Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had left the money with his sister but had been caught after she had handed it into the police . |
| 2 | She watched Mr Evans turn in his chair and look up at his sister and felt her chest tighten . |
| 3 | Ignoring Ellie , he walked across to his sister and twitched the note out of her hand . |
| 4 | Giving him a doubtful look and a lame smile , she turned back to his sister and asked , ‘ When are you getting married ? ’ |
| 5 | Tom released his sister and coaxed her back inside . |
| 6 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer was given a two-minute standing ovation after he delivered an uncompromising defence of his policies and declared : ‘ It is clear that the economy is already responding to the measures we have taken , and I have no doubt whatever that it will come right in good time . |
| 7 | Then , balanced on the fingers of his left hand , he put his right into the pocket of his labcoat and brought out a packet of sweets . |
| 8 | He looked up and down the road , saw nothing , climbed into his truck and drove off . |
| 9 | Jim Almonds leaped off his truck and set up a bren , but Lewes stayed where he was . |
| 10 | Killion steepened his dive and began picking his targets . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And once Hatchard , the CID man who 'd come round to Dwyer Street on the night in question , had done his bit and told the Coroner twice that he did n't suspect foul play , then most people seemed satisfied and I could get back to enjoying my hangover . |
| 13 | Then there was no time for further thought , as Buttons , excited by the baying of the hounds and the sound of Lord Deverill 's hunting horn on which he was blowing a thrilling series of quick notes , took hold of his bit and flew . |
| 14 | This philosophy , which became known as the ‘ Carter doctrine ’ , persisted into the presidency of his successor and became part of the conditioning material at play in later Washington reflexes . |
| 15 | He recommended Richard Coppin [ q.v. ] as his successor and emigrated to Barbados in about 1655 , where he may later have been investigated for organizing conventicles . |
| 16 | What unseated the 45-year-old coach , who volunteered his resignation and left ‘ the best of friends with everyone ’ , was Salford 's worst start to a season for years . |
| 17 | The City aldermen accepted his resignation and appointed Samuel Barrett , a glover , in his place . |
| 18 | Mr Reed ‘ picked up a bit of consulting work ’ following his resignation and heard no more until his arrest five months later . |
| 19 | Sir Robert last night rejected calls for his resignation and explained that 50 of the recommendations made by Sir Anthony were already in hand or implemented at an estimated cost of £20 million . |
| 20 | The biggish ones were kept for the doctors at Dunstan Hill Hospital , just outside Newcastle , where they monitored his progress and adjusted his drugs . |
| 21 | Young Trotsky finished his printing and began to pack the copies I had stapled into an old US Army haversack . |
| 22 | Edward threw a sly glance at his favourite and nodded . |
| 23 | He stopped , dismounted , put his hand to his heart and said ‘ Alexander Augustus Hope ’ — he paused — ‘ your servant . ’ |
| 24 | IT 'S fantastic that hardened TV newsman Mike Nicholson listened to his heart and took such a tremendous risk to smuggle Bosnian orphan Natasha into Britain . |
| 25 | In this most strange place and in this short moment Nicholas lost his heart and knew for certain that at last , at very last , without doubt or question , he had fallen in love . |
| 26 | Jackie placed one hand on his heart and raised the other in an elegant declamatory gesture . |
| 27 | Why had n't Hugh hardened his heart and refused to accept his ridiculous story of having been commissioned to do his ‘ Jottings ’ from Tuscany ? |
| 28 | She lay on his heart and did nothing . |
| 29 | He put his hand on his heart and bowed . |
| 30 | He hardened his heart and turned on his computer , smiling acidly at the screen . |