Example sentences of "his [noun] that [verb] " 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 | He looks like hell and sounds awful … the nascent Mancunian drawl is weak and strained , his hands shake , and there 's a muscle by his jaw that keeps twitching violently every time there 's a lull in the conversation |
| 4 | The nascent Mancunian drawl is weak and strained , his hands shake , and there 's a muscle by his jaw that keeps twitching violently every time there 's a lull in the conversation . |
| 5 | Whilst learning to take the rough and the smooth of rugby fortunes with a philosophic air , Townsend has already reacted to criticism with refinements to his play that have been a factor in his selection for Australia : ‘ I tend to pay heed more to criticism than to praise . |
| 6 | It was partly this prudent use of his sons that enabled Charles to expand , control and defend his kingdom upon many fronts at once . |
| 7 | Prost has a clause in his contract that excludes Senna from joining the Williams team . |
| 8 | There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful . |
| 9 | McIllvanney shook a cigarette out of a packet , then opened his briefcase that lay on the floor beside his chair . |
| 10 | Such a claim represents that same wishful thinking as his assessment that increasing the science budget by only 6 per cent next year ( the official prediction for inflation ) will allow spending to remain constant in real terms . |
| 11 | His sleeves were rolled up — which was what led me to make such an assumption — but really it was his hair that set the tone . |
| 12 | And I bet it was his hair that put them off . |
| 13 | His dark eyes were serious but it was his mouth that made Constance hopeful . |
| 14 | It was the taste of death in his mouth that preoccupied him . |
| 15 | It was n't his words that had hurt , but the intention behind them . |
| 16 | Health care will then be denied its proper role and that is clearly seen in the discharge of elderly people into the community and a point he knows well because he 's heard it from me before , without the necessary disabled facilities being in place for those elderly people and it is his department that decided to put the disabled facilities grant in the basic credit allowance to compete against over local authority priorities in that section . |
| 17 | He seems powerless to move , except for his legs that thrash wildly with pain and protestation . |
| 18 | There was a grim edge to his mocking that drew her attention , and Folly wished that she could see his face more clearly . |
| 19 | Had he known the truth it might have made his loss that bit more bearable . ’ |
| 20 | Her hand hovered above his neck that looked so defenceless . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It said he was driving dangerously and it was his car that hit the group . |
| 23 | There was something about the look in his eyes that told her this was a time to listen and not argue . |
| 24 | I do not see Hoffman 's hesitancies of speech , his throatbound voice that has to struggle past a colony of frogs , his eyes that crouch nervously in their sockets , as a proof of consequential ratiocination going on inside his head . |
| 25 | Julius stood in the doorway , and there was a bright light in his eyes that made her feel very alarmed . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He smiled , and there was a glint in his eyes that made Rachel catch her breath . |
| 28 | He walked towards her then , nonchalantly , but with a determined gleam in his eyes that succeeded in halting the flow of complaint from Robyn 's lips . |
| 29 | ‘ Will you excuse me , Maggie , ’ he said , wetness in his eyes that had n't been there a moment ago . |
| 30 | There was a wildness in his eyes that had n't been there before . |