Example sentences of "[adv] his [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hand snaked down his pyjamas to feel his hardness … |
| 2 | Perhaps his failures fuelled his own curiosity . |
| 3 | Soon his lips left her mouth and he covered her eyelids , the tip of her nose , the warm base of her throat with soft , butterfly kisses . |
| 4 | The minister said that he felt as if he were being pursued by a wild animal and could only throw off his clothes to distract its attention . |
| 5 | The latter category could hardly include Dizzy Liston ; otherwise , why would he consent to selling off his toys to cover his expenses ? |
| 6 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 7 | And yet the process that produces that hoppy , hearty , malty , mellow flavour , that dark ruby gleam and smooth rich creamy head has hardly changed at all since Arthur rolled up his sleeves to mash his first brew . |
| 8 | Her hands slid up his arms to grip his shoulders , her fingers digging into the soft material of his shirt as though he alone could anchor her . |
| 9 | Jerome crept to the foot of the steps , and there halted , baulked , rather , like a startled horse , drew hard breath and assayed to mount , and then suddenly threw up his arms to cover his face , fell on his knees with a lamentable , choking cry , and bowed himself against the stone of the steps . |
| 10 | Last night he stepped up his efforts to broaden his appeal to floating voters by promising that a Labour government would seek consensus and willingly listen to the voice of the people . |
| 11 | Hector reached out his hands to find his uncle . |
| 12 | Even now his contemporaries raise their eyes and murmur ‘ Ssshh ’ because there are still alive those whose feelings might be hurt and the extent of it all is better buried under the marriages and the more undeniable liaisons . |
| 13 | Even his opponents acknowledge his tenacity . |
| 14 | But here his deductions encountered their first contradiction . |
| 15 | Fortunately his friends repurchased his goods and chattels and presented them to his wife ; they also paid off what he owed . |
| 16 | He climbed a short distance up the curve of the dome , then his feet lost their purchase and he began to slide back down again . |
| 17 | Then his hands left her waist and burrowed under her jumper . |
| 18 | Then his hands grasped her shoulders . |
| 19 | The Annamese mandarin looked at Joseph 's eager face for a moment , then his eyes lost their watchful look for the first time and he smiled . |
| 20 | Expertly his hands began their slow , feverish exploration of her bare skin , tormenting as they sought to inflame her further and further so that she forgot everything but the pleasure he could bring her . |
| 21 | However his teachers recognised his exceptional qualities and he was given junior teaching posts which enabled him to register at the University of Pennsylvania , where he obtained his Master 's degree and began to work towards a PhD , specialising in philosophy . |
| 22 | All too soon however his hands began their usual wandering , slipping inside her blouse to unclip her bra hooks , pushing her skirt well up her thighs and trying to slip her panties off . |