Example sentences of "it [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been a dunce at it or did his present situation , despite the opportunity it affords for the histrionics he so loves , make him feel like pawn ? |
| 2 | He was like a Greek god , except that his hair was black and the nose had a slight curve to it that gave his broad , open features a somewhat predatory look . |
| 3 | Although he spoke English fluently he never completely mastered it nor lost his guttural accent . |
| 4 | He gave a thumbs-up sign then replaced it and manoeuvred his wheelchair round behind his desk where he tapped his security code into the IBM computer linked up to the central data bank elsewhere in the building . |
| 5 | He opened it and plunged his hand in . |
| 6 | But then there was a knock on the door , the messenger unlocked it and stuck his head in , asking : ‘ Is it all right for coffee now , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | I rang Sorrel 's flat from Sergeant Purvis 's desk , and as he was out to lunch I sat on it and rearranged his pencils in a petty and thoroughly satisfying bit of vandalism . |
| 8 | She let it grow to about half , then left it and took his testicles in her cupped hand . |
| 9 | Maxim knew her driving well enough to be relaxed about it and spent his time folding and refolding a road map . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , there was a distracting painting which had something of Vanessa 's style about it and sent his thoughts scurrying back to her . |
| 11 | He glanced in the mirror as he passed it and straightened his glasses . |
| 12 | For greater support , the plinth in front of the patient may be lowered so that he can bend over it and rest his torso on it , with his head turned to his normal side , and his arms relaxed by his sides . |
| 13 | He seemed very cheerful about it and chanted his ridiculous Ho ! |
| 14 | The game can be played in a more limited form in the little bowl-type individual urinals which are more fashionable these days , but Jamie has never tried this himself , being so short that if he is to use one of those he has to stand about a metre back from it and lob his waste water in . |
| 15 | The received wisdom in North Down is that Mr Kilfedder will shade it and begin his 23rd year as MP for the constituency . |
| 16 | Having read the report , the next morning Aitken telephoned Hugh Fraser , then of course a Conservative MP , to tell him about it , to quote extracts from it and to hear his very firm agreement that the report 's contents should be disclosed as a matter of public interest . |
| 17 | It was strange for him at first but he soon came to enjoy it and did his best to improve the sporting standards and attitudes . |
| 18 | He walked to the wall of the compartment and dropped his weight against it and closed his eyes . |
| 19 | He went over to it and jerked his head impatiently when she did n't immediately follow him . |
| 20 | Robert , glancing at her for confirmation , saw her frown , but ignored it and nodded his thanks to the keeper . |
| 21 | He trapped it and showed his hand : now there were four . |
| 22 | He walked down to it and put his eye to a hole in the wood . |
| 23 | Fred had already thought of it and shook his head . |
| 24 | He moved to the door , opened it and shook his head . |
| 25 | He found a hole in it and squeezed his way through . |
| 26 | He pointed at it and waved his hands in the wash-out signal . |
| 27 | He plugged in his razor to recharge it and washed his face in the gold-tapped sink . |
| 28 | When the phone rang , he answered it but kept his eyes on Sophie . |
| 29 | In short , teachers are helped to offer all children , as Quinton put it when reporting his and Rutter 's findings ( 1988 ) on the healing effects of teachers on children in even severe adversity , ‘ good school experiences , such as some form of success , accomplishment , sense of self-esteem or just pleasure in school activities ’ , with consequent better adjustment in adult life — even if they did not always seem to have an immediate effect ( ! ) . |
| 30 | A sum like this , though , would eat such a hole in it as to jeopardize his ordinary work . |