Example sentences of "'s [noun] [conj] [pron] [vb past] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , they selected only the second of Byrd 's two four-part In Nomines , and neither of the models ( by Tye and Parsons ) that were evidently in Byrd 's mind when he composed his own pair . |
| 2 | He stood there , his face awash with blood , his swollen mouth hanging open , but still conscious , still awake enough to see his younger brother 's eyes as they fixed his own and lined him up for the coup de grace . |
| 3 | Isabel had one quick glimpse of the fire smouldering in fitzAlan 's eyes as he lifted his head , then his mouth came down on hers in a kiss of such male dominance that she went completely limp . |
| 4 | An amused smile touched Guido 's eyes as he let his gaze flicker over the rumpled high-necked cotton pyjamas she was wearing . |
| 5 | Glimmering light caught Wynra jathuk 's eyes as he watched his son and listened to Scathach 's softly spoken words . |
| 6 | At this point , tears appeared in Churchill 's eyes and he put his arms around me , saying ‘ Malcolm , Malcolm . ’ ’ |
| 7 | It was an arm 's length away and raising its head to hook at him with the horn that was already dark with his father 's blood when he discharged his second barrel . |
| 8 | Michael Banks it always was who gazed grimly at the enemy submarine from the bridge , Michael Banks who ignored the smoke pouring from his Spitfire 's engine as he trained his sights on the alien Messerschmidt . |
| 9 | What was an interesting development in the recent World Cup was Imran Khan 's confession that he used his bowlers in an attacking mode . |
| 10 | Injury could also rule David Richardson out of today 's match after he bruised his foot in the nets yesterday . |
| 11 | A prostitute caught Graham 's eye but he shook his head before she could get off her bar stool . |
| 12 | Few words had been spoken — Denis had been glad of his gun 's eloquence as he found his own voice suddenly unreliable . |
| 13 | She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah ! |
| 14 | He would bring news of his dealings with Philip III when he arrived in England , and hoped that his English retinue would suffice for Edward 's needs until he knew his brother 's wishes about the nobles of Champagne . |
| 15 | Waqar had tome to come close to removing Hick 's head and they shaved his wicket with a rapid breakback , but Gower was still flowing when lunch came , England 195 for 4 and still some way from safety . |
| 16 | She did The Old Man and the Seal with ease , acting old , acting a big man and swimming the breast-stroke in the air , and they got it almost immediately and then she flopped on to Conrad 's knee and he laid his wine-filled head on her breast and somebody wiped a smear of black kohl from her cheek and she felt like a child again and thought of how Gabriel had nursed his little girl to sleep when she had been tired and fading away . |
| 17 | Wilfrid could well have transferred his allegiance to an otherwise unknown prince of Oswald 's line when he lost his patron in Ealhfrith . |
| 18 | So angry was Ian Paisley at the affront to Carson 's memory that he increased his tirade of abuse against O'Neill , produced Carson 's son to contest the Westminster elections in March ( promising four Protestant Unionists in all ) and only withdrew when he realised how devoid of constituency organisation he then was . |
| 19 | The remainder of Cynthia 's visit was spent in supporting Dorothy 's arm while she wrote a letter that was to be given to the solicitor — a Mr Graham Lytham of Messrs Granby , Hemingford and Bowles — and handed in person to Dorothy 's son when he received his gift . |
| 20 | Helen looked at the man 's face until she drew his gaze . |
| 21 | Beyond the window , sunshine slanted through the trees to fall across Frankie 's face as he enjoyed his morning feast . |
| 22 | Corbett sat impatiently throughout , his only consolation being the amusement he derived from Ranulf 's face as he ate his simple food amidst such sanctified surroundings . |
| 23 | A look crossed Guido 's face as he dropped his hands away . |
| 24 | Ace fancied she could see the look of anguish on Daak 's face as he relinquished his grip on his chainsword and grabbed the girder with his right hand . |
| 25 | The woman jabbed her cigarette into the man 's face and he loosened his grip . |
| 26 | Councillors decided to uphold Mr Sprayson 's appeal because they said his action did n't put children in danger . |
| 27 | John Barnes scored the final goal for a combined Everton-Liverpool team in a 6–4 victory against a combined Manchester outfit in Gareme Sharpe 's testimonial as he continued his comeback programme . |