Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mason waded up and down among the crowds allowing the womenfolk to feel his arm and kiss his dirty hand as though it were a holy relic . |
| 2 | The crowds loved his clowning , and he confirmed his ability to sweat it out for hour after hour . |
| 3 | Terry nodded and looked away to one of the machines , twiddling the knobs to hide his nervousness . |
| 4 | Forced by the flames to abandon his set , he made his way ( coughing ) into the street and was immediately chased by two ( ‘ knife wielding ’ ) Asian youths . |
| 5 | The chaplain , crouched on a stool near the fireplace , stared into the flames wringing his hands whilst Rastani , the silent , dark servant , sat with his back to the wall as if he wished the very stones would open and swallow him . |
| 6 | Mr Connor ran from his Vauxhall Cavalier to drag Mr Haigh from the flames engulfing his Peugeot 309 . |
| 7 | Colleagues , who 've been paying tribute to his dedication and exertise , say he 'd always been aware of the dangers surrounding his work.Ian Maclaren reports . |
| 8 | One of the ranks put his hand up . |
| 9 | He joined the Durham force in 1956 and started on the beat in Darlington before being promoted through the ranks to reach his present status in 1989 . |
| 10 | Haig selected the Canadians to achieve his ultimate aim : the capture of Passchendaele and Mosselmarkt and the ridge beyond . |
| 11 | Well because A T S had gone straight to the bailiff and the courts to freeze his account . |
| 12 | Joe was serving with the Polish Air Force when the Germans invaded his homeland and escaped to Britain via Romania , Lebanon , France , Casablanca and Gibraltar . |
| 13 | One day a young journeyman white-washing the inside of the houses ran his brush over the toad 's back . |
| 14 | Andy Reed 's lineout provision had created that chance and the Bath lock could prove a real dark horse for the Lions given his sterling deeds at restarts , a superb chopping of Mike Hall , a dive pass from a ruck and his arrival in the burn-out of Gavin Hastings ' break which required more last-gasp heroics , this time from Stuart Davies , to prevent a try . |
| 15 | The times suited his predilection for historical references in clothes , for dressing up , for being glamorous and the collections he did then saw him develop sureness of touch allied with a taste for a dangerous dare or two which characterised much of what he does today . |
| 16 | The University decreed zero hope for recovery for Arthur , though they tried everything they could , and one of the personnel devoted his whole life to Arthur during the six months he was hospitalised there . |
| 17 | There was little bitterness on either side in these sermons , but each party brought out all the reasons to prove his adversary 's opinions erroneous . |
| 18 | The emphasis throughout this approach to treatment is on encouraging the patient to develop the skills to solve his own problems . |
| 19 | This is the vet to me he goes your dog 's got brown teeth you got to brush it brush the teeth banged his tooth with the collar , he had a metal collar |
| 20 | The beast 's eyes shone at him and he felt the teeth touch his bare skin ; then Isay appeared out of nowhere and brained it . |
| 21 | He was appointed lector at the Oxford Franciscan convent , but in 1253 a dispute arose at his presentation to incept as a doctor of theology , the opponents of the friars challenging his eligibility , as he had not been a master of arts . |
| 22 | ‘ He was strangled , ’ he said , ‘ because the Druids believed his death might avert a Roman victory . |
| 23 | Yeah the spear the blokes holding his other horse and it reaches right to the ceiling ! |
| 24 | Charlotte heard the front door close and realized she alone was watching as the white halo of the headlamps traced his progress along the drive . |
| 25 | Parishoners say the animals outnumber his congregation . |
| 26 | One of the Tans raised his rifle , and Owen closed his eyes , cringing away from the blow . |
| 27 | Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest . |
| 28 | A boy passing by homewards from the pictures heard his cries for help . |
| 29 | The pictures resisted his efforts to shuffle them into chronological order . |
| 30 | half the lads doing his work . |