Example sentences of "his [noun pl] but [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antony has got a temporary cap on one of his teeth but he 's had it about twice really . |
| 2 | We push his legs but they buckle at the knees , so we have to hold them up above our heads as we push to make them stay straight , then as we shove and his trousers are rolled down by the rim of stone , his arms flop over the far side of the shaft rim and it suddenly gets easier to push him . |
| 3 | down into his arteries and we ca n't get anything down there so they 're blocked , but he said how the hell he survived that op I do n't know he said they could 've done more with his legs but it meant another hour and a quarter minutes in surgery , and he said he 'd had enough we could n't have kept him on the table a minute longer so he said all we can do is wait , so now mum said well he 's alright in intensive care , he 's responding well , getting over the operation well , but what we was worried about was him breathing on his own , had he , had he been you see , anyway he said this on er Thursday |
| 4 | yes you are His tail now when it 's down it 's still down between his legs but it 's li it 's limp is n't it ? |
| 5 | When he 'd finished at the sink I came out and wound myself lovingly around his legs but he shut me in the kitchen . |
| 6 | He was able to live quite comfortably from the fruits of his labours but he had always wanted just a little more land . |
| 7 | Oh , he was covered in dirt and spoke like an actor reciting his lines but he made one mistake . |
| 8 | And there 's his visitors but I mean it was |
| 9 | I feel like a worker in Stalinist Russia denouncing his comrades but I say , ‘ Well , I thought of a couple of friends of mine … ’ |
| 10 | When he had gone , Sandison got to his feet but he had lost sight of Elsie . |
| 11 | He might think he 's fallen on his feet but he 'll come to a bad end , you 'll see … ‘ |
| 12 | There was some colour back in his cheeks but he looked very sick . |
| 13 | He could not divulge his sources but he thinks something may be going to happen in the southern North Sea . |
| 14 | He was forthright with his questions but he was also the perfect host . |
| 15 | The manager has his problems but we have ours as well . ’ |
| 16 | I have tried to help him with his problems but we both get upset . |
| 17 | He has his uses but he 's not very good at brewing up |
| 18 | You know he 's entitled to his holidays but I do n't want to sit |
| 19 | These were his friends but he felt unnatural in their company , as if he were acting a part . |
| 20 | He took her in his arms but she separated from him . |
| 21 | Greasy hands clawed at his arms but he pushed them off . |
| 22 | Grammar school rock may give Morrissey the perfect adoring audience for his ramblings but it does not help the wider case of rock or rock 's present stagnance . |
| 23 | He had never struck his children but he felt suddenly that he would like to shake this sullen brat until her teeth rattled . |
| 24 | He sought her out with his hands but she pushed him away as if he would hurt her and no reassurance satisfied her . |
| 25 | Eurotunnel co-chairman Alastair Morton has a difficult job on his hands but he has shown he can handle it . |
| 26 | Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders but I never did . |
| 27 | ‘ He gets a lot of stick about his mistakes but he 's very positive and has the confidence to keep coming for the ball . |
| 28 | He raised his eyebrows but he did n't actually skewer my hand to his desk with his favourite kris . |
| 29 | Corbett tried to sleep but could not and sat trembling , trying to compose his thoughts but it was useless , he could not calm himself . |
| 30 | The authority is not bound to accept his recommendations but it is rare for many , or any of substance , to be overruled . |