medical ethics , was remarkable : his speeches averaged out over the pontificate at almost one a day . |
| 25 | Outside his ears picked up for the first time the rustling of invisible leaves and the rattle of window-frames : the wind was rising . |
| 26 | Michael looked up from where he knelt on the floor in front of the old armchair , his books spread out on the chair . |
| 27 | She heard the door open and close , then his footsteps coming back along the corridor and go into the sitting room . |
| 28 | He heaved again at the floor plate and there was room for his feet to slide down towards the blurred stones between the sleepers . |
| 29 | Meredith was sitting in the stalls with his feet propped up on the row in front . |
| 30 | his feet came down to the knees on it |