Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb past] on his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A practised smile was on her lips but his eyes had moved rapidly , assessingly over her figure until their appreciation eventually showed on his face . |
| 2 | Paulie always slept on his front and he 's alive to tell the tale unfortunately . |
| 3 | ‘ Granted before asked , missie , ’ he added graciously , as a girl accidentally trod on his foot . |
| 4 | Such is the state of his house that a part of the ceiling recently fell on his head . |
| 5 | The amusement gradually died on his face , leaving an unnervingly patrician air to his harsh features . |
| 6 | An apoplectic CLINT BOON immediately got on his case and the ill-informed impresario was sent away with a rather large flea in his ear . |
| 7 | The Headmaster still had on his gown and he flapped in the wind like a bat as he charged across the grass . |
| 8 | Seb rode to where Noah Plunkett still sat on his sheepskin ‘ throne ’ , giving the impression he had remained in the same place since the wedding party began . |
| 9 | Brett glared furiously at Whitlock then slipped on his shoulder holster and scooped up his jacket before leaving the room . |
| 10 | Again he wondered about Tina 's anger and the tension between her and her grandfather , but his thoughts soon concentrated on his mother 's suffering . |
| 11 | When Bodie abruptly turned on his heel and went back to his car , she let her head drop slightly , and indicated that she should be helped on into the Embassy building . |