Example sentences of "[coord] he [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obediently , they bowed their heads and he dusted his hands as if they had been contaminated . |
| 2 | His heart lurched and he splashed his goblet full to the brim with dark red claret . |
| 3 | Of course , he knows that you and I are old friends and he transferred his anger to you . |
| 4 | She struggled to sit up , still wrapped in the mists of sleep , and he transferred his gaze from her shoulders to her breasts . |
| 5 | so he was playing the father you see , and he asks his son to come into the study , and he said , but you do realise so , er that the Hugh Laurie is the son of his , you do realise that you were adopted ? |
| 6 | And he gathered his feet under him and hurried after the others . |
| 7 | " We 'll get it right now though , " he said to himself as he ascended through the castle 's twisted interior , and the light faded and the cold grew more sharp , and he gathered his furs more closely around him . |
| 8 | ‘ Dr Grant , our principal medical officer — oh , and he sends his apologies , by the way . |
| 9 | Yes , but , Dan if Dan has read an extremely interesting article about this actor who plays in Star Trek , and he meets his friend who is also a Star Trek fan . |
| 10 | A light flashed on the ship-to-shore radio and he replaced his headset . |
| 11 | ‘ Usually , of course , these are for clients , ’ he said , ‘ but in this case , if you do n't mind , ’ and he blew his nose again , and sighed . |
| 12 | And he blew his nose on just one corner of it , very carefully . |
| 13 | ‘ Dear God , ’ he said , ‘ why does life have to be so bloody awful ’ , and he blew his nose emotionally . |
| 14 | ‘ Sorry , mister , ’ he blurted out and he buried his head into the dog 's fur . |
| 15 | Her body softly accepted the hard evidence of his arousal and he buried his lips against her neck , his hand cupping her closer until it was almost like possession . |
| 16 | His arms tightened convulsively and he buried his face in her hair . |
| 17 | His wattle started to quiver and he buried his head in Chicken Likken 's feathers again . |
| 18 | Well then er quite , so he said erm it was all quiet and I looked up into the darkness and I said that the old fellow had gone and he litten his fuse and there was me there I could see the sparks in the darkness and I was way twenty feet below him and he must have whatsit . |
| 19 | Ian 's voice was slightly defiant , and he dropped his head and with a careful casualness flicked away some nonexistent dust from his high-buttoned silver jacket . |
| 20 | She swayed and bumped against Uncle Philip and he dropped his joviality like a brick and shook his fist balefully at Finn over his head . |
| 21 | She heard the zip of her shorts being drawn down , and he dropped his head to place a tender , almost welcoming kiss on her silken mound . |
| 22 | Tina squeezed his arm reassuringly and he finished his explanation with more confidence . |
| 23 | He also warned against buying Columbian coffee and eating too many beefburgers and he finished his ‘ don'ts ’ by saying ‘ do n't be buried , be cremated instead ’ , causing much amusement among his audience . |
| 24 | Ltd. , locomotive engineers of Stoke-on-Trent , but the firm collapsed before his term had been completed , and he finished his apprenticeship with R. A. Lister & Co . |
| 25 | There had been a noticeable spring in Mr Major 's step in the previous two days and he reiterated his optimism to rapturous flag-waving . |
| 26 | Europe had been the policy issue which had precipitated his challenge and he reiterated his differences with Mrs Thatcher over Europe . |
| 27 | Relative isolation suited his character and he followed his own ideas with considerable success . |
| 28 | On that occasion Lyle missed the cut and he admitted his record in the event is ‘ diabolical ’ . |
| 29 | His main expense is photocopying thousands of legal documents and he spends his days preparing the next part of his case . |
| 30 | Outside the gate of the park , Father Kleinsorge found a tap that still worked — part of the plumbing of a vanished house — and he filled his vessels and returned . |