Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bardsley put his teacup down and said in a melancholy voice , ‘ I was thinking of taking him into partnership , but business has n't been that good lately . |
| 2 | Nora eased his shirt off and began on her own dress and stays . |
| 3 | Even though Stevens still needed Dean for a couple more shots , the young punk put his foot down and tore along Highway 66 at 85 miles an hour , heading for a sports car race at Salinas . |
| 4 | He vaulted cleanly through the open window , brushed his hair back and sauntered around Stefan 's room , picking up his record book , his razor , his hat . |
| 5 | Athelstan hardly recognised him : his face was a mass of sores , his hair long and matted with filth and vermin . |
| 6 | In a split second he made his mind up and decided to be decisive . |
| 7 | He unlatched his web again and swam about the cockpit , fielding flotsam . |
| 8 | ‘ First thing Sunday morning I rang his home again and spoke to Sarah . |
| 9 | He eased his sleeve up and looked at his watch . |
| 10 | THE family of a father mown down by a suspected drink-driver wept at his funeral yesterday and spoke of forgiveness . |
| 11 | Willi put his spoon down and stared at her . |
| 12 | He had his back to her and he stood waiting for another outburst , but when neither answer nor movement came to him he turned his head slowly and looked at her over his shoulder . |
| 13 | Little Billy flicked his head round and stared into the everlasting gloom and doom of the forest . |
| 14 | He turned his head lazily and smiled before standing up and explaining that as it was Good Friday his mother had gone to church with some old friends and was likely to have dinner with them as well . |
| 15 | It caught on his chin as he tilted his head up and drew in a breath of salted air . |
| 16 | The man now moved his head slightly and looked at Millie ; then , pointing with his forefinger , he said , ‘ Further along the road there 's another gate . |
| 17 | Husband paused , cocked his head slightly and peered at George as if he were assessing his artistic value . |
| 18 | She was enraged and not at all pleased when Felipe threw his head back and roared with laughter . |
| 19 | He threw his head back and laughed like a young and boisterous man , till the drops flashed from the clustering wet tendrils of his iron-grey hair . |
| 20 | His bleary eyes filled with tears but he tilted his head back and glared at the top of the tent . |
| 21 | ’ Alistair tipped his head back and stared at the coagulated window . |
| 22 | Sitting up on the rail , he spat down at Trent , then tilted his head back and yapped like a Pekinese . |
| 23 | It got quite windy in the morning but he got his head down and played to par , not speaking hardly a word , even to me . |
| 24 | She jumped slightly as Luke raised his head abruptly and looked at her , his smile like a knife , brilliant and deadly , slicing at her . |
| 25 | He cocked his head sideways and looked at his stepson with a wicked expression on his face . |
| 26 | He turned round , then turned back , looked once more round the room , then shook his head quickly and went to the door , taking his stick from the corner by the washing machine on his way out . |
| 27 | Satisfied he was at least decently dressed , Seb raised his head cautiously and peered over the edge of the hollow . |
| 28 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 29 | After a momentary pause , Gerrard swung his chair again and said to the audience , ‘ I hope you all understood all that . |
| 30 | He pushed his chair back and wandered around the room . |