Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I do feel strongly that John Major can take loyalty too far and his friends may prove to be a millstone or albatross around his neck . ’ |
| 2 | I come in and put the bedside light on , and he lies there with his eyes half-open , conscious but immobilized , as if he were under some strange paralysing drug , unable to tell me what the trouble was , unable to nod or smile or shake off his dream . |
| 3 | He had , in fact , had a very pleasant breakfast with his father , eating a third bowl of cornflakes and toast , without for one moment feeling uncomfortable or wondering why his father should be so gently considerate and butter his toast for him . |
| 4 | Or screwed up his kids like we were screwed up . |
| 5 | Even so , two meagre sessions of firing practice in all that time were of little help in strengthening his nerve or stoking up his fighting spirit . |
| 6 | Or hack off his head and boil it |
| 7 | When I look back on the long friendship , I realize that I need not have had certain misgivings about troubling Eliot or taking up his time — misgivings due to temperamental diffidence rather than to genuine modesty , I am afraid — because he was both generous of his time and solicitous about the welfare of those in whom lie took an interest . |
| 8 | He was capable of wanting nothing all day , of sending every meal away and not allowing Teresa in , even to make up his fire or turn down his bed , and then , around midnight , calling for his breakfast and complaining he was cold because the fire had gone out . |
| 9 | Henry Druce is features editor of Outdoor Action — when he 's not out hillwalking , mountain biking , skiing or falling off his windsurfer |
| 10 | On extended expeditions there were occasions when he would break or lose even his spares , and I would find myself combing deserted beaches and jungle tracks looking for a small circle of glass on which , I was acutely aware , rested the success or failure of an entire project . |
| 11 | That in turn involves much more than simply studying him as a figure of past history , or breathing in his historical influence . |
| 12 | The other , without making a sound , moves and does various activities , such as washing his face or poking out his tongue to see if he is ill . |
| 13 | But whenever he looks up — or puts down his book , you 're there , are n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | If a person is ‘ torn ’ between opinions , unable to ‘ make up ’ his mind , or if he is ‘ up in the air ’ over something and unsure which side he should ‘ come down on ’ , or if he is furiously ‘ debating ’ with himself or ‘ hanging back ’ , or weighing up his ‘ reservations ’ , he is nothing if not ‘ in two minds ’ . |
| 15 | As this Third Concerto was drafted on similar manuscript paper as the others ( and shares the same key as No. 1 ) , and portions ended up in two countries , the substantial music for it was thought to be discarded ideas for the Firsts , although all the thematic material used in it is found in music composed or published around his fifteenth year . |
| 16 | Generally you have two choices : where your debtor lives or carries on his business , or where the debt was incurred . |
| 17 | Instead , we became his accomplices and shared out his ill-gotten wealth . ’ |
| 18 | Newman raised his own right hand in a diversionary gesture and whipped up his right foot . |
| 19 | Sheldukher grinned and laid down his suit . |
| 20 | He turned his canvases to the wall and laid down his brushes … |
| 21 | Stories vary widely , some say he took off his apron and laid down his knife before he went to the Bank to tackle the Manager . |
| 22 | According to the Legend — the propaganda of a papacy that by this time was endeavouring to assert its independence of the emperor — on the eighth day after his conversion , the Emperor Constantine divested himself of the imperial symbols , prostrated himself before Pope Sylvester and laid down his crown . |
| 23 | David finished his cocoa and laid down his mug . |
| 24 | The photographer and author , Daniel Farson , recollects Minton surrounded by sailors and fussing over his latest infatuation as if he were a chorus girl , whilst simultaneously complaining , ‘ I 'm only liked because I 'm rich . |
| 25 | I was delighted with the way he jumped in the ground and we 'll now look for another small race as we want him to learn and build up his confidence , ’ the trainer added . |
| 26 | But when he came to trade them in and filled in his application , he was told he was beyond the age limit . |
| 27 | I motioned him over to the counter and he came , taking his time and stepping out his cigarette . |
| 28 | Sometimes , Hawk was like the masters she had seen in Chinese martial arts movies , talking in parables , and drawing out his pupil 's skills through subterfuge . |
| 29 | When talks broke down at a Leeds hotel last week , Wilkinson told both players to go home and think over his offer , but Andersson 's later outburst left the Leeds manager fuming . |
| 30 | Neil waves the Viennese Boys Choir to a halt and brushes down his overcoat . ) |