Example sentences of "his pocket [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor pulled a small torch from his pocket and clicked it on . |
| 2 | Boxer Sullivan chose that moment to pull an apple from his pocket and polish it on his coat . |
| 3 | Working quickly , he reloaded the chamber of the shotgun with fresh cartridges from his pocket and re-cocked it , feeding a round into the breech . |
| 4 | He fished a bit of paper from his pocket and studied it . |
| 5 | ‘ But it 's a good life , ’ the Dodger said , taking some coins from his pocket and throwing them up in the air . |
| 6 | Paul pulled several cubes of sugar from his pocket and tossed them among the children , and they squealed and fought among themselves , passing the prizes eventually from hand to hand . |
| 7 | He took some bills from his pocket and tossed them on the table , then rose to his feet . |
| 8 | Graham took an envelope from his pocket and tossed it onto the sofa . |
| 9 | The Arab took a passport from his pocket and tossed it on the bed . |
| 10 | He fished a small key-ring out of his pocket and tossed it to her . |
| 11 | Travis produced them from his pocket and dropped them into her palm , carefully avoiding touching her . |
| 12 | The man peeled off two bank notes from the roll in his pocket and stuffed them into the conductor 's tunic pocket . |
| 13 | And this , ’ he pulled Lazlo 's map from his pocket and flung it across the table , ‘ The great detective left this behind when he and Rex fled from his office last night . |
| 14 | He pulled a small tape-recorder out of his pocket and put it on his lap , switching it on as he did so . |
| 15 | He dragged a handkerchief from his pocket and put it to his mouth ; dark sediment lifting in a subterranean cavern . |
| 16 | Coy pulled a report from his pocket and put it down so that he could use it as a reference . |
| 17 | Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table . |
| 18 | He took the locket and the manuscript out of his pocket and laid them on the desk in front of the headmaster . |
| 19 | Wycliffe took her letter to Riddle from his pocket and laid it on the desk in front of her . |
| 20 | Fen stopped short and pulled out a folded map from his pocket and spread it out before her , stabbing at it with his finger . |
| 21 | He carefully put me in his pocket and took me home to show to his wife . |
| 22 | Without a word , shamefaced , Norman took them out of his pocket and slid them over the table . |
| 23 | He took his documentation from his pocket and pushed it into the officer 's hand . |
| 24 | Dane pulled his car-keys from his pocket and handed them across the table . |
| 25 | Lefevre took a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over . |
| 26 | Lowering his eyes , he took the ticket from his pocket and handed it across . |
| 27 | DeVore set his drink down on the table at his side , then took a small device from his pocket and handed it across . |
| 28 | The Doctor pulled money out of his pocket and handed it over . |
| 29 | She could see him out of the comer of her eye , removing a crystal from his pocket and placing it in her desk reader . |
| 30 | He pulled out a coin from his pocket and flipped it into the air . |