Example sentences of "in his [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The works of his so-called ‘ pink ’ and ‘ blue ’ periods were being bought by important collectors , and the fact that an established dealer like Vollard was interested in his work gave him additional prestige . |
| 2 | He is ruthless in his determination to eliminate them . |
| 3 | The sense of effort in his conversation staggered her , and she watched him with pity , for he laboured as though he were to try to write a sonnet , and all the while the conversation was predestined , unnecessary , a mere coin of payment . |
| 4 | Stukeley in his diary tells us how he invited King Vortigern to be entertained there and on the king 's arrival he introduced him to Rowena , his beautiful daughter , who presented Vortigern with a gold wassail cup . |
| 5 | He was once a Hunt Saboteur and still has a dent in his buttocks to prove it . |
| 6 | Something in his tone put her on her guard . |
| 7 | The touch of humour in his tone encouraged her a little . |
| 8 | The smug self-satisfaction in his tone jolted her back to something resembling consciousness . |
| 9 | Old Joseph had by now grown so blind that he rode with a child in his lap to guide him , and so was spared the sight of this first intrusion . |
| 10 | Jaq switched on the magnetics in his boots to give him purchase for possible combat . |
| 11 | He snatched up his knapsack , not bothering in his haste to shrug it on . |
| 12 | But God in his mercy showed them that he would accept a substitute — the death of an animal , perfect and blameless , instead of the offender . |
| 13 | The dryness in his voice made me feel that I was being very naive . |
| 14 | Something in his voice made her look up at him . |
| 15 | ‘ I was half inclined to believe you last night until I received these this morning , ’ he said , and the hidden violence in his voice made her go cold . |
| 16 | The strain in his voice made her realise how much he still held his emotions on a tight rein and his dark eyes roamed over her hungrily as he undressed in the soft lamplight . |
| 17 | The sneer in his voice made her lose her temper . |
| 18 | She had n't been frightened until then but the high panic in his voice infected her . |
| 19 | The faintly mocking tone in his voice forced her back to reality , and she snatched her hand away from his hair as though it had come into contact with burning oil . |
| 20 | Something pleading in his voice reached me through whatever senseless barricade of childish rage I 'd thrown up , and I relaxed a bit , and managed to smile and say I was sorry to have been so silly . |
| 21 | The authority in his voice surprised her and she took the glass and drank the water . |
| 22 | So why did that thread of excitement in his voice frighten her ? |
| 23 | The dry note in his voice told her he was perfectly aware of her manoeuvre . |
| 24 | The pleasure in his voice disarmed her . |
| 25 | The harsh command in his voice startled her . |
| 26 | The pride of possession in his voice troubled her . |
| 27 | The intense , personal feeling in his voice shocked her . |
| 28 | The cold note of finality in his voice warned her not to pursue the matter . |
| 29 | The pain in his voice gave her a measure of satisfaction , but she did n't answer . |
| 30 | Why should Paul 's preaching have so provoked the Nazarean hierarchy that they sent their own emissaries in his wake to discredit him ? |