Example sentences of "that [verb] [adv] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put little slips of paper in the entries that made up his fragile narrative or non-narrative . |
| 2 | Much has been written about Griffith and his contribution to the movies but the ingredients that made up his genius have never been better identified than in the review Heywood Broun wrote of Intolerance when it appeared in 1916 . |
| 3 | Even the particles that made up his body would not survive . |
| 4 | She did a series of sketches , trying to capture all his moods , thinking that , though they were n't very professional , they were to her , because she could see in every one of them all those complicated , aggravating , irresistible facets that made up his personality . |
| 5 | Turning from the window , she gazed on the face of her husband , a kind face and not unattractive , with its straight features and good skin , and the unruly mop of hair that tumbled over his forehead ; he stirred in her arms , whimpering like a child , and pressing himself against her . |
| 6 | Kenneth Caitlin lit himself a cigar , blowing the smoke out in huge puffs that swirled around his bald head . |
| 7 | He was looking at the man , screaming without being heard , blood coming from between his fingers , when Paul himself was attacked by something thin and cold and slippery that whipped round his neck and stayed there , tugging , as if it wanted to pull his head off . |
| 8 | It was so dark a blue as to be almost black , with button-down cuffs and epaulettes and a broad welt that fastened around his hips with a buckle . |
| 9 | ALAN SHEARER looks certain to shake off the leg injury that cut short his two-goal display against Leeds on Boxing Day . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , Premier League leading scorer Alan Shearer looks certain to shake off the leg injury that cut short his two-goal display against Leeds on Boxing Day in time for Blackburn 's visist to Ipswich today . |
| 11 | In mid-scream , he was choked into silence by a hand that came over his face , forcing his jaw shut . |
| 12 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 13 | His eyes blinked violently in a spasm that screwed up his face in rapid jerks . |
| 14 | She could see a sliver of white shirt , the braided collar of his black jacket , a star on his epaulette , the hand that rested along his crossed knee . |
| 15 | ‘ Not now ! ’ he bellows , without raising his head from the printout that spills off his desk and carpets most of the floor . |
| 16 | Fuming , Paige tossed her head , realising that to point out his own behaviour might cause her more embarrassment than satisfaction . |
| 17 | Looking in the mirror that was perched precariously on the windowsill , he combed back the hair that hung over his eyes . |
| 18 | Mitch stood under the light in a tartan shirt and jeans that hung off his buttocks . |
| 19 | He liked the air of legend that hung about his head . |
| 20 | There was a wildness about him , too , seen in the thick black hair , just a touch on the long side , that curled over his ears . |
| 21 | But he had inherited his father 's ability , and he was just getting things straight again when he was badly hit by a prolonged series of dock strikes that tied up his ships and prevented them from earning anything . |
| 22 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 23 | It was Estella that started off his obsession with wanting more . |
| 24 | As the curtain opened there hobbled from the wings what appeared to be an old Chinese mandarin with flowing blue robes , black silk jacket and red-buttoned Mandarin cap over hair that fell down his back in a long pigtail . |
| 25 | He ran a finger along the lowermost surface of the wood , his fingertips brushing the marks that spelled out his name , and it echoed in his mind with the voice of his father , who had carved the instrument many years ago . |
| 26 | When he returned after the weekend he brought with him a tool that sums up his management style — a wedge , to keep his door open . |
| 27 | Bakst spoke with admiration of Modigliani 's erect carriage , of the air of inner fire that lighted up his face . |
| 28 | When Luke called her heart seemed to expand at the look of admiration that slipped over his face as his gaze took in her simple cream suit in thick , crunchy lace , the severe black camisole she wore beneath it , but he merely murmured , ‘ Punctual as always . |
| 29 | The hypocrite , presented in asides and soliloquies , is given the theatrical medium that suits exactly his isolation over and against his fellow men . |
| 30 | Willie shook his head , but the tell-tale beads of sweat that ran down his flushed face belied him . |