Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Felipe took no notice whatever of his sister and it was Maggie who had to comfort her and assure her that no harm had been done . |
| 2 | The material was deemed faulty and Mr Martinson was emptying it from his truck when it splashed over him , causing severe burns . |
| 3 | It will affect his livelihood if it turns sponsors away . |
| 4 | He offered his resignation but it was turned down by Mr Major . |
| 5 | Harry drew breath to deny the slur , and then said nothing after all , seeing in his heart that it was true enough . |
| 6 | Afterwards , she lay naked , warm and quiescent in the curve of his arm , listening to his laboured breathing , feeling the fast , steady beat of his heart as it thundered against her cheek , knowing that it could never have been so good , so satisfying for both of them if she had n't loved him . |
| 7 | Firstly , there are the so-called pronouns of laziness ( Geach , 1962 : 125ff ) , as in Karttunen 's well-known sentence ( see Lyons , 1977a : 673ff ) : ( 93 ) The man who gave his paycheck to his wife was wiser than the man who gave it to his mistress where it is not co-referential with his paycheck , but refers to what a repetition of that NP would have referred to ( namely the paycheck of the man whose mistress got it ) if it had occurred in place of it . |
| 8 | Travkin had been involved in the talks on founding the DRM , but had withdrawn his support when it was decided not to form a separate party , thus allowing DRM supporters to remain in the CPSU . |
| 9 | The twenty year old salesman claimed he 'd just pushed the animal away with his foot after it had messed all down his clothes . |
| 10 | The hook ( a ) Slide back to avoid the opponent 's front kick , then hook his foot as it lands |
| 11 | Well the hose landed on him alright but it landed on his parcel and it the whole thing fell out on the road . |
| 12 | He felt he might even have given the captain a good run for his money if it had n't been for the damn man 's obvious advantage of height and weight . |
| 13 | ‘ Son of Thatcher ’ may have provided a holding position in the first days after his election but it has no life left in it . |
| 14 | He had brushed most of the knots and tangles from his hair and scrubbed his skin until it hurt . |
| 15 | He opened his eyes , rubbing his face with both hands , increasing the speed of the jets so that the water stung his skin when it struck him . |
| 16 | By his youth he showed me how late it was , and by his admiration that it was not yet too late . |
| 17 | His story as it unfolds is at times scarcely credible when we think back to the way things were in Frome in the 1790s . |
| 18 | But eventually , at the Chancery Court in Newcastle , Langbaurgh Council obtained an injunction against his Sunday trading in the borough despite his plea that it was an infringement of his liberty . |
| 19 | A man leaps from his canoe as it hurtles towards us . |
| 20 | Philip went close to the glass door , standing between his Mum and it . |
| 21 | Therefore , there is a need to capture his experience as it is gained . |
| 22 | Mr Prior has been involved in planning new kitchens while working in major restaurants and hotel groups , so he decided to use all his experience when it came to his own establishment . |
| 23 | Cos had it done , he never washes his , like erm went for about four months without washing his hair and it , it really did reek . |
| 24 | A bib had been tied around Bissell 's neck to collect the raw , liquid plaster which oozed from his mouth where it congealed and hardened . |
| 25 | As Endill ate his breakfast he felt a thousand eyes watch him put his cold piece of toast into his mouth and it sent shivers down his spine . |
| 26 | He opens his mouth and it almost spills out , the bitter refusal : no . |
| 27 | Her mumbled protest was lost in the fierce burn of his mouth as it claimed hers . |
| 28 | Corbett settled his horse as it fidgeted nervously at the rustling of some animal in the undergrowth at the side of the track . |
| 29 | Around him he began to see the unfolding beauty of early summer in his homeland and it held him still with wonder and made him forget the passing of the days . |
| 30 | He left a note explaining his action and it was read out at the inquest . |