Example sentences of "his [noun] [that] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't the uncertain nature of his livelihood that worried him , nor the police visits , although he had twice been invited to accompany the officers to the station . |
| 2 | Deane scored for Leeds , and , it could be argued he scored for Tottenham as well cos I think it was his foot that deflected it past Beaney . |
| 3 | There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful . |
| 4 | And I bet it was his hair that put them off . |
| 5 | It was the taste of death in his mouth that preoccupied him . |
| 6 | On their third night she ordered him quite roughly to bring his legs closer together and found a way of rubbing herself against his knee while sucking at his neck that made him shudder . |
| 7 | There was something about the look in his eyes that told her this was a time to listen and not argue . |
| 8 | Julius stood in the doorway , and there was a bright light in his eyes that made her feel very alarmed . |
| 9 | He smiled suddenly , something in his eyes that made her instantly wary , but when she tried to remove her hand from his arm he covered her fingers with his own and held them there . |
| 10 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 11 | But there is an interdependence between the various themes in his work that makes it difficult to deal with them in isolation . |
| 12 | In interviews , Gedge said he was fascinated by the downside of Best 's character ; the flaws in his make-up that led him to skip training session and stay in discotheques ( as they were then called ) for hours after he had officially opened them . |
| 13 | There was one noise he kept hearing again and again on his travels that intrigued him . |
| 14 | ‘ So you 've gone off chocolates , ’ he remarked with a glint in his eye that made her even more wary . |
| 15 | It 's not his compositions that interest me but more his attention to detail . |
| 16 | I thought it was really very funny , this long straggly black hair , he looked absolutely miserable , he thought he was now spiritually calm and spiritually sane and he 's got this peculiar thing on his head that makes him look so daft . |
| 17 | So for a while , the President of the United States effectively had world power , there was no other power in the world who could stand up to the U S , er , after , after , World War One for one argument anyway , and I think Freud 's er , defence disposition would be , Woodrow Wilson was the man who came to Europe , saying he would bring a just peace for all , and went away leaving a total mess , and , and , Freud 's er argument in his book is , told us was , well , the mess er , was really Wilson 's own doing , and if it was his doing , what was it in his character that allowed him to er , si to on some Lloyd George , who bullied him into getting most of what they wanted . |
| 18 | It was seeing his glasses that tore me apart . |
| 19 | So when I was ushered into his consulting room , it was his welfare that concerned me as much as my own . |
| 20 | Indeed , it was his example that led me to see beneath the brilliance and beauty of Paris , where the plight of its dispossessed is mirrored in the experience of the very people — artists and intellectuals — who are responsible for its reputation . |
| 21 | THOUGH FATHER MCGIFF ADMITTED to himself that he was no longer a youngster , he knew it was n't his age that had him suddenly welcoming autumn and winter far more than he had ever welcomed spring and summer . |
| 22 | There was an edge to his comment that left her in no doubt that everything she said only confirmed the opinion he already had of her . |
| 23 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
| 24 | Was it not his knife that blinded me , at your order ? ’ |
| 25 | Everything about him was so dear to her now ; his smile , his face , the soft huskiness in his voice that told her he wanted her . |
| 26 | There was a cruel taunt in his voice that cut her to the quick . |
| 27 | There was something in his voice that made her open her eyes . |
| 28 | There was something in his voice that made her want to throw herself into his arms ; but then she knew that Aggie would n't like that . |
| 29 | There was something in his voice that made her believe he was not speaking from malice himself . |
| 30 | There was something in his voice that made her determined not to look at him . |