Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … Basil Boothroyd , did you read his stuff on the Sodom and Gomorrah croquet club ? |
| 2 | ‘ I once caught her letting one eat his sandwiches in the library which , as you know , is strictly forbidden . ’ |
| 3 | If he so mortally hated the father , living and dead , how can we trust his indulgence with the boy ? |
| 4 | Watching through the window , Lucy saw him make his way towards the wool shed , his strides long , as though he wished to get there in a hurry . |
| 5 | ‘ Let him hould his hoult till the day is over , anyway , ’ Joe said . |
| 6 | In Paula , he 's found a woman who helps him keep his feet on the ground . |
| 7 | By Christ and Leonard I shall love no failing clerk nor do I care to receive a clerk within the house nor on the floor ; let him keep his arse outside the door ! |
| 8 | She turned her head , saw him tether his horse at the edge of the wood , watched him as he walked towards her . |
| 9 | After a Goodwood win last May Brittain considered it worth letting him take his chance in the Budweiser Irish Derby in which he finished eighth to St Jovite and Dr Devious . |
| 10 | She was able to help him share his anxiety about the risk of moving , and this made it more manageable . |
| 11 | What do you think made him change his mind in the end ? |
| 12 | It was like a Tom and Jerry cartoon to see him bang his head on the door , bounce back , look a little dazed , and then remember the terrifying ‘ nightmare ’ he was escaping from , and shoot for cover behind the sofa . |
| 13 | Hunger made him hallucinate , and at times frustration made him bang his head against the wall . |
| 14 | Quiss roared behind her , and she turned in time to see him sweep his arm over the surface of the thin , artificial board in a gesture of fury and frustration . |
| 15 | The same generous spirit had seen him extend his service to the rest of the corridor , and now the whole floor depended on it . |
| 16 | I stole a quick sidelong glance , and saw him turn his head at the same instant to look at me and give a faint smile . |
| 17 | ‘ I was afraid it would make him turn his face to the wall . |
| 18 | Can he lend his name to the petition without compromising his professional integrity ? |
| 19 | How , then , might he describe his view of the game ? |
| 20 | Adorno did not write a history of music , nor did he describe his picture of the music-historical field in any great detail . |
| 21 | There had been sightings , his family was powerful enough to keep him hidden and safe from the inevitable hanging ‘ should he show his face on the shores of Albion again' — a favourite phrase of Joseph 's , picked up from a knife-grinder whose preoccupation with Bligh , the Bounty and the Mutiny had almost equalled Joseph 's as witnessed in a fierce contest of informational prowess contested in the snug of the Bull in Lorton where the knife-grinder had eventually conceded defeat and been given several unexpected commissions ( including one from the vicar of Cockermouth who disliked Joseph intensely and produced a cluster of blunt knives and dullest scissors to prove it ) as compensation . |
| 22 | Could he use his influence with the Secretary of State for Defence to persuade him to hand over the Ministry of Defence buildings so that the money that the Scottish Office has allocated is not used to pay for them ? |
| 23 | He drew his gun , letting it guide his eyes around the rest of the chamber . |
| 24 | On 23 May he read his poetry at the National Gallery in Washington , to an audience which included St John Perse , all the time " keeping behind horn-rimmed spectacles an almost unchanging expression " . |
| 25 | why does he rest his knob on the microphone ? |
| 26 | Why does he rest his nose on the microphone ? |
| 27 | The need for reality is satisfied in that Septimus Quinn , for all his impetuosity , does not look upon war as fun , nor does he abdicate his responsibility for the men whom , from time to time , he is called upon to lead . |
| 28 | Why did he drive his car into the swimming pool ? |
| 29 | ‘ Why did he write his books in the ladies ’ retiring room ? ’ enquired Auguste . |
| 30 | Will he extend his congratulations to the West Midlands police , who have civilianised 413 posts since 1985 ? |