Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [prep] his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He recognized , with a familiar confusion of self-disgust and hopelessness , that he was telling more than he ought in his usual attempt to propitiate her , to get her on his side . |
| 2 | Madra helped Ratagan with the fire , and when Riven had done the best he could with his ripped clothing he wandered about the campsite looking for firewood . |
| 3 | Aiming the shotgun as steadily as he could with his right hand despite the throbbing pain of his wounded bicep , Grant reached down and across his body with his left . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , he asked Ranulf to learn what he could from his new-found paramour though , privately , he believed nothing would come of that . |
| 5 | Raising the trapdoor a little more so he could see out , he cautiously pushed out the barrel of the shotgun and checked for any sign of enemy personnel , as best as he could in his limited field of vision . |